Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Tax Reduction Basics 5
Chapter 1: Understanding the Taxes You Pay 7
Chapter 2: Trimming Your Taxes 17
Part 2: Personal Finance and Taxes 33
Chapter 3: Making Tax-Wise Personal Finance Decisions 35
Chapter 4: Maximizing Your Retirement Account 49
Chapter 5: Children and Taxes 75
Chapter 6: Reducing Estate Taxes 93
Part 3: Your Investments and Taxes 107
Chapter 7: Minimizing Your Taxes When Investing 109
Chapter 8: Understanding Your Investment Choices 133
Chapter 9: Investing in Funds 151
Part 4: Small Business Tax Reduction 171
Chapter 10: Small Business Taxes 101 173
Chapter 11: Choosing Your Business Entity 185
Chapter 12: Trimming Small Business Taxes 201
Part 5: Tax Breaks in Real Estate 223
Chapter 13: Getting Tax Advantages from Your Home 225
Chapter 14: Evaluating Real Estate as an Investment 247
Chapter 15: Looking at Tax Considerations and Exit Strategies 263
Part 6: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 16: Ten Overlooked Opportunities to Trim Your Taxes 295
Chapter 17: Ten (Plus One) Tax Tips for Military Families 303
Index 311