Workable Wealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Financial planning can take your money game up a notch by bringing clarity, strategy, and intention to your financial life. A healthy financial plan gives you the tools to take control of your finances and start living your life with passion, purpose, and freedom. So what’s the value of a financial plan?

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Financial Symmetry

APRIL 9, 2025

Tax planning might not top everyone’s list of leisure activities, but in the middle of tax season, theres a hidden opportunity. What if, instead of seeing it as a mere logistic hurdle, we embraced it as a moment to refine our financial strategy? Analyze whether your tax rate will rise or fall in the coming years.

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Harness Wealth

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In these cases, the taxes owed would be triggered earlier than expected, which could disrupt the employees financial planning. The deferral period may end unexpectedly, such as if the company goes public or if the employee leaves the company before the stock is fully vested.

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Exercise strategy: Timing: Consider the tax implications of exercising vested options before or after the IPO, timing of sales, and tax planning opportunities. Cash flow: Depending on the type of equity you have, exercising can be challenging given tax implications and having cash to buy the stock.

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Number 8860726. Whether clients support the policies with cash gifts or split-dollar, the discussion of options will necessarily involve a combination of insurance planning, tax planning, income and gift tax-oriented wealth transfer planning and investment planning. Registered in England and Wales.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Physical Presence Test The Physical Presence Test requires a number of characteristics to be met: The U.S. However, choosing which test to use for FEIE qualification depends on a number of factors, and its advisable to speak to a tax professional to clarify your position. within a consecutive 12-month period.

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Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

Number 8860726. Lothes focuses on estate planning for high net worth individuals including estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, will and trust preparation, estate and trust administration, and charitable giving. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG.

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Tax Planning: Help clients learn smart tax strategies. Discuss estate planning and how financial decisions can impact taxes. Focus on important numbers like website visits, social media interactions, lead generation, and email open rates. Check your key numbers often. Track these numbers.

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 27, 2025

This avoids the double taxation that traditional corporations face, where profits are taxed at both the corporate and individual levels. Effective financial planning requires business owners to understand how their income is taxed, with their share of business income subject to individual, state, and local taxes.

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Harness Wealth

JULY 16, 2025

The post-tax-season lull offers tax firms the opportunity to look inward and assess the efficiency of any number of factors. Beyond operational processes, however, one of the main areas where tax firms can improve performance is by optimizing their book of business.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 17, 2025

However, when exercised, holders must calculate the spread between strike price and fair market value for Alternative Minimum Tax purposes. Documentation significantly impacts ISO tax planning. Companies provide Tax Form 3921 in January to detail the information needed for accurate calculations.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We start with several articles on retirement planning: Why considering a client's retirement time horizon and spending flexibility could lead to more accurate (and often higher) safe withdrawal rates than the simpler "4% rule" Four unique risks retirees face when drawing down their assets, from sequence of returns risk to tax risk, and how financial (..)

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Discipline Funds

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Good financial planning is all about asset and liability matching across time. A financial plan with an asset liability mismatch is likely to fail over time. Nothing will nuke your financial plan like high credit card debts and other high rate liabilities. Asset and Liability Matching.

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Zajac Group

APRIL 23, 2025

But for those interested in charitable giving, there may be a way to address the tax concerns associated with highly appreciated assets and give meaningfully over time. This flip mechanism provides meaningful control over the timing of income, helping align the CRTs benefits with the donors financial and tax planning goals.

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WiserAdvisor

JULY 4, 2025

Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adjusts 2025 tax brackets to account for inflation? The numbers you saw on your 2024 return probably will not be the same in 2025. These changes can affect how much tax you owe and whether you are eligible for certain tax credits or deductions. But let’s be honest.

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WiserAdvisor

JUNE 27, 2025

Start planning early. It takes strategic foresight, hard numbers, and smart decisions that begin well before your final day at work. Yet far too many professionals delay the planning process. Why it works: You control your tax rate now instead of leaving it to later. And the best way to do that? Doing it right?

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Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Number 8860726. In this role, he advises clients on all aspects of estate & gift tax planning, asset titling, family governance, philanthropy and business succession strategies. Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199, registered office 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the shift in financial advice from pure investment management to comprehensive financial planning continues, with more individuals becoming CFP professionals than CFAs in the past few years as consumers increasing the diversity (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 8, 2023

In this post, Kitces.com Senior Financial Planning Nerd Ben Henry-Moreland writes about how he went from being hesitant to offer tax preparation at his solo RIA (given how common it is for tax preparers to work long hours throughout tax season) to embracing it as a core part of the business’ service offering.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Notably, while the rule will create an additional compliance burden, the due diligence advisers offering comprehensive planning services (as well as their investment custodians) are likely already conducting on their clients to create an effective financial plan could be a 'defense mechanism' for these firms against criminals looking to take advantage (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

MAY 31, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Legislation that has passed through the U.S.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Holistiplan, after achieving success with its tax planning and analysis software, has announced an investment from Lead Edge Capital, signaling that it may be ready to expand into other financial planning areas beyond tax – (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

Also in industry news this week: Backers announced the new Texas Stock Exchange, which seeks to provide companies with a lower-cost alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq, which, if successful, could create a more competitive landscape and potentially better execution and reduced trading costs for financial advisors and their clients The American College (..)

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WiserAdvisor

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

For these reasons and several others, it is essential to follow specific financial planning tips for dual-income families. If you wish to learn about financial strategies that can help dual-income families plan their finances better, consider seeking the services of a professional financial advisor for the same.

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Clever Girl Finance

MARCH 19, 2024

No one cares more about your financial well-being than you, so having a personal financial plan is important. Knowing how to make a financial plan will allow you to save money, afford the things you want, and achieve long-term goals like saving for college and retirement. Table of contents What is a financial plan?

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eMoney Advisor

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Of an estimated 104 million households seeking some level of financial advice, 88 million of those households want that advice from a financial professional. In this overview, we will explore the demographics of each stage, the financial planning needs of people in each stage, and strategies for serving them.

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MainStreet Financial Planning

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the vast world of financial services, it’s crucial to distinguish between legitimate businesses and those seeking to exploit unsuspecting individuals. MainStreet Financial Planning , Inc. Please also note that the name of our financial planning firm is spelled differently.

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WiserAdvisor

JULY 1, 2022

The number of entrepreneurs in America has exponentially increased over the past few years. That said, entrepreneurship can sometimes be cumbersome in spirit, especially in terms of financial planning. Why is financial planning important for entrepreneurs? What is meant by business financial planning?

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Workable Wealth

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Financial planning can take your money game up a notch by bringing clarity, strategy, and intention to your financial life. A healthy financial plan gives you the tools to take control of your finances and start living your life with passion, purpose, and freedom. So what’s the value of a financial plan?

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XY Planning Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Everyone’s tax situation is different, and as a result, there are no “one-size-fits-all" guidelines available as to what to keep, how long to keep it for, and what your tax professional actually needs to see versus what you need to keep as support documentation.

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Harness Wealth

JUNE 9, 2023

Recognizing the need for a financial plan is a significant first step toward the goal of achieving personal financial security. Table of Contents What is a Financial Plan? Table of Contents What is a Financial Plan? Why is Financial Planning so Important?

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Further, both examples ignore other sources of income, such as wages, pre-tax retirement account distributions, dividends, etc., that could increase the tax due from the surtax. Considering tax planning strategies to reduce the impact of the new MA surtax. Financial decisions should be tax- conscious vs tax- driven.

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Integrity Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It’s best to be patient and ensure that you have all the documents that you need for submitting your taxes. [1] You’ll need to know your own social security number, the social security number of your dependents, and receipts if you are planning on itemizing your deductions. 5] Take a break!

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Zajac Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Tax implications , financial planning, what to do post vest, and managing any proceeds from a sale should all be approached with careful consideration to ensure you get the most out of your restricted stock units. The amount taxable is equal to the stock’s fair market value multiplied by the number of units vested.

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Darrow Wealth Management

MARCH 29, 2024

The AMT is a parallel tax calculation which disallows certain tax deductions and non-taxable items under the regular system. Taxpayers pay whichever number is higher: their tax due under AMT or the regular system. Under the regular tax system, when you exercise ISOs, it’s not a taxable event. Not tax advice!

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Darrow Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2024

Although a number of these provisions will negatively impact taxpayers starting in 2026, there a few changes that will be positive. Here’s a summary of the major tax law changes coming in 2026 and some steps individuals and business owners can take to prepare. This tax benefit is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2026.

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Integrity Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Keep reading to learn how you and your family or business can avoid making mistakes this tax season. Confirm Your Numbers Make sure that your filing status, name, and the names and Social Security numbers of your dependents are accurate. Next, let’s face it, not all of us are exceptional when it comes to math.

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