Eleven shelters, dodges, and rolls—all perfectly legal—used by America's wealthiest people

• How to Pay No Taxes

  Eleven shelters, dodges, and rolls—all perfectly legal—used by America's wealthiest people

• The 'No Sale' Sale

  Cashing in on stocks without triggering capital-gains taxes

• The Skyscraper Shuffle

  Partnerships that let property owners liquidate without liability

• The Estate Tax Eliminator

  How to leave future stock earnings to the kids and escape the estate tax

• The Trust Freeze

  "Freezing" the value of an estate so taxes don't eat up its future appreciation

• The Option Option

  Stock options allow executives to calibrate the taxes on their compensation in a big way

• The Bountiful Loss

  Using, but not unloading, underwater stock shares to adjust your tax bill

• The Friendly Partner

  With this deal, an investor can sell property without actually selling—or incurring taxes

• The Big Payback

  So-called permanent life insurance policies are loaded with tax-avoiding benefits

• IRA Monte Carlo

  Tax advisers recommend converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs—soon

• The Venti

  Putting a chunk of pay in a deferred compensation plan can mean decades of tax-free growth

• The Exit Strategy (Not CPA-Recommended)

  Death and taxes? Not for those who shuffled off to the hereafter in 2010

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