Tax Strategies and Planning

Tax planning creates flexibility and sustainability in your financial life. We implement tax strategies based on your individual situation.

Tax Planning That Supports Your Bigger Picture

We integrate financial planning and tax experience to help you identify opportunities, reduce uncertainty, and build a strategy tailored to your goals. Our approach is designed to support informed decision-making and long-term clarity. 

Tax Planning and Strategies Tailored to You 

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Capital Gains Planning

We work alongside you to strategically manage the sale of investments, rental properties, or other appreciated assets to minimize taxes owed. By guiding you through timing decisions and offsetting strategies like tax-loss harvesting, we help reduce unnecessary taxes and keep you below higher tax thresholds.

 

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Smart Withdrawal Strategies

We help by creating a personalized strategy for when and how to draw income. From coordinating Social Security and pensions to planning withdrawals from investment accounts, together we’ll design a thoughtful sequence that helps minimize your overall tax bill, extend the life of your savings, and provide the peace of mind.

 

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Charitable Giving

We help you align generosity with smart planning. Whether through donor-advised funds or Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from your IRA, we design strategies that maximize both the impact of your gifts and the tax benefits to you. This way you can support the causes you care about most while also reducing your taxable income.

 

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Roth Conversions

We can help you assess if moving money from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA is the right move for you. While you pay taxes at the time of conversion, future withdrawals may be tax-free. This may reduce Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) later, provide tax-free income, and create more flexibility in retirement.

 

Explore Our Insights on Tax Strategies and Savings

Becoming Tax Savvy for Your Financial Future

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I Inherited a Brokerage Account. Now What?

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1099 Decoder: A Guide for Tax Season

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2023 Oregon Tax Kicker Information

On October 9, the Oregon Department of Revenue confirmed Oregon taxpayers will receive part of a record-breaking $5.6 billion kicker state tax credit in 2024 when they file their 2023 state...

It’s Time to Plant Seeds for Next Year

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Ways to Claim (Tax) Credit for Going Green

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Common IRS Surprises

No one likes surprises from the IRS, but they do occasionally happen. Here are some examples of unpleasant tax situations you could find yourself in and what to do about them. An expected refund...

Never Take on the IRS Alone

Sleuthing your way through a tax audit by yourself is not the same as fixing a leaky faucet or changing your oil. There are reasons you should seek professional help as soon as you receive a...

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