2009 Tax Planning Guide

One of our goals at CNB is to help you enhance your total financial well-being by providing relevant education, advice, and financial solutions. With that objective in mind, we have provided a downloadable version of the 2009 Tax Planning Guide.

The 2009 Tax Planning Guide contains many tax-lowering strategies. By necessity, the discussion is presented in only the most general terms. Before taking any action, we urge you to obtain professional advice to help determine whether a particular strategy is suitable to your situation.

The 2009 Tax Planning Guide contains:

• Key developments in "What is New" in the 2009 tax year
• For Individual Taxpayers:
  • A Comprehensive Approach
  • Targeting Your Tax Rate
  • Retirement Planning
  • Investing with Tax Savings in Mind
  • Deduction and Credit Planning
  • Tax Breaks for Homeowners
• For Business Taxpayers:
  • Considerations for New Businesses
  • Closely Held Corporations
  • Retirement Plans for the Self-Employed
  • Deducting the Cost of Business Assets
  • Other Deduction Strategies
• What to do Now