Tax Strategy & Planning in Hurst, TX

Pay less in taxes, legally. Hurst has plenty of business owners, investors, and high earners who overpay every year. I cut tax liability through proactive planning and entity structuring. Filing a return is easy; however, strategy is how you stop leaving money on the table.

Proactive Tax Strategy Services in Hurst

As a licensed Tax Attorney and former U.S. Army JAG officer, I bring strategic legal thinking to tax planning. Based just up the road in Colleyville, I work with Hurst business owners who are ready to treat taxes as a financial decision, rather than a once-a-year obligation.

U.S. Veteran with a background in law

Year-round tax strategy and planning for business owners

Licensed Tax Attorney

Best customer service in the industry

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Phone Number: (817)-697-0282

Tax Strategy & Planning Services I Offer

Year-round tax planning and strategy for Hurst business owners, investors, and high earners.

Year-End Tax Planning

-Tax projections based on current-year income

-Income deferral and acceleration strategies

-Retirement contribution planning (SEP-IRA, Solo 401(k), defined benefit plans)

-Charitable giving timing and structuring

-Capital gains and loss harvesting

Entity Structure Strategy

-Sole prop vs. LLC vs. S-corp vs. C-corp analysis

-S-corp election timing and implementation

-Reasonable compensation analysis for S-corp owners

-Multi-entity structuring for complex businesses

-Entity restructuring as your business grows

Real Estate Tax Strategy

-Cost segregation analysis

-1031 exchange planning and execution support

-Passive activity loss strategies

-Short-term vs. long-term rental tax treatment

-Real estate professional status qualification

Advanced Tax Strategies

-Quarterly estimated tax planning

-State residency and multi-state tax exposure

-Business sale tax planning

-Family wealth transfer coordination

-Audit-defensible documentation and positioning

Who this is for

Clients I Serve

I work with local Hurst businesses and individuals to lower their tax bill.

Bonnie Huggins, owner of Books By Bonnie, in her office working on tax preparation

Service-Based Small Businesses

Construction & Contracting Businesses

Real Estate Investors And Agents

High Earners

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Problems My Clients Face Before Working With Me

Most people don’t reach out for tax help when everything’s running smoothly. They reach out when their returns feel off. Here are the most common challenges I help solve.

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How Does It Work?

Next Steps

If you’re based in Hurst and want to learn more, here is a step-by-step process of what happens next.

1. Initial Consultation

We start with a free consultation to understand your business structure, income sources, and current tax situation. I'll review your last 1-2 years of returns and identify where the biggest opportunities likely sit.

2. Strategic Tax Plan

Based on your situation, I built a written tax strategy for your business. You'll leave with a clear plan, not vague suggestions.

3. Implementation

A plan is only valuable if it's executed. I work alongside you to implement each piece, whether that's coordinating with your bookkeeper, attorney, or financial advisor as needed, or making sure the changes flow through to your books and returns.

4. Quarterly Reviews

Tax strategy isn't set-and-forget. We meet quarterly to review your numbers, adjust estimates, and update the plan as your business and tax law evolve. The goal is no surprises at year-end and a tax bill that reflects every legal strategy we could deploy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Some frequently asked questions about my Hurst tax strategy services.

What's the difference between tax preparation and tax strategy?

Tax preparation is filing a return for a year that's already happened. Tax strategy is planning before the year ends — and across multiple years — to reduce what you'll owe. Most accountants do tax prep. Few actually offer a year-round strategy. Tax prep is reactive; strategy is proactive. The biggest savings come from strategy, not from how the return gets filed.

Who actually benefits from working with a tax strategist?

Anyone whose tax bill is big enough that a 10% swing is real money, and whose situation has moving parts. That's most business owners. If you're a W-2 employee with a standard deduction, honestly, you don't need me. If you own a contracting or service business, took distributions, bought equipment, or own rental property, there's usually something on the table.

When should I start tax planning, and is it too late for this year?

Earlier is better, but it's rarely too late. Most of the moves that matter (equipment purchases, retirement contributions, entity elections, income timing) have to happen before December 31. If it's October and you haven't looked at your numbers, that's still a productive conversation. If it's March, we're planning next year.

What's an S-corp election and would it benefit me?

It changes how your business income gets taxed, potentially cutting self-employment tax by letting you split income between salary and distributions. It's one of the most common wins for contractors and service businesses in the $80k+ profit range. It's also the thing people do wrong most often, usually by setting an unreasonable salary. Whether it helps depends on your profit, your payroll, and how much admin you want. I'll run the numbers before recommending it.

Can tax strategy help with my real estate investments?

Yes, and this is where planning pays best. Depreciation, cost segregation, how you hold the property, timing on sales, 1031 exchanges. These are decisions with real dollars attached and they mostly can't be fixed after the fact.

Do you work with high-income earners and complex situations?

Yes. Multiple entities, K-1s, rental portfolios, business sales, equity comp. Complexity is where returns go wrong, and it's where a tax attorney's perspective is worth more than a preparer's.