Strategies to Help Finish the Tax Season Strong
Like gardening or working out, tax planning is one of those activities where you get out what you put in. Plenty of us have a weight bench gathering dust in the garage that hasn’t gotten us into any better shape, or a plot in the backyard that just won’t grow anything because we never weed …
Tax-Efficient Investment Strategies: Minimizing Liability for High Earners
Understanding Tax Liability in Investment Planning To optimize your portfolio’s performance, it’s crucial to consider tax liability alongside investment gains. What Is Tax Liability? Tax liability is simply the amount you owe in taxes to the government—federal, state, and local. It ma …
Tax Compliance and Risk Management: Navigating Complex Tax Environments
Understanding Tax Compliance and Risk Management Ultra-high-net-worth individuals face unique tax challenges, including high rates and ever-changing complex tax codes. If managed improperly or inefficiently, tax issues could significantly erode your family’s wealth and even lead to legal co …
Philanthropic Risk Management: Ensuring Effective and Compliant Giving
The Foundations of Philanthropic Financial Planning If you’ve been thinking about donating to causes that are important to you but have not yet pulled the trigger, or your giving plan simply consists of giving to places like your child’s school or your church or community group when they as …
Creating a Charitable Giving Strategy: From Donations to Endowments
By Brady Marlow, CFP®, AEP®, CAP, CPWA®, CExP™, Director, Carson Private Client Wealth Strategy The emotional and psychological benefits of charitable giving are well documented. It can feel very rewarding to make a difference in the world, and there are many worthy organizations that depen …
What to Do with a Large Inheritance
If you receive a large inheritance, you may not know immediately what you want to do with it. This kind of gift can be life changing. It could help you erase debts, build a safety net, start a business, start a family, live life on your own terms, help your children with one of their …
Yes, Social Security Is Taxable – But Yours Doesn’t Have to Be
As you move toward retirement, you can’t be content just to accumulate assets. You need to develop a retirement income plan that can help guide you when it comes time to turn savings into sustainable retirement income.
How Estate and Gift Taxes Can Impact Your Financial Plan
Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC®, Manager and Senior Wealth Planner Giving something you own to someone else. It’s a simple, human act – one that seems like it shouldn’t take too much planning to do it correctly. But when does gifting become a tax issue? What do you need to consider about gifti …
What Documents You Should Provide to Your Tax Preparer
Mike Valenti, CPA, CFP®, Director of Tax Planning Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC®, Senior Wealth Planner It’s January, so it’s officially tax season! One of the most common client questions heard by tax preparers is, “So, what do you need from me?” The short answer to that question is often, “ …
3 Nontraditional Ways to Give That Still Qualify for a Tax Deduction
Kevin Oleszewski, Senior Wealth Planner ‘Tis the season to give. In fact, 37% of charitable giving occurs during the last quarter of the year — 20% of it in December alone, according to a survey conducted by the Blackbaud Institute. And while the holidays are traditionally a time to reflect …
Considering Tax Loss Harvesting? What You Need to Know First
Kevin Oleszewski, CFP® Senior Wealth Planner As the tax year draws to a close, many high-income investors will look to reposition their portfolios to intentionally generate losses as a way to offset gains — an investment strategy known as tax loss harvesting.