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Break Free From the IRS:
Gray Divorce Tax Strategies for Dividing Life’s Second Half
A Practical Guide for Navigating Taxes, Retirement, and the IRS After Divorce at 50+
Gray divorce is different — financially, emotionally, and especially in the eyes of the IRS. When a long marriage ends later in life, couples face a unique set of tax challenges that younger divorcing couples rarely encounter: decades of joint returns, highly appreciated homes, complex retirement accounts, pension benefits, Social Security timing, and the reality that financial mistakes made now have far less time to recover.
In
Break Free From the IRS:
Gray Divorce Tax Strategies for Dividing Life’s Second Half,
Patrick Wanzer, CPA, CTRC, CDS gives readers a clear, compassionate roadmap for navigating the tax and financial terrain of divorce after 50. Drawing on decades of experience in tax resolution and divorce‑related tax strategy, Patrick explains the rules, risks, and opportunities that matter most — in plain language and with real‑world clarity.
What This Book Helps You Understand
How to divide retirement accounts correctly — and avoid costly QDRO mistakes
How Social Security and Medicare shift after divorce
How to evaluate the after‑tax value of assets, not just the market value
How capital gains affect the marital home and long‑held investments
How to handle IRS debt, notices, and audits during and after divorce
How to rebuild a tax‑efficient financial plan for your next chapter
A Message From Patrick Wanzer, CPA, CTRC, CDS
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Gray divorce is not simply a later in life version of divorce — it is a fundamentally different financial event. As Patrick writes, “Every one of those assets has a tax story. And every decision made during the divorce is, in some dimension, a tax decision.” When the runway to recover from mistakes is shorter, clarity becomes essential. This book gives you that clarity — and the confidence to move forward.
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