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Tax-Aware Planning

Roth conversions, equity compensation and charitable giving, coordinated with your CPA

Included in ongoing planning, or $1,200 as a project.

Led by Ren Asakawa

What’s included

A tax projection every fall, before the year closes

Roth conversion analysis for the gap years

RSU, stock option and ESPP sale plans

Charitable giving through donor-advised funds or QCDs

Also handled

Asset location across taxable and retirement accounts

Required minimum distribution planning

Health savings account strategy

Selected client plans

2026/021

Stock option and RSU plan for an engineer leaving a public company

$620,000

2-year sale

Stock option and RSU plan for an engineer leaving a public company

2026/021

$620,000

2-year sale

2025/097

Charitable giving plan for a retired couple with a large IRA

$40,000/yr

QCDs at 70½

Charitable giving plan for a retired couple with a large IRA

2025/097

$40,000/yr

QCDs at 70½

2025/052

Roth conversion schedule for the gap years before Medicare

$310,000

5-year plan

Roth conversion schedule for the gap years before Medicare

2025/052

$310,000

5-year plan

2025/019

Health savings account plan for a couple in their fifties

$8,550/yr

Funded yearly

Health savings account plan for a couple in their fifties

2025/019

$8,550/yr

Funded yearly

Ren reads my return before my CPA files it. The conversion plan changed how I think about the next ten years.

Physician in Durham, client since 2022

Questions

Do you prepare tax returns?

When does a Roth conversion make sense?

Can you help with stock from my employer?

What is a qualified charitable distribution?

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