How the Art Donation Deduction Actually Works (IRC 170, Explained)

Jun 12, 2026 | Investing, Taxes

Here is what this is. The art donation deduction lives under IRC 170, the same section that governs every charitable contribution you make. Most people think charitable giving means writing a check. It does not have to. You can donate a physical asset, and art is the...

You Don’t Want Control. You Want to Feel Like You Have Control.

May 29, 2026 | Building Wealth, Investing, Taxes

Let me say the uncomfortable thing first. Most people will never build real wealth, and it has nothing to do with how much money they make. It’s because they can’t let go of a single dollar once it lands in their account. There was a survey done on what...

Cost Segregation Explained: How Multifamily Investors Take a Year One Deduction Larger Than Their Down Payment

May 14, 2026 | Investing, Real Estate, Taxes

By: Carlos Salguero Most real estate investors think they understand depreciation. They bought a rental, their CPA wrote off a sliver of the building each year, and the deduction quietly trickled in over decades. That is depreciation by default. It is what happens...

ROBS Structure Explained: How Business Owners Own and Sell Companies 100% Tax-Free

Apr 14, 2026 | Building Wealth, Taxes

Most business owners have never heard of ROBS. The ones who have usually got it wrong. Let me fix that. ROBS stands for Rollover Business Startup. It is a structure, not an account. That distinction matters more than it sounds. You cannot go open a ROBS account the...

Why You Were Told to Avoid C Corps (and Why That Advice Has Been Costing You)

Apr 14, 2026 | Taxes

Someone told you to avoid the C Corporation. Probably your CPA. And you listened, because they are the expert and the advice sounded reasonable. Here is the part that should bother you: right now, wherever your retirement savings are sitting, your money is almost...

The Equipment Leasing LLC: How to Take a $1 Million Deduction and Keep Deducting Every Year After That

Mar 11, 2026 | Building Wealth, Taxes

Most business owners buy equipment the same way. They need a piece of equipment, they buy it through their operating company, they write it off, and they call it a day. That approach is leaving serious money on the table, and it is setting you up for a liability...