Stop Tax Surprises: 5 Tax-Smart Moves for High Income Earners to Reduce Tax Liability

Looking for legal ways to reduce your tax bill before you're caught off guard again next spring? In this classic Money for Life episode, hosts Eric and Kali break down five tax reduction strategies for high earners.

These 5 money moves are all designed to lower what you owe the IRS. By being proactive and strategic, you can lower your tax burden and avoid unpleasant surprise tax bills next year

We talk through:

• How to use a securities-backed line of credit against your brokerage or bank account to access cash without triggering capital gains from selling investments
• How to treat your HSA like a stealth IRA for triple tax-free growth
• The financial tradeoffs of relocating to a state with no income tax
• Why tax-loss harvesting is more strategic than the robo-advisor marketing suggests (and where the wash-sale rule trips people up)
• Why high income earners might want to consider using a backdoor Roth IRA conversion to get money into a Roth despite income limits… plus the pro-rata rule mistake that can quietly create a tax bill (and IRS penalties) down the road

This is a rerun of a fan-favorite episode, so as an important note for listeners: some of the figures mentioned are from when this originally aired in 2022. Account limits and specific numbers have been adjusted since then, and some numbers may be different for the 2026 tax year (and beyond).

Other than specific IRS limits, the guidelines here are still valid and the strategies are solid for reducing your tax burden with some proactive planning.

This is a great mid-year listen if you want to make adjustments before you file again next spring.

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