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5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Accountant About Tax Planning BEFORE Tax Season

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Do you feel that you pay too much in tax? The General Accounting Office estimates that Americans over-pay their taxes by almost a billion (yes, that’s billion) dollars each year! That’s why tax planning is gaining in popularity. Some obvious reasons are mistakes or oversights on their tax returns. You’re not alone.

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

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By now, everyone has figured out that America’s wealthy and elite are not always avoiding taxes through illegal means. However, thanks to Certified Tax Planners, even a small business owner can get the same huge savings the rich do. MUCH more than an accountant merely reporting your taxes! UNDERSTANDING INCOME LIMITS.

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Tax Planning Software – Artificial Intelligence or Skill Saw?

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Question : How much time should I devote to studying tax planning? If you’ve read my articles about tax planning before, no doubt you’ve read my description of tax planning software as an instrumental tool. The same is true for tax planning software. By Dominique Molina, CPA MST CTS.

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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. Social Security. Social Security.

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

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As people explore their options for retirement income, they don’t always take into consideration the tax implications. 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. Investing for Income.

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Selling an S Corporation: Using a Stock Redemption for Tax Benefits

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As part of the tax planning process, business owners looking to sell their S corporation first need to establish whether they are selling the stock or the assets of the business. What is the difference from a tax perspective? The AAA balance is the undistributed net income of the S corporation.

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

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From a tax perspective, partnerships are often viewed as too complicated and can come with tax disadvantages when you have non-passive partners involved. However, partnerships are also the only entity type that allows for special tax allocations. What does it look like to set up special tax allocations?

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