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Tax Filing Is History, Tax Planning Is Control: How to Stop Overpaying the IRS Every April

Tax Filing Is History, Tax Planning Is Control: How to Stop Overpaying the IRS Every April

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 Tax filing reports what already happened. Tax planning is what puts you back in control.If you just finished paying your 2025 taxes and you're wondering how the bill got that big, this week's Money On Tap is for you.Ben Brayshaw and Dan Michelon walk through the year-round tax strategies most investors — and most financial advisors — are quietly missing. From bracket management and income engineering to real estate depreciation, solo 401(k) contributions, charitable trusts, and the often-overlooked Augusta Rule, this is a working playbook for keeping more of what you earn.What you'll learn:
  • Why tax planning beats tax filing every year — and what most advisors skip
  • How to engineer your income to stay in a lower bracket without changing your lifestyle
  • The difference between one-off Roth conversions and a real 10-year Roth strategy
  • Real estate deductions, cost segregation, and the Augusta Rule explained
  • Solo 401(k) vs SEP IRA — and why business owners routinely leave $30K+ on the table
  • Charitable remainder trusts: the tax strategy almost nobody talks about
  • Why today's 37% top federal bracket is historically low — and what that means for your retirement plan
Plus Money In The News:
  • Google's $10M commitment to train American manufacturing workers on AI
  • The cost to raise a child in the US now tops $300,000
  • South Hadley, MA rejects a 50% property tax hike by a 2-to-1 vote
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  • What is the difference between tax filing and tax planning? Tax filing is reporting last year's income and paying the tax you owe. Tax planning is a year-round strategy that uses the tax code intentionally — through bracket management, deductions, retirement contributions, and income engineering — to legally reduce future tax liability and protect long-term wealth.
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