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Tax-OptimizedFinancial Planning

Empower your clients with sophisticated tax planning scenarios. Compare strategies, visualize outcomes, and make confident financial decisions.

Financial Planning for the Real World

Professional tools designed for financial advisors

Scenario-Based Modeling

Create an unlimited number of planning scenarios for each tax year.

AI-Powered Extraction

Upload tax returns and let AI automatically extract and organize tax data for instant analysis.

Client Management

Organize multiple clients and tax years with ease. Track scenarios and strategies for each client.

Lifetime Projections

Project income, assets, and taxes from now through life expectancy with automatic inflation indexing.

Real-Time Tax Calculations

Accurate federal tax calculations with automatic bracket indexing and survivor scenario support.

Visual Insights

Interactive charts and tables make complex tax data easy to understand and present to clients.

Powerful Tax-Aware Planning Strategies

Model and compare sophisticated strategies with real-time impact analysis

Roth IRA Conversion

Auto-calculate optimal conversion amounts to fill lower tax brackets across multiple years.

ASSET TAX ALLOCATION

Strategic Contributions

Analyze tax-advantaged retirement contributions to maximize wealth accumulation.

ASSET ACCUMULATION

Structured Withdrawals

Manipulate withdrawal patterns across tax-deferred, taxable, and tax-free accounts.

ASSET DISTRIBUTION

Social Security Optimization

Optimize social security to consider benefits, income, taxes, and asset projections.

RETIREMENT INCOME

Deduction Bunching

Concentrate itemized deductions in alternating years to exceed standard deduction thresholds.

TAX STRATEGIES

Charitable Giving

Model QCDs, appreciated securities donations, and DAF contributions for maximum tax benefit.

PHILANTHROPY

Business Structure

Compare entity types and plan structure transitions for optimal FICA and income tax treatment.

ENTITY OPTIMIZATION

Supplemental Income

Plan part-time consulting, rental income, or other supplemental income streams during retirement.

RETIREMENT PLANNING

Tax Gain/Loss Harvesting

Model impact of realized gains/losses, including basis tracking and loss carryforward.

CAPITAL GAINS

Comprehensive Projections

See the complete financial picture from now through life expectancy

Income Projection

  • •Wages, Social Security, pensions, investment income
  • •Automatic RMD calculations starting at age 73+
  • •Retirement withdrawals to meet income targets
  • •Survivor benefit calculations and transitions
  • •Inflation indexing on all income sources

Asset Projection

  • •Tax-free, tax-deferred, and taxable account growth
  • •Proper basis tracking for accurate tax calculations
  • •Automatic asset transfers in survivor scenarios
  • •Compound growth projections through life expectancy
  • •Visual portfolio allocation breakdown

Tax Projection

  • •Year-by-year federal tax calculations
  • •AGI, deductions, taxable income breakdown
  • •Marginal and effective tax rate tracking
  • •Bracket-by-bracket tax detail with headroom
  • •Filing status changes after first death

Executive Summary

  • •Lifetime tax savings across all strategies
  • •Net present value of strategic benefits
  • •Key milestone year comparisons (Base vs Alt)
  • •Active strategies impact summary
  • •Final portfolio value comparison

Built for Client Presentations

Transform complex tax concepts into clear, compelling visualizations

Professional Reports

  • Interactive Charts & Graphs

    Stacked bar charts, trend lines, and visual comparisons make data come alive

  • Explainer Illustrations

    Educational content helps clients understand complex strategies

  • Difference Highlighting

    Color-coded comparisons instantly show where strategies have impact

  • Exportable Reports

    Print-ready PDFs for client review and documentation

Lifetime Tax Savings

$147,382

NPV: $89,420

Avg Annual Savings$5,147
Active Strategies4 Strategies
Planning Years28 Years

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