The Foundation

The tax code is extremely complex. It is notoriously long and downright unpleasant to read. Most people would rather pretend it doesn’t exist. Completely ignoring it or thwarting it, however, can lead to financial ruin. Even casual ignorance of it can lead to significantly fewer dollars in your bank account. It doesn’t have to be that way.

The full focus and purpose of this book is to help you pull your head out of the sand and face the reality that taxes have a major impact on your life. More importantly, the goal of this book is to help you realize that you can have a significant impact on your taxes.

Part I is the essential foundation for achieving that goal. If you do nothing more with this book than read and understand the chapters of Part I, you will be so much further ahead in your efforts to minimize your taxes than the majority of the population.

I have made these foundational principles simple, straightforward, and easy to understand. If you study the five chapters of this first part you will never regret it. Then, as you move on to the rest of the book, you will be fully equipped to seize the valuable strategies it has to offer.