Stop Leaving Money on the Table at Tax Time (SB1798)

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Joe Saul-Sehy and Josh ‘OG’ Bannerman, CFP

Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Education, Retirement, Investing, Cfp, Business, Money

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Taxes don't have to feel like something that happens to you. Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug break down the biggest recent tax changes and, more importantly, how to use them intentionally instead of accidentally leaving money on the table. This isn't about memorizing the tax code or becoming a DIY CPA. It's about understanding where the real opportunities are right now, which moves matter most at different life stages, and how smart planning today can quietly add up to thousands of dollars over time. From new deductions to retirement-focused strategies, this episode helps you move from reacting at tax time to planning all year long. What You'll Learn: • The most important recent tax changes and who actually benefits from them • How the expanded SALT deduction works and when it matters • What the new senior deduction could mean for retirees and near retirees • Why maximizing retirement accounts isn't just about saving for later but lowering taxes now • How Health Savings Accounts create one of the most powerful tax advantages available • When tax loss harvesting helps and when it's mostly noise • Why managing your tax bracket in retirement can be as important as investment returns • Smarter charitable giving strategies that align generosity with tax efficiency • How education savings tools fit into a broader tax plan for those who need them • Common tax season mistakes that quietly cost people money every year This Episode Is For You If: • You suspect you're paying more in taxes than you should • Tax planning feels overwhelming so you just deal with it in April • You want to understand which tax moves actually matter at your life stage • You're tired of hearing about strategies that don't apply to your situation • You're ready to stop reacting to taxes and start planning for them This episode is for anyone who wants their tax strategy to support their bigger financial goals, not work against them. If you're looking to keep more of what you earn and make fewer "wish I'd known that earlier" decisions, this is one to queue up. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/tax_planning_moves_for_2026-1798 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It is Monday. My feet are cold, but my heart is warm because I get to spend time with you, too.
0:06.7	God. You're really bad at lying. What are you talking about lying? This is like a
0:12.6	Hallmark movie. We're beginning February. What's more romantic than spending a day recording
0:19.2	with you guys? Oh, so nice. Did you just say February?
0:24.1	Isn't it? There's an R in there. There's an R. Come on. You know what else there is? There is.
0:29.7	But I mean, only weirdos say it. It's like saying Salman. I've said that before too.
0:37.1	I may have, although I may not remember it.
0:40.1	That's a story for another day.
0:41.6	Let's raise our mugs.
0:42.8	We've got some troops we need to salute.
0:45.8	Saluting.
0:46.2	I have the men and women making podcast in mom's basement and the men and women trying to stack Benjamin's.
0:53.4	Here's to all the people that kept us safe all
0:56.3	weekend long thank you for all you do let's go stack some benjamins together now thanks
1:01.8	everybody stacky stacky joe the bottom of your mug is red does that mean you're excited to see me
1:07.0	oh it's Monday, baby.
1:12.1	It is fucking Monday.
1:14.0	Start of the new week.
1:15.6	It's raining outside as cold as gloomy.
1:18.2	There's every reason to not be excited.
1:20.6	But guess what, baby?
1:22.0	We are excited.
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