If you decide to sell your house to simplify life, lock in gains, downsize, or relocate for a job, this article will help you minimize your capital gains tax bill. You may even be able to pay no capital gains tax after selling your house for big bucks. According to the IRS, most home sellers […]
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The stepped-up basis for our children was under attack. The Biden administration wanted to either abolish the stepped-up basis altogether or alter it to generate more tax dollars. So I expect for democratic presidents and congress people will want to abolish the stepped-up in cost basis as well. If heirs are then forced to pay
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President Biden’s proposal to increase the capital gains tax from 20% to 39.6% for people making over $1 million a year sounds aggressive. Add on the Net Investment Income Tax of 3.8%, and we’re talking a total long-term capital gains tax rate of 43.4%. That’s too much in my opinion. If this new long-term capital gains
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The $250,000 / $500,000 tax-free home sale profit rule is a fantastic benefit for homeowners who have lived in their homes for two out of the past five years before selling. The rule is also called the tax-free exclusion rule for real estate. The tax-free profit exclusion rule essentially says if you are single, you
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Want to learn how to pay no taxes? Or how about how to pay less taxes for the rest of your life? Read on. I’ve been studying up on tax laws since 1999. You might not be able to pay no taxes. However, this post should help you pay less taxes. For most of us,
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The maximum amount of earnings subject to the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax climbed to a record $176,100 in 2025, up from $132,900 in 2019 for reference. As a result, your goal should be to increase your investment income so you can earn more tax efficiently. In other words, those lucky enough to have jobs
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Social Security is America’s national pension system. The income limit for maximum social security tax goes up every year. This is because Social Security is underfunded by roughly 25% as of 2022. The 2023 income limit for maximum Social Security tax rose 9% to $160,200. For those of you who believe the government is efficient
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Accurate passive income forecasting is important for tax minimization, better time utilization, stronger mental health, and increased overall happiness. Some passive income investments are harder to forecast than others. In 2020, I made a big mistake by inaccurately estimating my passive income. At the beginning of 2020, I estimated I would earn roughly $70,000 from
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Back in 2010, I first addressed the four different ways to spend money by Milton Friedman because I was frustrated by how much I was paying in taxes. I was regularly working ~70-hour weeks and faced an ever-higher marginal income tax rate. I was burning out and needed a change. Who knew that two years
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Everybody wants to pay less taxes, but not everybody knows how. This article comes up with a logical solution to pay less taxes so you can be more free. Taxes serve as a drag on your time to achieve financial independence. As a result, it’s up to all of us to try and legally minimize
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