# The Silent Tax

> The Silent Tax explains the taxes most people never see coming — inflation, bracket creep, the net investment income tax, AMT, state taxes, depreciation recapture, estate tax and capital gains on an exit — and the advanced, IRS-recognized strategies sophisticated families and business owners discuss with their advisors. Educational only; talk to an expert when you're ready.

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## Explore
- [The silent taxes](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/silent-taxes): Inflation, bracket creep, NIIT, AMT, state taxes and recapture — the taxes that rarely show up until they do.
- [Advanced tax strategies](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/advanced-tax-strategies): How strategic tax planning differs from tax preparation, and the IRS-recognized tools advisors use.
- [Entity structure & tax realignment](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/entity-structure): The quiet cost of the wrong entity — and what a realignment conversation covers.
- [Preparing for an exit](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/exit-tax-planning): Capital gains, QSBS, installment sales and structure — the tax side of selling a business.
- [Real estate, 1031 exchanges & DSTs](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/real-estate-and-dsts): Cost segregation, like-kind exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts — benefits and risks.
- [Charitable & estate planning](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/charitable-and-estate): Charitable remainder trusts, donor-advised funds and the estate tax.
- [Alternative assets & tax](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/alternative-assets): Opportunity zones, carbon and energy credits — what they are and what they are not.
- [Multi-family office & coordinated planning](https://thesilenttax.com/explore/family-office-tax): When tax, legal and investment advice need one quarterback.

## Specialties
- [Entity structure & tax realignment](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/entity-structure-planning): entity selection review (LLC, S corp, C corp, partnership), reasonable compensation review, multi-entity structure planning
- [Capital gains & exit tax planning](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/capital-gains-exit-planning): installment sale analysis, QSBS (§1202) eligibility review, pre-sale structuring coordination
- [Real estate tax strategy](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/real-estate-tax-strategy): cost segregation studies, 1031 like-kind exchanges, depreciation recapture planning
- [Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs)](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/delaware-statutory-trusts): DST replacement property in a 1031 exchange, fractional interests in institutional real estate, passive replacement property review
- [Charitable planning](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/charitable-tax-strategy): charitable remainder trusts (CRTs), donor-advised funds, gifting appreciated assets
- [Estate & gift tax planning](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/estate-and-gift-tax): lifetime gifting strategy, trust planning coordination, generation-skipping transfer planning
- [Qualified Opportunity Zones](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/opportunity-zones): Qualified Opportunity Fund investment review, capital gain deferral timing, long-hold planning
- [Carbon & energy credits](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/carbon-and-energy-credits): voluntary carbon credit education, IRA energy credit transferability (§6418), §45Q carbon capture credits for qualifying projects
- [Multi-family office coordination](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/multi-family-office): coordinated tax, legal and investment planning, family governance, consolidated reporting
- [High-income tax planning](https://thesilenttax.com/modalities/high-income-tax-planning): NIIT exposure review, AMT review, state residency and state tax planning, retirement plan design

## Who we help
- [Business owners preparing to exit](https://thesilenttax.com/for/business-owners-preparing-to-exit): to understand the capital gains and structure decisions ahead of a sale
- [High-income professionals](https://thesilenttax.com/for/high-income-professionals): a strategy for bracket creep, NIIT, AMT and state taxes
- [Real estate investors](https://thesilenttax.com/for/real-estate-investors): to manage depreciation, recapture and gains across a portfolio
- [Families with significant estates](https://thesilenttax.com/for/families-with-estates): to plan for estate and gift tax and the next generation
- [Founders with startup equity](https://thesilenttax.com/for/founders-with-startup-equity): to know whether QSBS and other exit rules apply
- [Charitably minded investors](https://thesilenttax.com/for/charitably-minded-investors): to give appreciated assets in a tax-aware way
- [Alternative-asset investors](https://thesilenttax.com/for/alternative-asset-investors): a clear-eyed view of DSTs, opportunity zones and energy credits

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