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Strategic Charitable Giving Garrett Crawford, CFP® Strategic Charitable Giving Garrett Crawford, CFP®

How Charitable Retirees Neutralize Capital Gains and NIIT with a DAF

Episode 40 of Retirement Tax Matters breaks down the mechanics of using a Donor-Advised Fund to help lessen capital gains taxes and the 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax on highly appreciated brokerage assets. Transferring low-basis stock directly into a DAF allows savers within the $2M–$8M range to claim a charitable deduction while legally erasing some of the embedded tax debt.

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