Tuesday, June 4, 2013

11 Ways To Minimize The Bite From The 3.8% Surtax


Here are but a few of the ways to minimize the bite from the 3.8% surtax:

 

1.   Bulk Up on tax-exempt interest

2.   Minimize exposure to dividend paying stocks

3.   Increase contributions to tax-deferred retirement plans

4.   Defer taxes

5.   Factor in retirement withdrawals

6.   Time your income

7.   Try to convert passive income to salary

8.   Consider installment sales

9.   Use college savings accounts

10.    Make greater use of charitable trusts

11.    Plan for trust distributions

 

The above are but a few ways we have helped clients try to minimize their exposure to one of the added taxes in place for this year.  How can I help you?