Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Treasury Department has finalized rules requiring most SEC-registered RIAs to implement risk-based Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism programs, including a requirement to report suspicious (..)

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Harness Wealth

JANUARY 10, 2025

Tax advice is a common topic on social media platforms like TikTok. Influencers promise easy ways to secure tax deductions, simplifying complex ideas into bite-sized claims that gloss over important details in the process. Can Hiring Your Children Help You Save on Taxes? Can You Claim Your Pet as a Tax Write-Off?

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

However, unlike stocks and bonds, alternative investments, or alts as theyre commonly known, have unique tax treatments and complex reporting requirements that investors should carefully consider before investing. Well also go into some potential strategies to optimize tax efficiency. How Are Alternative Investments Taxed?

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Carson Wealth

JANUARY 28, 2025

When you have the resources to make an impact, this type of planning helps you pinpoint what you want to accomplish for your family, community, and society. Steps to Setting Up a Philanthropy Fund Taking the proper steps in the beginning can give your charitable giving plan a solid foundation.

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Harness Wealth

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tax-loss harvesting is a powerful strategy that investors can use to reduce their taxable income. As effective as tax-loss harvesting can be, there are a number of important details that investors need to be aware of in order to implement the strategy successfully while following regulations. How does tax-loss harvesting work?

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 12, 2022

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how, after years of working in an environment where she saw first-hand how ultra-high-net-worth clients keep and grow their wealth (and the lack of diversity among those clients), Kamila decided to build a practice that focused on providing holistic financial planning to communities of color with emerging wealth, (..)

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 27, 2025

Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET) is a state-level tax mechanism designed to sidestep the federal State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction limit. Allowing a pass-through entity to pay state income taxes directly, PTET effectively shifts the tax burden from individual owners to the business itself.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 3, 2024

Get Help with Tax Planning Tax planning is a critical component of financial management. Proper tax planning can save your business money and ensure compliance with regulations. More importantly, be prepared to pay the proper taxes throughout the year.

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Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Podcasts Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Tim Steffen, director of tax planning for Baird. riabiz.com) Compliance Many clients want to text with their adviser. morningstar.com) Michael Kitces and Carl Richards talk about repurposing lessons from clients for content. Make sure you do so in a compliant fashion.

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Harness Wealth

DECEMBER 30, 2024

However, as appealing as these forms of compensation may be, they can result in sizable and unexpected tax bills. Along with the 83(b) election, there is a less well-known provisionthe 83(i) election that offers other tax advantages to certain types of employees. Table of Contents What is an 83(i) election? What is an 83(i) election?

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The rise of remote work and digital nomadism has made FEIE a common tax minimization strategy for Americans living abroad. What is the Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)? Financial and lifestyle considerations of living abroad The importance of professional tax advice for expats FAQs about the FEIE What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?

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Carson Wealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

And while the holidays are traditionally a time to reflect on our blessings and help those less fortunate than ourselves, there’s another factor influencing the timing of these donations — and that’s the goal of minimizing a tax bill. Three Tax-Advantaged Donation Strategies to Consider. Create a donor-advised fund (DAF).

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XY Planning Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

There are customers and employees, marketing and keeping an eye on industry trends, cash flow and compliance. Surprisingly (ahem), tax filings tend … not to be top of mind for most business owners. We’re here to help you figure out when your tax filings are due for your business, depending on the entity type. to address!

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 24, 2024

When the original SECURE Act was passed in December 2019, it brought sweeping changes to the post-death tax treatment of qualified retirement accounts. As a whole, these regulations introduce significantly more complexity to the process of tax planning around retirement accounts, particularly after the death of the account's original owner.

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Harness Wealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key Takeaways: Too many tax practices are bogged down in commoditized administrative tasks and compliance work, making it challenging to cross-sell services to expand client relationships. Take an inventory of how your practice spends time Reflect on how your own tax practice spends the bulk of its time.

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Harness Wealth

JANUARY 9, 2025

Backdoor strategies are retirement contribution methods that allow individuals to bypass income limits and contribute to tax-advantaged retirement accounts. The strategies typically involve making after-tax contributions to a traditional IRA or 401(k), then converting those funds into a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k). Complex setup process.

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Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 5, 2023

From quarterly estimated tax planning to equity compensation and crypto tax planning, diversifying your service offerings can not only set you apart from the competition, it can also help you significantly grow your revenue and retain clients.

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Harness Wealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

These numbers show an opportunity for tax practices to build deeper, meaningful relationships with their clients, helping them to navigate some of life’s most challenging financial decisions. And you’ll see in our Q&A below, that tax advisors can bring estate planning into the conversation early on in a client relationship.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Many shell companies are often used to shield illicit activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, and terrorist financing. and have reported more than $5 million in gross receipts or sales on their previous year’s tax return. Get started Harness makes it easy to find tax and financial advisors best suited to your needs.

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Harness Wealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this guide, we explore the four main types of tax professionals and the benefits of working with a tax advisor to help navigate challenging tax scenarios. We’ll dive into what a tax advisor does, and help you make an informed decision about which type of tax professional is right for you.

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Harness Wealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Within the accounting profession, Client Accounting Services (CAS) has emerged as a pivotal offering for entrepreneurial CPAs wishing to help their clients with more than just annual tax filings. Core components of CAS involve bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning & compliance services customized for each client.

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WiserAdvisor

MARCH 13, 2024

Investment planning also plays a crucial role in tax optimization, enabling you to minimize tax liabilities and maximize after-tax returns. Additionally, tax-loss harvesting, and other tax-optimization strategies can further improve the tax efficiency of your investment portfolio, thereby enhancing overall returns.

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Inside Information

JANUARY 31, 2025

Depending on a firms tech strategy, she wrote, advisors may have to log in to the CRM, custodian, portfolio accounting, planning software, tax planning software, estate planning software, social security maximizer software, etc.,

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 31, 2023

A financial advisor can help with maximizing your retirement income through tax planning After retirement, your income sources may become limited to pensions, Social Security benefits, and investment income. A financial advisor can craft tax-efficient withdrawal strategies to minimize the tax burden on your retirement income.

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Harness Wealth

MARCH 17, 2023

If you’d like to learn more about DeFi taxes as it relates to your personal situation, contact a Harness Tax Advisor today. Overview of DeFi Use-Cases and Their Tax Implications Before diving into specific tax implications, it is essential to understand the various DeFi use cases and their potential tax consequences.

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Harness Wealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As the tax industry continues to evolve , the prospect of becoming a solo CPA, or establishing a small tax firm, can be increasingly appealing. In addition, large tax firms have a hierarchical structure that leads to incredible competition, especially as you work towards the partner tier.

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Midstream Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Running focused social media campaigns that highlight their services and share their skills in areas like tax planning or retirement planning. Compliance and Security for RIAs Compliance and data security matter a lot in the financial services industry. A lot of clients use these devices.

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Tobias Financial

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Lonnie will serve as our Director of Tax Services and will lead all tax-related operations for our wealth management and financial planning clients. . Lonnie brings over 10 years of personal tax and accounting experience with a specialty in tax compliance, both domestic and international.

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Indigo Marketing Agency

MARCH 24, 2023

Expertise in Tax Planning & Compliance: A CPA can help you identify tax-saving opportunities and help keep your clients in compliance with tax laws, reducing the risk of costly penalties and fees. This can allow you both to work together to come up with solutions before tax season.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Financial paraplanners can be recent college graduates with no work experience, or may also be career changers with an extensive background in other areas that can add more value to an RIA owner, such as tax professionals. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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Harness Wealth

APRIL 28, 2023

If you earn income from various sources throughout the year, such as equity windfalls, venture capital fund distributions, crypto investments, and sales, or small business income, you will need to pay estimated quarterly taxes. Table of Contents What Are Estimated Quarterly Taxes?

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Sara Grillo

JUNE 7, 2024

Several of the wealth managers had specialists in-house such as: Chief Philanthropic Advisor, Head of Tax Planning, Family Legal Counselor, Trust Officer If you can’t hire these specialists, work out an arrangement with a close third-party with this expertise. Wear a suit and present yourself conservatively.

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Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Tax Considerations Be mindful of tax implications related to your goals. Certain investments or strategies may offer tax advantages, while others could result in higher tax liabilities. Consulting with an advisor can help you optimize your financial plan along with identifying the impact of potential future tax changes.

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Sara Grillo

MARCH 22, 2024

Alabama Chad Holmes [link] Flat-fee comprehensive financial planner helping baby boomers and their parents proactively minimize taxes between the two generations. Arkansas Jacob George [link] Flat-fee financial planning for Christian families wanting to make an eternal impact! I also provide one-time retirement plans for DIY investors.

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Diamond Consultants

AUGUST 9, 2022

The notion of taking on the task of managing compliance, technology, HR, and finance is often what stops advisors from going independent. Plus, these platforms don’t just provide support at launch; they also offer ongoing operational, compliance, marketing, and practice management support to optimize the business for growth.

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Midstream Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pain Points: These are issues like market ups and downs, tax problems, and money planning being hard. Tax Planning: Help clients learn smart tax strategies. Discuss estate planning and how financial decisions can impact taxes. It is important to manage compliance and regulatory issues well.

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Harness Wealth

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Key Takeaways: Accounting advisory services extend beyond traditional tax preparation to offer strategic financial guidance. Specialized areas can include estate planning and tax-efficient investment strategies. Table of Contents What Are Accounting Advisory Services?

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