Month: April 2021

Episode 62 – How To Minimize the Tax Impact of Your Business Sale

Episode 62 – How To Minimize the Tax Impact of Your Business Sale

When you’re planning to sell your business, it’s extremely important to factor in the impact of taxes – both on the federal and the state level. 

In this episode, Tim Scannell is joined by returning guest John Wiktor, head of the Trusts and Estates Group at HMB Legal Counsel. John dives into the tax-planning side of every business sale, and talks about how you can minimize your state taxes by either changing your residency or through trust planning.

You will learn:

  • How the new tax proposal under the Biden administration, if passed, affects your capital gains taxes.
  • The importance of reviewing your business structure before planning the sale
  • Why you should start planning at least a year prior to your exit
  • Things you need to consider before changing your residency to a new state
  • How to use various trust funds to optimize your business sale without having to move
  • And more!

Tune in now to learn how you can make your business sale highly tax-efficient by planning well ahead of time!

Resources: Hightower Great Lakes: (219) 246-5370 | Tim Scannell | Tscannell@hightoweradvisors.com | John Wiktor | HMB Legal Counsel | Episode 32 – Answering the Top Questions About Advanced Planning for Your Estate — With John Wiktor

Episode 61 – How To Manage the Flood of Emotions That Follows Retirement

Episode 61 – How To Manage the Flood of Emotions That Follows Retirement

Are you emotionally prepared to leave your work? Have you thought about the next great adventure you wish to pursue?

In this episode, Tim Scannell is joined by a very special guest, his wife, Nancy Scannell, who recently retired from teaching. Nancy discusses the emotional impact of retirement, how she managed to cope with it, and how you can discover your inner passion to help you decide the next step in your life.

You will learn:

  • How Nancy overcame the challenges in leaving a job that she really loved       
  • Ways to remain strongly connected with people post-retirement
  • Why your work does not completely define who you are – and how to create parallel path that you enjoy
  • The value that lies in having a great leadership coach
  • How to find your personal vocation through the miracle of conversation
  • And more!

Tune in now to learn how you can prepare yourself to bid farewell to your work and embark on the next great adventure in your life!

Resources: Hightower Great Lakes: (219) 246-5370 | Tim Scannell | Tscannell@hightoweradvisors.com | Nancy Scannell | TEDx Talk: The Power of the Pause by Nancy Scannell | Valparaiso University | Ivy Tech Community College | Purdue University Northwest | MasterClass | Coaches Rising | Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown