Tax Planning To and Through Early Retirement
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Last analyzed: March 2026
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141
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- LIMITED ANALYSIS (16 reviews) With only 16 recent reviews available, we can only detect the most obvious manipulation patterns.
- However, we found concerning patterns that suggest possible review manipulation. Issues Found: 775% are 5-star but 25% are 1-star reviews.
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"A clear explanation of tax planning basics for beginners. Those with intermediate knowledge are unlikely to learn anything new.I was hopeful that some niche situations might be covered, but no luck. I'm currently trying to think of who I might pass it on to."
deborah
I learned a great deal from reading this book on the multiple factors that impact…
I learned a great deal from reading this book on the multiple factors that impact taxation at various stages of retirement. The authors provide clear advice and numerous examples that are easy to understand - without the scare tactics offered by countless online video resources or financial bestsellers. I feel much more confident going forward thanks to this book.mark w cooper
Overall, excellent book . I consider myself knowledgeable about taxation...especially regarding FIRE and early retirement.…
Overall, excellent book . I consider myself knowledgeable about taxation...especially regarding FIRE and early retirement. Dealt with many of my concerns about the Widow's penalty, Social Security, and Roth conversations. Excellent review of medical insurance for the pre-Medicare years. I have read it 3 times and learn something every time. Strongly recommend.kathyk
Excellent informative book.
martin
If you are planning for, entering, or in early retirement and have the appetite to…
If you are planning for, entering, or in early retirement and have the appetite to spend several hours reading about the tax code, this is an excellent book.It really filled out my understanding of the US tax code in a very actionable way, and it's an easy read. It's well organized so you can revisit the sections you need and skip those that aren't relevant.I also like that the authors are moderately opinionated about the pros and cons of some approaches, without being one-size fits all. They illustrate their scenarios with worked examples.I have two suggestions for how this could be improved in future editions.One is that they could talk a bit more about how state taxes interact with the strategies they discuss. Obviously it would be too complex to describe every single state but they could provide some illustrative examples. For example, they make a very good case that sales from taxable accounts will be mostly LTCG and lightly taxed at the federal level, which is a true and important point.They have a single-sentence note that "states generally tax [gains] as ordinary income", which is true, but really not enough to make the point that early retirees may pay a lot more state tax than they expect due to this different taxation treatment and generally earlier state tax brackets. I would really like to see worked examples where the retiree is in, for example, California (up to 10%) or Utah (flat 4.5% on CGT).Realistically treating state tax will change the picture away from the triumphant declarations that "Jack and Jane owe $0 federal tax."Secondly, I'd like to see at least a little coverage of international complications, because many early retirees may have moved to the USA during their life or may be considering moving outside of the USA in retirement. For example, although they make a good point that the estate tax exemption is high enough to be irrelevant to most people at $15M, the exclusion is only $60,000 for non-resident non-citizens, which greatly changes the picture. Most non-residents will lose up to 40% of their US assets on death, as I understand it.I realize they could not describe every international situation without making the book 10x-100x longer, but I think it would be helpful to at least flag the most important topics for future research, such as above.Those two gaps aside, this was an excellent asset, and I very much appreciate the authors' work. I hope they continue to update it for future tax law changes, and that they can expand it in these areas.jonathan martin
Everything a DIY early retiree needs to plan their tax and withdrawal strategies. Sean and…
Everything a DIY early retiree needs to plan their tax and withdrawal strategies. Sean and Cody are an amazing resource to the FIRE community.owall
Anyone interested in personal finance should read this even if only one chapter a week
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775% are 5-star but 25% are 1-star reviews. This polarization is suspicious even with limited reviews.
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