TAX PLANNING

Tax planning is the key to saving taxes. Everyone needs to plan how to save, invest, and spend in order to pay the least tax. As Supreme Court Justice Learned Hand wrote, "Over and over again, courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor, and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions."

Current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Rehnquist concurs. He has written, "(T)here is nothing wrong with a strategy to avoid the payment of taxes. The Internal Revenue Code doesn't prevent that."

If you are in the market for tax planning, tax attorney Mary L. Sprouse provides year-round tax planning services on a retainer basis. Attorney Sprouse also is available to prepare corporate and other business tax returns, as well as individual tax returns. She will also represent clients in trouble with the IRS. In addition, Mary L. Sprouse offers incorporation and other business services, estate planning, and asset protection strategies.

Attorney Mary L. Sprouse has provided hundreds of clients with money-saving tax planning advice for almost thirty years. She was the Tax Editor of MONEY magazine for six years and is the author of six published books on taxes, tax planning, and personal finance. She is also the virtual tax expert on TurboTax Deluxe and MacInTax Deluxe, the best-selling tax software programs produced by Intuit. Attorney Sprouse has toured as tax spokesperson for American Express and Bank of America, giving advice on record keeping and retirement tax planning through the use of tax-deferred retirement accounts.