As the tax filing deadline approaches, many investors find themselves revisiting financial terms that tend to surface only once a year. Concepts like adjusted gross income, modified adjusted gross income, and taxable income often sound interchangeable, but they serve very different roles in how your tax liability is calculated and how effective tax planning is structured.

Understanding how these income measures work is an important step in making more informed financial decisions. Each one plays a distinct role in determining how much of your income is subject to tax, which deductions may apply, and whether certain thresholds or surcharges may affect you.

In this episode, Cullen breaks down:

• What Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is and how it serves as the starting point for your tax return

• Which income sources are included when calculating AGI

• How Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) differs and why it matters for certain tax thresholds

• Why tax-exempt income can still impact planning decisions

• How deductions determine your taxable income and the amount actually subject to tax

• How progressive tax brackets apply to different types of income

At Presilium Private Wealth, reviewing a client’s prior-year tax return is often an important part of the planning process. It allows us to identify planning opportunities, anticipate upcoming changes, and help ensure financial decisions are aligned with long-term objectives.

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