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Rating:  - The Best Tax Book Available, Bar None
WOW, is all I can say. I am a financial planner and keep up with a lot of tax planning and financial planning books. This is the best that I have seen by far. It is clear, humorous and full of great information. It is fully referenced to all the Internal Revenue Code sections and rulings.I even found stuff here that I myself didn't know, and I read a lot of tax and financial books, which my accountant checked out as being correct. His information on fringe benefits and on corporations alone paid for this book, I also loved the section on real estate. Trust me, this book is a MUST read. It will save you thousands. I have seen a review by another person, Mr. Berg, who must have an "ax to grind" about this. He is plainly wrong! This book may even set a standard on how tax and financial books should be written in the future.
Rating: - Clearly the best tax book around for the lowest price
When I think about taxes, I certainly want to save taxes,but didn't know how important tax planning would be till I read this book. I always felt that tax books would be boring or complicated. I never thought that I would find a book that would be so compelling that I didn't want to put it down! I actually got this book because of the fabulous review that I saw in our Dayton newspaper. I figured "anything with this good a review,I had to see," and they were very right. It is loaded with great information that I didn't know nor did my accountant ever tell me. In fact, Mr, Botkin was right when he said that the biggest financial myth is "my accountant takes care of my taxes." He was also very right when he noted that I should take the money saved from the ideas in this book and use it to both hire an accountant to do my tax return and pay off my debts early. His premise that "people can get rich on the money that they are already making" seems very plausible now that I have read the book and starting using his strategies. The book is remarkably well written (and this is from someone who previously taught History in high school), clear and full of great anecdotes and examples. In fact, it almost reads like a novel, and, as I said, I couldn't put it down. It also is quite humorous, and this is no small feat for a tax book. Although, I will say that Mr. Botkin's humor is a bit corny at times. I loved Mr. Botkin's method of using an introduction for each chapter discussing what will be discussed and then summarizing the strategies, not to mention all the flow charts used to illustrate each strategy. I also loved the fact that every statement that he makes is backed up by the appropriate case or IRS regulations. Most books that I read sound good at first but don't have the detailed information necessary to implement what they teach. Sandy leads the reader through every strategy simply and step-by-step. I was, in fact, amazed at the clarity of this book, and that it's about taxes! He probably has the best section on the pros and cons of incorporating that I have ever seen, and has the most comprehensive section on business fringe benefits that I have also ever seen. I loved his discussion on some of the benefits given to the top CEOs of major companies such as Enron and why they were given to these executives. I also was fascinated with his discussion on why Enron and other companies usually incorporate in places like Nevada and outside the US. I will give you a hint: it wasn't for tax purposes. I also loved his real estate discussion. Although this book is designed for the person who has some type of small or home based business, he has one chapter on the top overlooked real estate deductions that is a real gold mine. I missed three out of the four top deductions that he cited, and I will bet many of my friends missed the same things. Considering this book is the least expensive tax planning book on Amazon, this one becomes a real steal... These reviewers are very right to give this book a 5 star rating. It is definitely a hidden gem. It is one of the few business and investment books that I have seen that really deserves this rating. If you have a pulse, this is a must read.
Rating: - Smile,While you save on taxes!
My husband and I read and re-read this book several times and we were amazed at the wealth of information for the average small business owner that is contained between the covers.His humorous anecdotes throughout the book make for easy and pleasurable reading Not only did Sandy Botkin make this a very informative book but he showed us how to implement legally many of his very worthwhile tax saving ideas. We recomend this book highly. Elaine Payson
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