15 Individual Tax Strategies to Avoid W2 Taxes [100% Legal]

I've got 15 Individual Tax Strategies to Avoid W-2 Taxes in 2022 and they're all legit, they're all 100% legal. Don't get yourself in trouble with the IRS by allowing black hat preparers to do sketchy stuff on your tax return. Instead, use these legitimate strategies to take home more at tax time.
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The golden rule of saving on taxes is you want to defer your income and accelerate your losses.
So, while you are deferring "some" of your income, it's important that you still have savings in the form of an emergency fund to cover you in the event your income starts to drop. That way you don't end up reversing some of your tax strategies and losing out on some of the savings.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this video is for informational purposes only and is not meant to take the place of professional legal, accounting, or financial advice. If you have any legal questions about this video or the subjects discussed, or any other legal matter, you should consult with an attorney or tax professional in your jurisdiction (i.e. where you live).

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[@hannahbrooks7398]

Thank you so much Sean, I appreciate the information that you shared.

[@wenjingouyang5607]

Very insightful and straight forward!

[@piemo7788]

Glad I found you . Very onformative 👍🏾

[@FinancialFreedomMadeSimple]

Thanks for the strategies bud!

[@SodaPopinski2014]

Dude this is sensational, good for you

[@derekjp6043]

Really great video, definitely subscribed and wanted to come and like to support your channel

[@LS-tq6ti]

I Love your videos!! Thank you!

[@mcvu4270]

Great list! Just subscribed and looking forward to more future videos from you!

[@viktorivakhno2244]

Great highlight video

[@adamrowley2895]

Great video, can you please create a video on real estate rental deductions

[@b.freeman2118]

Amazing!

[@Nnnqqq689]

Thank you for sharing! if I claim airbnb loss on my w2, in the future when I apply for home loan, lender would look at my w2 gross income as usual or the number after deduction?

[@monicasmadhouse9278]

wonderful presentation and great info....THANK YOU❤🎉

[@dvn.pod.2023]

Thanks for this video! Quick question: is the DAF a pre-tax or post-tax deduction?

[@tommyjones1357]

I like your channel. I usually leave facetious troll comments and it will be no different here. But today, I’ve had a change of heart. God bless.

[@LYFEAccounting]

Haha, I appreciate that even more, thanks Tommy!

[@geraldehyppolite3649]

Can a legally blind person get a disability tax credit and how do you go about receiving that credit

[@wealthstrategies1939]

Like the video, well put together. Thanks?

[@Nnnqqq689]

Hi I wonder if we keep reporting rental loss would it trigger audit?

[@derekjp6043]

Man where’s the guy who lists them out in the comments, mh mh

[@el-hp1lj]

So im single no kids 1 w2.. My deductions are.. Mortgage interest,property tax,401k contributions,IRA contributions,new windows and doors energy star,car and motorcycle registration cost... anything else?? Curious to see if standard deduction is higher than itemize. Ive had a lot of out of pocket Dr visits but I dont think it adds up to enough to deduct anything

[@GregOreo1022]

Im thinking about going solar, as a W-2 employee would the tax credit benefit me?

[@tonernova234]

Hate to point this out, but you lost a few numbers off of your 1031 Exchange bebefit of owning a home #6. It now reads 121 Exchange

[@raymondsubero3564]

Great videos, please make a video on Real Estate Ownership Deductions for both primary homes and Rentals. Keep up the good work!

[@breakitdownbarneystyle508]

13:22 Another big risk is the company going under and you losing all your shares. Happened to my father in 2008, 280k gone in the blink of an eye. Him and about 200 other employees filed suit and lost. FYI

[@shubh0000071]

Yes to the video on rental property tax strategies. Thank you for making these videos, they are super helpful and more power to you.

[@LYFEAccounting]

Thanks so much for adding to this, Shubham! 💯

[@scooter10421]

Yes to the rental property video. Thanks for another great video.

[@spamprotection9763]

I pay into Government TSP but I dont think I can use that to deduct from taxes. I do a ROTH TSP.

[@ashleylabbitt5276]

Is there a covid relief tax credit for w-2 workers that are not self employed ?

[@jefferyg3504]

Nice video! However I believe 529s are post-tax accounts

[@rebeccaarmstrong6224]

We bought a house last year and didn't file on it can we do it this year

[@magnus13]

Your link for tax help sent me to a 404 error. Can you confirm that is the correct website please? Love your videos. You have been a tremendous help.

[@LYFEAccounting]

Thanks for pointing that out! Use this link: www.lyfetaxes.com

[@Chiuding]

I really like how you have the objectives on each videos. It makes easier to focus and get the general ideas first.

[@badbwoytrini]

Excellent video as always! I had a question though, and I never really got a good response to it online. I know everyone encourages you to invest in a 401k/403b etc, but let’s suppose I am a high income W-2 earner (let’s say > $490k per year), why not put that money in a brokerage account/index fund instead of a 401k, because aren’t the end taxes much higher after retirement vs long term capital gains at 20%? What am I missing here?

[@LYFEAccounting]

As Beyond Tribalism mentioned, 401ks are taxed as ordinary income, and if you truly retire then you likely will not have any ordinary income which puts you in a low tax bracket where you could end up paying no taxes (depending on how much you withdraw).

[@badbwoytrini]

Thanks so much for your explanations! So let’s say I own a bunch of rental properties at retirement generating monthly passive income, wouldn’t that increase my tax bracket? (Please excuse my financial illiteracy but I’m absorbing everything so thanks a million for that).

[@MirlottePh14]

I would like to see a video on rental property tax deductions and depreciation

[@ayakoanticona1775]

Thank you for great video. Currently I have 3 jobs. 1. Employee payroll by deposit 2. Employee payroll by check 3. Catering business in home payroll by Zelle etc. so my question is I want to make self employed account with 2 and 3 job. Is it possible to open my self employed business with them ? Also is it good idea to have W2 n 1099 tax return?

[@pennymitchellwilson4235]

Yes. I contribute to a retirement plan with my work and HSA. A little below moderate contribution. But it seems I can't afford to increase. I wonder if I can't afford not to increase since I am paying taxes?

[@nquirich5386]

How do I get in touch with you?

[@pamgoodman5623]

Is the Passive Loss Rule for Real Estate Professionals or for regular W2 earners who earn less than 100k in active income? Love your videos!

[@mtigress4589]

Qualifying real estate professionals are not held to the limitation.

[@XsoloXela1989]

I thought 1031s were only for investment properties?

[@jeremyleff]

Almost everything you've suggested here falls under the category of "spend some money so that you can save less." For example, making a charitable contribution just to get a tax break. Doesn't make mathematical sense.

[@samibe03]

Can you write off donated items? If so do I apply fair market value?

[@yani7751]

I don't see the way this can help us to reduce our income pretaxes if your company doesn't offer an HSA or IRA or 401K accounts. So could you be more specific on how we can do the contributions pretaxes if your company doesn't offer these options and you have a W2? Will your company able to send contributions to your own personal retirement accounts when they run their payrolls? Or we can claim these contributions when we filled up our taxes at the end of the year?

[@LYFEAccounting]

Thanks for the questions, Yani. Using retirement accounts as an example, if your company does not offer retirement benefits, then you can setup your own IRA (individual retirement account) using a company like Vanguard. Then you would claim these contributions as tax deductions on your tax return.

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[@Sarah-xr6et]

1 thing u don't talk about is the cap on taking deductions. I was unable to take any of 2022 passive income losses as there is a w2 limit of 75k single or 150k married income limits.. so now I'm sitting on 200k of losse...

[@cleothalucas1021]

I think he touched on it. He said 25k cap, but you said 75k. Seems 200k loss was a bit much. Maybe you should meditate on how you managed to get to that much loss

[@Sarah-xr6et]

@@cleothalucas1021 I'm at 200k loss cause I have to keep rolling my losses each year..

[@7RomanceTube7]

I pay close tob30% from every 2 weeks 😢

[@shewaavy4424]

Im sorry but where did the 16.97% come from im looking at the tax brakets (if thats the same thing ) chart online and i dont know how that was the % needed to be paid

[@tonernova234]

You noticed that 16.97 % is not a "stated rate" on the IRS tax rate tier chart. There is no other set or stabdard rate other than what is written on the IRS website. However, there is something called an "effective rate". This rate is the result of each person's unique tax outcome, as percentage of their income, after properly applying the standard rate tiers given by the IRS used to calculate a person's tax and after considering deductions and credits allowed and applied to one's w2 income. It's kind of like everyone works off of the IRS set tax rate schedule, but not everyone pays the same tax rate because everyone's income and deductions are different. Oh, and at about 11 min, 53 sec there's a mention of "effective rate" on the flash poster. I have no idea what I'm talking about...ask Bing.

[@Chrisleeofficial._]

Can you donate the money to your own organization?

[@daviddoe88]

Yes, Bill Gate did it

[@badbwoytrini]

First!

[@LYFEAccounting]

🏆🏆🏆

[@fritzbookman7243]

What is itemize

[@LYFEAccounting]

When you decide to list out all your qualified individual expenses on a Schedule A, instead of taking a standard deduction that everyone gets.

[@bookedroomer]

Isn’t the standard deduction 12550

[@jtowensbyiii6018]

It changes every year

[@W1nds]

hell yea im DAF, Down as Fu-

[@naterally2176]

i demand w9 employment or walk away.

[@naterally2176]

lol this is whole video is presuming youre not broke and have disposable income. rich people talk funny.

[@abdiellara7816]

So basically don’t use your money 🫠 be poor till you’re old to not pay taxes.. WHAT THE F

[@tanyaafanasyeva7057]

Yeah exactly, and hope you don’t die before you retire