Tax Planning Strategies That Cut Your Bill

Stop guessing at what you owe and start using a tax planning strategy that measurably minimizes tax liability while keeping you fully compliant. Our advisors turn confusion into a clear, personalized tax plan so you keep more of every dollar you earn, year after year.

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Tax planning for more money and less risk

A smart tax planning strategy is one of the most direct ways to boost your after-tax returns and lower your stress. We build a personalized, legally optimized plan that reduces your tax burden now and creates compounding savings over time, without ever crossing compliance lines.

Proactive year round planning

We do far more than file returns; we monitor your situation all year, using check-ins, year-end tax reviews, and multi-year tax strategies to spot savings opportunities before deadlines hit. This proactive tax minimization approach helps you avoid surprises and unnecessary overpayments.

Personalized tax savings roadmap

Your plan is built around your exact income, business, investments, and goals, using detailed deductions analysis, tax credits review, and scenario modeling. You get clear, prioritized steps to follow so you never wonder which tax breaks you’re missing or how to document them.

Confident compliant and audit ready

Every strategy is aligned with IRS compliance standards and double-checked for accuracy and risk, giving you peace of mind at filing time. Our guaranteed-compliance approach reduces audit risk and ensures that, if questions arise, your documentation and positions are ready to stand up.

Deep expertise in every decision

Comprehensive tax planning strategies

Year round proactive planning

We track your income, withholdings, and transactions throughout the year with regular monitoring and quarterly reviews. Using tax law analysis, tax-saving checklists, and scenario modeling, we adjust your strategy early so cash flow is smoother and deadlines don’t bring costly surprises.

Roth conversions and brackets

We design Roth conversion strategies and retirement tax planning that manage your tax brackets over multiple years, not just one. By coordinating withdrawal sequencing, conversions, and timing around major life events, we work to reduce lifetime taxes instead of just this year’s bill.

Multi state and business owners

For entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals, and remote workers, we build business tax strategies that align entity choice, income shifting, and pass-through income treatment. Multi-state tax analysis and risk assessment tools help you avoid double taxation and penalties when your work or life crosses state lines.

Charitable and gains optimization

We coordinate charitable giving deductions, qualified charitable distributions, and capital gains management so your generosity and investing both work harder. Using tax loss harvesting, timing of sales, and step-up in basis planning, we aim to minimize tax on your portfolio while honoring your goals.

Annual preparation and filing

Our team handles annual tax preparation from document organization through e-filing so your plan is executed accurately. We focus on maximizing allowable credits and deductions, providing tax documentation assistance, and delivering timely, audit-ready submissions with accuracy in filings.

IRS and state audit support

If a notice or audit comes, we stand between you and the taxing authorities with full representation and documentation support. Our audit protection and compliance assurance include reviewing filings, responding to IRS or state inquiries, and correcting any issues so you are not facing it alone.

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Proven tax results

Our advisors combine years of hands-on tax optimization experience with advanced planning tools to consistently reduce client tax liability. With CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and tax specialists on the team, we stay current on changing laws and apply real-world strategies that deliver measurable, after-tax results.

What Sets Us Apart?

  • Licensed CPAs and EAs
  • Millions in taxes saved
  • Clients report less stress
  • Regular tax law insights

Dominion Private Wealth Architecture

A proprietary framework that aligns your goals, your plan and your legacy — guiding you through every phase of life and business.

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Design With Intention

In your initial consultation, we listen closely to your goals and concerns, then review your prior returns, pay stubs, business records, investments, and life events to uncover risks and opportunities. Using tax liability forecasting and scenario modeling, we design a personalized framework that shows how specific moves today can improve your long-term tax picture.

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Build With Wisdom

Next, we put your custom tax strategy into action with a clear timeline and checklist, coordinating tactics like income deferral, expense timing, Roth conversions, and tax-advantaged accounts. We handle the technical details, make sure everything aligns with current laws, and schedule milestone check-ins so you know exactly what’s happening and when.

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Steward With Purpose

Over time, we act as your ongoing tax partner with quarterly and annual reviews, integrating new tax law changes, life events, and business shifts into your plan. We manage year-end planning, annual preparation, and audit support so your tax strategy keeps working and improving alongside your finances.

Meet The Dominion Private Wealth Advisors

Dominion Private Wealth was founded in Goodyear, AZ to serve clients who value long-term relationships and holistic guidance. Our advisors combine experience in investment management, tax strategy, and business exit planning to deliver clarity across your entire financial life.

We believe in purpose-driven wealth — aligning your resources with what matters most.

Justin Kauffman, CFP®, CEPA®
Justin Kauffman, CFP®, CEPA®
Erik Van Duyn
Erik Van Duyn
Goodyear, Arizona

Tax Planning in Arizona — What Most Goodyear Clients Miss

Arizona moved to a flat 2.5% individual income tax in 2023 — one of the lowest rates in any state with an income tax. Combined with the absence of an estate or inheritance tax, that rewards a different planning strategy than what most clients used in California, Oregon, Illinois, or New York. Roth conversion windows, capital-gain harvesting, and qualified-charitable-distribution planning all look different at 2.5% than at 9.3% or 13.3%. For Goodyear residents who recently relocated, the first 24 months are usually the highest-leverage tax-planning years they will ever have — the establishment-of-residency year, the year of the home sale, and the year of any final non-Arizona-source compensation are all decisions that can move tens of thousands of dollars in either direction.

How We Work With Recent Arrivals in Verrado, Estrella, and the West Valley

A typical first conversation at our Goodyear office involves a couple who closed on a home in Verrado or Estrella the year before, sold an appreciated coastal home shortly after, and now has a windfall sitting in cash plus two or three legacy 401(k)s. We coordinate the Roth conversion ladder, the cost-basis treatment on the home sale, and the part-year resident return alongside your CPA — and we map out years two through five so the savings from the move actually compound. We meet at our office at 1616 N Litchfield Rd, by video, or wherever your CPA prefers to coordinate.

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Whether you’re building wealth, preparing for retirement, or planning your legacy, our team stands ready to help you design, build, and steward your financial life with confidence.

1616 N Litchfield Rd A155, Goodyear, AZ 85395
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My CPA already does my taxes — why do I also need tax strategy planning from an advisor?
Most CPAs are excellent at tax preparation: making sure last year's return is accurate and filed on time. Tax strategy is a different job — it's the year-round work of deciding what should happen before December 31 so the return looks the way you want it to. Roth conversion sizing, capital gain harvesting, charitable bunching, RMD planning, IRMAA management — these are decisions that have to be made before the year ends. We coordinate directly with your CPA, not around them.
How is tax planning different in retirement than during my working years?
Working years tax planning is mostly about deferral — max the 401(k), use the HSA, find deductions. Retirement tax planning flips: now the question is which buckets to draw from in what order, how to keep yourself out of the higher Medicare premium brackets, and how to avoid the "tax torpedo" when Social Security and RMDs hit at the same time. The goal moves from "lower this year's tax" to "lower lifetime tax."
What's the IRMAA cliff and why do you keep mentioning it?
IRMAA is the income-related Medicare premium surcharge. Cross one of the income thresholds by even $1 and your Medicare Part B and Part D premiums jump for the year — for both spouses. We see Goodyear retirees accidentally trigger IRMAA every year because of an unplanned Roth conversion, an RMD on a large IRA, or a capital gain on a real estate sale. Planning the income year-by-year keeps you on the right side of those cliffs.
I'm selling appreciated stock or my home — how do I keep the tax bill manageable?
Several levers, depending on the asset. For appreciated public stock: harvesting losses elsewhere, donating shares to a donor-advised fund instead of cash, or spreading sales across tax years. For a home sale: confirming the $250K/$500K Section 121 exclusion, tracking improvements to lift your basis, and timing the sale relative to other income. For a business: that's its own service — see our Business Owner Wealth Planning page.
Does Arizona offer any tax breaks I should know about?
A few worth using. The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit and Public/Private School Tax Credits let you redirect a portion of your AZ state income tax to qualifying charities and schools — effectively a dollar-for-dollar credit, not just a deduction. Arizona also exempts Social Security from state income tax and has no estate or inheritance tax. We make sure clients fully use the credits they qualify for each year.