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    We’ve all heard it’s not what you make but what you keep.  Minimizing your Tax bill is a great way to shore up your financial future.  In this section of the best Financial Planner LA blog, we will share Los Angeles tax planning tips and cover other tax topics.

    Does even thinking about taxes make you want to scream? Taxes don’t have to be so stressful. Los Angeles Financial Planner David Rae can help you take the stress of tax planning off your plate.

    How to simplify your financial life? One way is to simplify your taxes and make some easy tax planning choices to keep more of your hard-earned money.

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    Live for Today, Plan for Tomorrow.  Taxes will be due sooner than you think.

    How to Maximize Your Tax Refund – Or Just Blow It?

    Maximize Your Tax Refund  – Or should you just Blow It? Are you looking to put your tax refund to good use? Here are a few tips to maximize your tax refund, rather than just blowing it. David Rae Financial …

    How to Know If You Should Pay Your Taxes with a Credit Card

    Tax Season 2021 is here- and that means you may be asking- Should I put my taxes on a credit card? For those of you who love racking up airline miles or earning cash back, paying your taxes on a …

    RMD Tips: To Maximize Your Retirement Savings

    Financial Planner Shares Tips to Maximize Your Retirement Income by making smart Required Minimum Distribution choices.

    Mega Millions Powerball Tips for Lottery Winners! VIDEO ABC 7 News

    I’m hoping someone you know WON THE $700 million dollar Powerball Lottery Jackpot.  I’d still be excited if you won the small prizes of a million bucks or so. Still a pretty good day.  Powerball Tips for any winner.  As …

    Last Minute Tax Tips from Good Day LA Fox 11 with David Rae CFP

    Tax Day is April 15,2019. Tax Expert David Rae is on Good Day LA with some last minute tax tips. Video from Fox 11 with Araksya Karapetyan and Tony McEwing.

    6 Simple Ways to Help Reduce Your Tax Fraud Risk

    6 ways to reduce your risk of being a victim of tax fraud. This crime is on the rise and can be time consuming and costly.

    6 Tax Planning Moves Gay Couples Need To Make Now

    LGBT couples face a unique set of Tax Planning Challenges. We share 6 tips to help gay couples lower their taxes before year end.

    6 Retirement Planning Lies That Threaten Your Golden Years

    6 Retirement Planning Lies that threaten your Golden years. Retirement often thought of as a far-off and hard to achieve nirvana, here are a few endearing myths that may throw off your financial planning. Here are the 6 Retirement Planning …

    Rich People ROTH – For Those With Too Much Income

    Do you make too much for a ROTH IRA? The Rich People ROTH may be the answer.  For love or money . . . and maybe even a tax break, Cash Value life insurance may be the key to financial …

    10 Surefire Ways To Never Become a Millionaire

    The Future of Financial Self-Sabotage  10 Surefire Ways to Never Become a Millionaire. When Austin Power’s Dr. Evil set out to extort the world for a million dollars we all cracked up. How quaint, we giggled, when everyone knows that …

    6 Inherited IRA Mistakes That Will Crush Your Inheritance

    Six Inherited IRA Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Inheritance. Let’s be honest. Stress doesn’t help us make smart financial decisions. I think it’s fair to say when we are inheriting money it’s often a busy, hectic and stressful time in …

    Do you know which is best, Tax Deduction or Tax Credit?

    The Tax Credit vs. Tax Deduction Quiz Tax season is upon us and while you don’t have to master zillions of pages of the US tax code, it does pay to know a few of the basics. Test your knowledge …

    Tax Deductions + Other Fun with Schitt’s Creek on Pop

    Up Schitt’s Creek Hilarious Lesson on Tax Deductions.  Wouldn’t it be great to be so rich that you didn’t even have to think about tax deductions? As seen on the Canadian television sitcom, Schitt’s Creek – what goes up must …

    How Donald Trump Lost Billions and Paid No Taxes Nightline Video

    Donald Trump turned a billion dollar loss into a way to pay no income taxes for years. Financial Planner LA discusses in this video for Nightline with Nick Watt.

    Tax Saving Tips CBS News Video

    Financial Expert David Rae sits down will fell Aids Life Cycle Rider to discuss tax saving tips on the CBS Morning News.

    How Trump Raised Taxes On Millions Of Californians KTLA Video

    The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Trump Tax Plan) is bad for Los Angeles and Californians. From the SALT CAP to other tax changes you need to know about and how much in taxes they will cost you.

    How to Transfer California Property Tax Base from Old Home to New

    One of the biggest advantages of owning a home in California is Proposition 13.  This limits how much your property taxes can go up each year. Many long-time homeowners are paying property taxes based on an assessed value that is …

    Always Avoid the Alternative Minimum Tax : Financial Advice Part 3

    Always Avoid the Alternative Minimum Tax: Financial Advice to Break Part 3 Avoiding the alternative minimum tax (AMT) is usually top-of-mind for individuals who receive valuable stock options from their employers. This is especially true when those individuals own substantial …

    The More ROTH IRA the Better: Financial Advice to Break Part 2

    Good Financial Advice Made to be Broken – Lowering Your Taxes Part 2. Sometimes following financial advice, while technically correct, could turn out to be a costly mistake.  It is important to note that the correct choice and the best …

    Earning Less to Pay Less Taxes? Financial Advice to Break Part 1

    Good Financial Advice Made to be Broken – Lowering Your Taxes.  Sometimes following financial advice, while technically correct, could turn out to be a costly mistake.  It is important to note that the correct choice and the best choice are …

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