As we approach year-end, there are many tax strategies that can be employed to minimize income tax. Below are some items that will be discussed in greater detail this month.
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RMD
Required Minimum Distribution from a tax-deferred retirement account (i.e. IRA, 401(k)) if account owner is over age 72. Tax consequence can be offset by QCD.
QCD
Qualified Charitable Distribution is a tax strategy that converts taxable IRA distributions to tax-free distributions as long as money is given directly to charity.
DAF
Donor Advised Fund is a tax-efficient way to convert appreciated stock to cash to fund charitable donations over the short- and long-term.
Tax-Loss Harvesting
Tax-Loss Harvesting is selling securities at a loss to offset capital gains and other income.
Tax-Gain Harvesting
Tax-Gain Harvesting is selling securities to realize a long-term capital gain at 0% federal tax.