Tax shelters still exist and can save you money

A tax shelter is any investment designed to reduce or avoid income taxes. This is not bad. Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Donald Alexander once said, "As a citizen, you have an obligation to the country's tax system, but you also have an obligation to yourself to know your rights under the law and possible tax deductions -- and to claim every one of them."

Traditional tax shelters have included investments in real estate, oil and gas, equipment leasing, and cattle feeding and breeding programs.

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