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Tax Code Treasure Hunt with Michael Uadiale

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Michael Uadiale, a serial entrepreneur and CPA, views the tax code not as a burden but as a powerful tool for achieving financial independence. He challenges the common perception that taxes are merely the government’s way of taking money, instead framing them as incentives designed to encourage specific behaviors. Uadiale emphasizes that the tax code is fair—though not equitable—and rewards those who understand and legally leverage its provisions. He criticizes traditional accountants who adopt a compliance-first mindset, often misrepresenting the IRS as the ultimate authority, when in reality, tax courts and Congress hold higher power. For entrepreneurs, he argues, the code offers vast opportunities unavailable to W-2 employees, enabling business owners to deduct ordinary and necessary expenses, optimize entity structures, and reduce taxable income significantly.Uadiale introduces his DECIDE framework as a strategic journey toward minimizing taxes:

-Deductions (using the BOND criteria—Business purpose, Ordinary, Necessary, Documented—to turn everyday expenses into write-offs); -Entity selection (e.g., choosing C-Corp for qualified small business stock benefits allowing zero capital gains after five years); -Credits (dollar-for-dollar tax reductions far more valuable than deductions);-Income shifting (paying family members through the business to move income into lower brackets); -Debt (using leverage, especially in real estate with 100% bonus depreciation, to acquire income-producing assets); and -Elimination (advanced strategies to erase tax liability entirely). He stresses that poor tax planning costs the average entrepreneur 13+ years of working life and urges proactive, year-round planning over reactive, end-of-year scrambling.Beyond strategy, Uadiale focuses on mindset and long-term vision. His firm begins client relationships with a “Financial Health Assessment” and “DREAM SSI” exercise—mapping current finances against idealized future lifestyles to align tax strategies with personal goals. He’s launching a new app to help real estate investors track hours and activities for real estate professional status (Section 469), ensuring audit-proof compliance while maximizing passive loss deductions. Uadiale encourages listeners to seek proactive, inquisitive tax advisors unafraid of audits and to treat tax planning as a core pillar of wealth-building—because, as he concludes, the ultra-wealthy don’t accept tax bills at face value; they engineer them.

Connect to Michael: https://www.skool.com/financialfreedomacademy/about?ref=df35f955ee3a41f181ebe0631acab05c

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