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Question 1: For clients facing the Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) and additional Medicare surtaxes, which approach best navigates shifting income recognition, asset location choices, and strategic use of tax-exempt securities to reduce total healthcare-related tax burdens?

Which action should you take?

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A coordinated asset location and timing strategy that minimizes MAGI spikes, uses municipal bonds or qualified dividends in taxable space, and strategically harvests capital gains below NIIT thresholds

Pay NIIT each year without attempting mitigation

Ignore NIIT and just hold assets in taxable accounts

Keep all high-income assets in tax-deferred accounts only

Question 2: In retirement planning, what is the primary advantage of using a Roth IRA compared to a traditional IRA?

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Higher contribution limits

Tax-free withdrawals in retirement

More investment options available

Contributions are tax-deductible

Question 3: When constructing a retirement income plan that must balance longevity risk, inflation risk, and market volatility, which approach best integrates stochastic longevity projections with dynamic withdrawal strategies and inflation-linked assets?

Which action should you take?

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Monte Carlo simulations incorporating stochastic mortality tables, adaptive withdrawal rates, and TIPS-based hedging strategies

A fixed annuity stream ignoring inflation

Relying on historical averages of returns and fixed life expectancy

Using the 4% rule with annual inflation adjustments only

Question 4: How does a Step-Up in Basis benefit heirs inheriting appreciated assets?

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Avoids estate taxes completely

Allows the heirs to receive assets tax-free

Increases the taxable estate value

Reduces the income tax liability for the heirs

Question 5: How does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affect the tax strategies for high-income earners with respect to deductions?

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It limits deductions on state and local taxes (SALT)

It increases the standard deduction and reduces itemized deductions

It allows for unlimited deductions for business expenses

It eliminates all tax deductions for high-income earners

Question 6: In planning for a client's corporate executive compensation package, which involves stock options, RSUs, and NQSOs, how does advanced tax modeling ensure optimal exercise timing, coordinate AMT exposure, and leverage 83(b) elections for long-term tax efficiency?

Which action should you take?

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Dynamic scenario planning that tests different exercise dates, AMT thresholds, potential 83(b) elections for early tax basis setting, and long-term capital gain optimization

Treat all equity compensation as wage income at vesting and ignore planning opportunities

Avoid any early elections and always defer exercises to the latest possible date

Exercise all options at vest and pay resulting taxes immediately