Tax Planning Strategies

It’s not about what you earn, it’s about what you keep.

Without proper prior planning, you could be leaving thousands of dollars on the table, both now and when you withdraw from your portfolio in retirement. Our education on tax planning strategies aim to reduce your tax bill today and in the future. We do this through:

Immediate

  • Software that analyzes your tax returns

  • Reviewing your 1099 and other tax statements

  • Tax-loss harvesting

Intermediate

  • Asset location

  • Incorporating tax-managed investment funds

  • Roth conversions

  • Coordinating into which accounts ongoing savings contributions are made

Extended

  • Tax-aware withdrawal strategies

  • Pension and deferred compensation advice

  • Social Security timing

  • Charitable giving strategies

Holistiplan Software

Using a software called Holistiplan, which leverages artificial intelligence to analyze your tax return, the tool can help identify tax savings through:

  • Taxable income source summary

  • State tax considerations

  • Tax-bracket analysis

  • Tax-loss harvesting analysis

  • Missed credits and deductions

  • Roth conversion opportunities

  • Business-deduction opportunities

  • Capital loss carry-forward summary

  • Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) analysis

  • Qualified charitable contributions

Screenshots from a sample Holistiplan are below:

Blackhorn Partners Tax Plan page 1
Tax document outlines Medicare B/D premiums for 2025 affected by MAGI, Schedule D capital gains/losses, Schedule B income sources, Schedule C income sources, and observations regarding income, tax filing, and Roth conversion considerations.