Steps to Defer Your Capital Gains Tax for Any Highly Appreciable Assets & Defer Your Income Tax for Any Income Stream or Salary
Two dynamic Tax-Deferral strategies with a surprising twist:
- Defer (postpone) your capital gains taxes, up to 30 years.
- Defer taxes on your salary, on any income stream.
- the sale of your real estate
- the sale of your business
- your stocks, bonds, collectibles, art work, antiques, boats, planes
- ANY HIGHLY APPRECIATED ASSET(S)
- a note receivable that’s at least 2 years old
- your lottery winning, etc.
- A $1million capital gain will tax-defer an immediate Federal Capital Gains taxes of $200,000 plus your state capital gains taxes.
- $1million (assumed) re-invested @10% for 30 years, will accumulate $16.5milliong of “tax-deferred” Income.
- At the date of your death, you will eliminate the very public probate jail process, court costs, probate fees, and
- You will tax-defer $9.6million of federal inheritance taxes, plus your state inheritance taxes.
| Original Capital Gain | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Federal Capital Gain Taxes @ 20% | $200,000 |
| State Taxes on Capital Gain @ 9% | $90,000 |
| Tax-Deferred Income 1million @10%, 30 years | $16,449,402 |
| Federal Inheritance Taxes Deferred @ 55% | $9,597,171 |
| State Inheritance Taxes Deferred @ 9% | $1,570,446 |
| Total Available to Your Heirs | $17,449,402 |
This Tax Deferral Transaction is NOT:
- NOT a section 1031 exchange (problem: you exchange known problems for the unknown and will not eliminate your original goal of selling your asset)
- NOT a Charitable Remainder Trust, or any of those hybrids (problem: you lose control of your assets to people who only care about spending your money as fast as they can. In addition, any tax benefits are quickly dissipated due to various IRS restrictions, NOT MY CHOICE.)
- NOT a Charitable Lead Trust or, any of those hybrids (problem: you lose control of your assets, tax benefits are lost due to IRS limitations.)
- NOT a purchase of someone else’s Capital Loss Carryover (problem: constructive step transaction, invitation to an IRS audit)
This Tax Deferral Transactions IS:
(2) Defer Income Taxes on Your Salary or any Income Stream
Helpful resources: Readers often continue with QPRT Trust Guide, BDIT Trust Guide, and official IRS estate and gift tax guidance while sorting through timing, control, and long-term protection choices.
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- Funding matters because moving the right asset, in the right way, often matters more than the label on the document.
Helpful next steps
Readers often continue with Irrevocable Trust, Asset Protection Trust, and What Is a Grantor. When government rules shape the decision, many readers also review official IRS estate and gift tax guidance.
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