Tax Planning Services
Avoiding Unpleasant Tax Surprises
Surprises can be thrilling, but not when it comes to tax time. At Monument, we research the tax impact on your major moves, from stock option exercises and charitable giving to portfolio withdrawals and business transitions. With your CPA in the loop, we help keep your tax strategy on point.
Is Your Tax Plan Under Control?
Tax planning isn’t just about what you do in April—it’s about what you do all year long. That requires looking ahead and coordinating across your wealth strategy and aligning your tax strategy with your broader goals, instead of undermining them.
Successful professionals with complex wealth strategies can be most susceptible to:
Triggering higher taxes through mistimed sales or distributions
Missing out on deductions, tax credits, or deferral opportunities
Letting tax decisions drive investment decisions
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We can help you avoid unintended consequences and put you back in the driver’s seat.
What Our Tax Planning Services Cover
Tax planning touches almost every area of your financial life. We use detailed, data-driven modeling and collaborative planning to help you with:
Investment Tax Strategy
We analyze your investment portfolio to look for tax efficiency inside of your portfolio, capital gains exposures, and asset allocation and contribution strategies across account types.
Stock-Based Compensation
We evaluate the tax implications of your equity comp like RSUs, PSUs and stock options—modeling how exercises, sales, and vesting events might affect your tax picture and cash flow.
Charitable Giving
We aim to help you maximize the tax efficiency of your giving strategy through tools like donor-advised funds, donating appreciated stock, and other gifting strategies.
Retirement and Distribution Planning
A successful retirement plan is tax efficient. We aim to help you maximize your retirement income by prioritizing account withdrawal sequencing, Roth conversions, and management of required minimum distributions (RMDs).
Strategic Tax Timing and Liquidity Planning
We help you plan proactively for upcoming liquidity events or income shifts—so you can avoid last-minute surprises and make smart decisions around deductions, deferrals, and distributions.
Tax Planning for Business Owners
For business owners, we provide forward-looking guidance on the tax implications of liquidity events, entity structure, and succession planning. We model various deal structures to understand potential outcomes and explore ways to manage the taxes that come along with these events
Coordination with Your CPA
We work alongside your CPA to build a strategy that aligns with your financial priorities and filing requirements.
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Who Our Tax Planning Services Are Built For
We work with:
- Executives with complex compensation and income timing decisions
- Business owners planning for growth, exit, or succession
- Families looking to minimize taxes across generations
- Professionals who want to coordinate investments, giving, and taxes
Our team’s tax planning guidance supports smart decision-making across the entire year.
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The Monument Approach to Tax Planning
Our tax planning isn’t a standalone service; it’s an integral piece of your overall strategy:
Integrated
Tax planning is baked into every part of your wealth strategy.
Collaborative
We coordinate with your tax advisor to help provide seamless execution.
Intentionally Modeled
We use cash-flow based projections to evaluate multiple scenarios and recommend the smartest approach.
Ongoing
Your plan evolves with your life, legislation, and priorities.
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What Will You Walk Away With?
With Monument guiding your tax planning, you can expect:
- Clear visibility into how taxes affect your financial decisions
- A smarter, more coordinated plan across investments, income, and giving
- Year-round guidance to help you act with foresight and intention
Monument’s Leadership Team
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Taxes Don’t Have to Be a Burden
Does your tax strategy put you in the drivers seat?
Monument is neither a law firm nor accounting firm, and no portion of its services should be construed as legal or accounting advice.