The Mark Perlberg CPA Podcast

EP 137 - Finding Your Tax Planning DNA


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Taxes shouldn’t feel like a maze you wander every year. We break down a practical way to choose strategies on purpose by defining your tax planning DNA—how you balance compliance risk, economic risk, tax ROI, economic ROI, and the time you’re willing to invest. From there, we compare the heavy lifts like real estate material participation with high-impact, lower-time options such as solar credits and smart charitable plays, all through the lens of liquidity and sustainability.

We get specific about when stacking strategies makes sense. If buying a rental every year isn’t realistic or your cash is tied up in renovations, pairing real estate with targeted credits can protect your cash flow without sacrificing savings. We talk about navigating the “sweet spot” where adding more deductions delivers diminishing returns, especially once QBI, itemized deductions, and child credits kick in. The goal is to stop over-optimizing for deductions you don’t need and start choosing moves that actually change your after-tax cash.

Foundational wins anchor the conversation. Clean entity design, right-sized S corp compensation, pass-through entity tax elections, family hiring rules, and timing capital gains for long-term rates regularly beat flashy tactics. These are durable, repeatable, and easier to maintain. We also explore charitable strategy—including the deeper commitment of forming a nonprofit—when mission, network, and brand alignment justify the time. Throughout, we emphasize reinvesting tax savings into buffers or growth so every planning decision strengthens both flexibility and future ROI.

If you’re ready to replace guesswork with a plan that matches your goals and calendar, this is your roadmap. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a tax strategy reset, and leave a review telling us which tactic you’ll tackle first.

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