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Spreadsheet from Cody & Sean's book?

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Charlotte · · 9 replies

Hi everyone! In their book "Tax Planning to and through Early Retirement," Cody Garrett & Sean Mullaney mention creating a spreadsheet in chapter 36 to track cap gains/losses for EOY tax planning, deciding whether to do a Roth conversion, etc. Has anyone already created a spreadsheet like this that they would be willing to share?

They also mention current year tax planning software for this same purpose. Any recommendations?

We are retiring in May and this part of retirement feels foggy to me- I'd like to get a better grasp on it. Thanks all!

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Stacy Coleman

Stacy Coleman

1 month ago

Great idea to ask. Please let us know what you find if the resource is not on here. Thanks!

MartyJo

MartyJo

1 month ago

For current year tax planning we have really like the calculation sheets from

Financial Calculators from Dinkytown.net

BostonFI

BostonFI

1 month ago

I use the YTD tax information available on my brokerage's website. At Fidelity this is available under Accounts & Trade > Tax Forms & Information > View your YTD tax activity. You can also navigate to a particular account and use the on-screen tabs: More > Tax Info YTD.

For deciding on Roth conversion amount, I have a subscription to Projection Lab which has a tool for this. I believe Boldin also has a tool for Roth conversions. In the past I've seen some ChooseFI members mention they use their regular tax software (TurboTax, H&R Block, etc.) and input as much information as they have or can estimate.

Can I model Roth Conversions? - ProjectionLab

JoeQ17

JoeQ17

1 month ago

ChatGPT for current year tax planning and deciding on Roth conversions works pretty well. Always double check. Suggest waiting till later in year until ultimately doing the conversion so you are confident in yearly income amounts. Can also have it maximize with ACA coverage and capital gain harvesting at 0% all together.

The great part of using ChatGPT is prompt it to not just run the numbers but explain for educational growth and it will walk you through the why and not just the numbers.

as for spreadsheet on gain loss, the main players (Schwab, vanguard…) have a screen for this. Look for realized gain / loss report.

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