#tax-planning
Стратегическо данъчно планиране за минимизиране на задълженията и максимизиране на спестяванията
A fiduciary guide to the Section 663(b) 65-day election and the Section 643(g) Form 1041-T allocation, with the March 6 deadline, DNI mechanics, a worked example saving roughly $11,776 in federal tax, and the procedural traps that void the election.
Section 7702A's 7-pay test reclassifies overfunded cash-value life insurance as a modified endowment contract, switching lifetime distributions to LIFO ordering, taxing policy loans as ordinary income, and adding a 10% penalty before age 59½. The classification is permanent and cannot be reversed after the 60-day refund window.
How the IRS Section 83(b) election converts phantom ordinary income on unvested startup stock into long-term capital gains, what the new Form 15620 online portal requires, and when filing is the wrong move.
An accountable plan lets an S-corp reimburse shareholder-employees tax-free for home office, mileage, internet, and travel — but only when the written plan, 60-day substantiation, and 120-day excess-return rules are followed.
A practical 2026 guide to the Charitable Lead Trust: how a zeroed-out CLAT uses the 4.6% Section 7520 rate to fund charity, transfer appreciating assets to heirs, and minimize gift and estate tax — with CLAT vs CLUT and grantor vs non-grantor tradeoffs.
Defined benefit and cash balance plans let high-earning solo professionals over 45 deduct $150,000 to $290,000 a year — three to four times what a SEP-IRA or Solo 401(k) allows. This guide walks through the contribution math, candidate profile, costs, deadlines, and how to stack a DB plan on top of a Solo 401(k).
Starting filing season 2026, the IRS will apply First-Time Penalty Abatement automatically for taxpayers with a clean three-year compliance record — wiping Failure-to-File, Failure-to-Pay, and Failure-to-Deposit penalties without a phone call or Form 843. Here is how the rollout works, who qualifies, and when reasonable cause is the smarter move.
A side-by-side guide to Form 1116 (Foreign Tax Credit) and Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) for expats and cross-border workers in 2026 — the $132,900 FEIE cap, the five-year revocation lock-in, the FTC stacking rule, and a worked example showing when each one actually saves money.
A practical walkthrough of how Revenue Procedure 2013-30 lets businesses cure a missed Form 2553 S-corp election within three years and 75 days — no $3,500+ private letter ruling fee, no negotiation, just a checklist and a well-written statement.
A side-by-side comparison of the simplified $5-per-square-foot method and Form 8829's actual expense method for the 2026 home office deduction, with worked examples, depreciation recapture math, carryover rules, and a decision framework for self-employed filers.
A practical comparison of FIFO, LIFO, weighted average, and specific identification — with IRS rules, Form 970 and Form 3115 mechanics, the LIFO conformity trap, and a five-step framework for picking the right inventory method in 2026.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates an above-the-line deduction of up to $12,500 ($25,000 joint) on FLSA-required overtime premium pay for tax years 2025-2028, with a MAGI phase-out starting at $150,000 single and mandatory W-2 Box 12 Code TT reporting from 2026.
