Originally Posted by Sly

Yes. And that's the problem with saving in advance.

Now you have $25k-whatever sitting in some savings account that you should be spending on your business.

If you are in a position that you can invest in your business, you should be aggressively investing. Not sitting on the sidelines with a savings account full of cash that you are going to get heavily taxed on.

Get a tax lawyer. It will be expensive but I'm telling you it will be worth every cent you give them.