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Bob Carlson of Retirement Watch on how to manage your taxes and planning strategies to pay less

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The Four Ways You Can Make Tax-Free Gifts

March 19, 2023

Gift giving is an essential strategy in many estate plans. When done properly, gifts reduce lifetime income taxes and reduce or eliminate estate and gift taxes. Through gifts, you help loved ones today, and see the benefits of that help, instead of having them wait to inherit. To optimize gifts, know how to minimize gift […]

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Know the Tricks and Traps of the ‘Wash Sale’ Rules

March 12, 2023

Few taxpayers were interested in or needed to know the “wash sale” rules, until recently. When stock prices rose steadily, the wash sale rules didn’t come into play. The rules matter only when investors sell stocks at losses. That’s why the wash sale rules have been more important since 2021. The wash sale rules were […]

Yes, Your IRA Could Be Taxed, Even a Roth IRA

January 31, 2023

Years ago, a pension plan acquired an interest in a spaghetti factory. A consequence of that episode is your IRA might owe income taxes on some of its investment income. Other spaghetti manufacturers said it wasn’t fair they had to compete with a business owner who was tax-exempt. Eventually, Congress agreed and enacted the unrelated […]

Gimme Shelter: Hidden Real Estate Tax Bombs to Avoid

January 27, 2023

For many pre-retirees and retirees, the equity in their homes is often one of their largest retirement assets.  This Special Report reveals some little-known strategies to avoid or reduce hefty capital gains taxes. Click on the PDF below to learn more. […]

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7 Strategies to Reduce Taxes & Beat Inflation in Retirement

January 22, 2023

For many people, reducing taxes is the easiest, fastest way to increase investment returns, put a retirement plan back on track, beat inflation and enhance retirement security. Retirees and pre-retirees often leave a lot of money on the table for the IRS to scoop up because they don’t execute the key tax reduction strategies that […]

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Retiree Tax Havens: Which States Really Are the Best

January 1, 2023

Lower state and local taxes are major motivations for many Americans who move to different states. But some of them will be surprised because they didn’t fully analyze the state taxes. Taxes are one of the largest retirement expenses, especially when all types of federal, state and local taxes are added. Before moving, consider all […]

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How To Maximize the Tax Benefits of Estate Planning Gifts

October 30, 2022

Today’s high estate and gift tax exemptions could be slashed in a few years. Maximize those and other benefits now. The substantial increases in estate and gift taxes that were widely discussed in 2021 appear to be off the table, at least for now. But the current lifetime estate and gift tax exemption is scheduled […]

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How To Avoid a Residency Tax Audit

September 18, 2022

Here’s a long-term financial consequence of the pandemic no one talks about… An increase in disputes over which states can tax a person’s income. The pandemic made some state tax departments more aggressive as they became more concerned about losing tax revenue previously paid by remote workers and retirees who moved out of state. A […]

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