December is an excellent time to consider year-end tax planning moves to save taxes for 2017. Once tax season gets underway in Q1 2018, it’s too late for these smart ideas. Casualty loss deductions The tax reform framework repeals the casualty loss itemized deduction for 2018, so try to complete your claims to support a 2017 tax deduction. The 2017 disaster tax relief bill for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria victims exempts qualified disaster-related personal casualty losse

As 2017 comes to an end there is still time to take advantage of the many opportunities that will reduce taxes and create wealth. Financial markets have created a lot of gains over the past year. This is the time to take a serious look at your financial situation and determine what, if any, actions to take before the ball drops on new years eve. There have been many times in the past where I've helped my clients evaluate and rebalance their investment portfolio to be sure the