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TAX PLANNING 101: Busting the Myth that Tax Planning is Only for the Rich! Part 1

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There are thousands of court-tested, law-abiding strategies that help the 1% avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes year after year, like the ProPublica article “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” To find a Certified Tax Planner near you, click here.

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How to Be Tax-Efficient with Your Retirement Income: The Bucket Strategy

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Planning for retirement also means planning for retirement income taxes. Creating a tax plan for retirement will ultimately allow you to spend less money on taxes and put more toward the lifestyle you want. Pre-tax retirement funds. Tax-free retirement funds.

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Selling an S Corporation: How to Maximize Tax Savings in an Asset Sale

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This can lead to overlooking one key part of the sales process: tax planning. The decisions you make in structuring the sale will have a direct effect on later tax implications and how much of a profit you actually end up making.

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Making the Most of Business Partnerships: How to Use Special Tax Allocations

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First, remember that partnerships are pass-through entities, which means that the business does not pay its own income tax. Instead the business’s income, losses, credits, and deductions “pass through” to the business owners who are taxed at personal income tax rates.

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How to Be Tax-Efficient with Your Retirement Income: Plans for Generating Cash

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The percentage of your retirement income that gets redistributed to taxes could considerably impact your quality of life during retirement—if you don’t have a plan in place. Formulating a tax plan for retirement allows your funds to stretch much farther than they would have otherwise.

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Planning for Tax-Free Investments: How to Secure the 0% Capital Gains Tax Rate

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If you are holding an asset as an investment through your pass-through business, when you sell that asset it is recorded as capital income and then reported on your personal tax return as the owner. Taxpayers who began their careers more recently often have a lower income and can often benefit from the 0% rate.

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Making the Most of Business Partnerships: How to Qualify for Special Tax Allocations

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One of the hidden benefits of setting up your business as a partnership is the ability to use special tax allocations. Because a partnership is a pass-through entity, income, losses, credits, and deductions “pass through” to the business owners who are taxed at personal income tax rates.

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