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The Eiduk System Blueprint

A one-page map of everything you own.

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You out-earn almost everyone you know. The problem: your income has nowhere to hide.

A high-six-figure W-2, a third of it gone before it reaches the bank, a short-term rental and a duplex that could be working harder, and a scatter of 401(k)s, backdoor Roths, and 529s that nobody has ever connected. This is what it looks like when your active income, your real estate, and your investments finally start covering for each other.

The Ashford-Vega Familyan illustrative composite: a dual physician-executive couple earning ~$830K in combined W-2 wages, with a mountain short-term rental, a long-term duplex, a ~$1.2M brokerage, backdoor Roths, two 529s, and ~$1.7M across retirement plans — none of it tied into one structure. Every figure below is illustrative.

Step 1 · Your Blueprint

Your Tax & Estate Organizational Plan

Businesses, real estate, investments, retirement accounts, and estate — on one page, with the money flows drawn in. Dashed items are proposed, not yet in place.

EIDUK SYSTEM BLUEPRINTAshford-Vega FamilyTax & Estate Organizational PlanEiduk Tax & WealthPay Less. Keep More. Build Wealth.As of July 2026Salary → householdReasonable salary · K-1 distributionsNightly rent · Material participation · Depreci… Lease income · Depreciation Owns the property LLCs · isolates liability Dividends · Capital gains · Tax-loss harvest Appreciated shares in · grants out Intangible drilling deductions · Royalties Matched to your facts ContributionsForm 1040Income flows downAshford-Vega Family RevocableLiving TrustOwns the assets · estate planOPERATIONSOrdinary incomeASSETSReal estate & investmentsPRE-TAX & TAX-FREE🏦 Employer 401(k)s~$1.4M🌱 Backdoor Roth IRAs~$210K🩺 Family HSA~$85K🏦 Cash Balance Plan4🎓 529 College Plans~$180KTITLED TO THE TRUST*🏠 Primary Residence~$1.9M🛡️ $5M Umbrella + Term…🏢 Hospital + Health-SystemW-2Employment income~$830K/yr wages🏢 Vega Medical Consulting,LLCLLC taxed as S-Corp~$160K/yr 1099REAL ESTATE🏖️ Cascade Ridge Cabin, LLCShort-Term Rental (STR)~$850K★ Tax savings🏡 Maple Court Duplex, LLCLong-Term Rental~$540K🏘️ AV Property Holdings, LLCParent holding LLC (WY)INVESTABLE ASSETS📈 Joint Taxable BrokerageBrokerage account~$1.2M📈 Ashford-Vega Giving FundCharitable / DAF🛢️ Oil & GasOil & Gas★ Tax savings💡 Advanced Tax MitigationAdvanced Tax Mitigation Strategies★ Tax savingsProposed / not yet in place★ Tax savings1Action Items roadmap stepBusiness & W-2 incomeReal estateTaxable investmentsPre-tax & tax-freeJohn Eiduk, CPA, CFP® · eiduktaxandwealth.com · (847) 874-5299Confidential*Asset titling should be reviewed with your attorney. An umbrella policy is held for protection, not titled to the trust.For educational and planning purposes only — not tax, legal, or investment advice.

Step 2 · The Eiduk System

One map. Three systems. One advisor running all of it.

SYSTEM 1 · TAX

The Eiduk Pathway™

Pay Less

80 strategies across 9 phases, every one IRC-cited

SYSTEM 2 · CASH FLOW

Eiduk Cash Allocation System™

Keep More

Profit First, applied to your S-Corp

SYSTEM 3 · WEALTH

The Eiduk Wealth System™

Build Wealth

The 12-step priority ladder

SYSTEM 1 · TAX — WHERE YOU STAND TODAY

Tax Overview

From your 2025 return

Effective Rate

33.5%

federal + state, of total income

Federal Bracket

37%

next dollar of ordinary income

Filing Status

Married filing jointly

Total Federal Tax

$306,000

tax year 2025

State Tax

$50,500

Your Tax Storyhow your income flows down to your tax liabilityShow
Total Income$1,063,600
W-2 Wages$830,000
Business Income (Sch C)$160,000
Rental Income (Sch E)$12,000
Taxable Interest$2,600
Ordinary Dividends$21,000
Capital Gain / Loss$38,000

ABOVE-THE-LINE ADJUSTMENTS

Adjustments to Income($2,150)
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)$1,061,450

DEDUCTIONS

Itemized Deductions($41,000)
Taxable Income$1,020,450

TAX & CREDITS

Self-Employment Tax$4,300
Credits Applied($700)
Total Federal Tax$306,000

PAYMENTS & WITHHOLDING

Federal Withholding$248,000
Estimated Payments$46,000
State Withholding$41,000

Schedule D: Capital Gains & Losses

Short-Term Gain/Loss$6,000
Long-Term Gain/Loss$32,000
Net Capital Gain/Loss$38,000

Go deeper: This overview is a snapshot from your most recent return. Advisory clients receive the full analysis — multi-year projections, strategy modeling, and ongoing planning against these numbers.

The Eiduk System · Your Roadmap

Action Items

1
TaxDocument material participation on the Cascade Ridge short-term rental to offset W-2 income.
2
TaxOrder a cost segregation study on the cabin before year-end while the deduction can land.
3
TaxRun a QBI / 199A review on the medical-consulting S-corp so more of the deduction survives.
4
WealthLayer a cash balance plan on the consulting income to shelter a peak-year contribution.
5
WealthConfirm the mega-backdoor Roth compartment in the plan and fund it.
6
WealthMove appreciated brokerage shares into a donor-advised fund to bunch charitable deductions.

System 3 · Wealth — The Eiduk Wealth System™

Investment Allocation

Total value
$1,200,000
Weighted ER
0.06%
Est. fund fees
$621/yr
Weighted yield
2.33%
Est. income
$28,008/yr

Asset allocation

US Equity — $610,000 (50.8%)International Equity — $180,000 (15.0%)Fixed Income — $340,000 (28.3%)Cash — $70,000 (5.8%)$1,200,000Total
  • US Equity50.8%
  • International Equity15.0%
  • Fixed Income28.3%
  • Cash5.8%

Cap size weighting

  • Large Cap50.8%
  • International15.0%
  • Bond28.3%
  • Cash5.8%
Holdings7 holdings$1,200,000100.0%
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF$420,00035.0%
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF$220,00018.3%
VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETF$180,00015.0%
QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETF$130,00010.8%
SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF$120,00010.0%
CASHBank Sweep$70,0005.8%
NVDANVIDIA Corp$60,0005.0%

Illustrative portfolio for a fictional composite — not a real account, and not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

SYSTEM 3 · WEALTH — INVESTMENT TAX EFFICIENCY

The Hidden Tax on Your Investments

Estimate — confirm against your 1099s

Your taxable accounts throw off income every year whether you spend it or not — and the IRS taxes it every year. Here is what that costs at top rates:

Annual investment income

$28,008

from taxable accounts

Estimated annual tax

$9,522

every year, growth or not

Tax drag

0.79%

of taxable assets, per year

Per-holding detail7 holdings
HoldingIncome / yrTreatmentEst. tax / yr
BND 3.66% yield$8,052Ordinary · 40.8%$3,285
SGOV 4.90% yield$5,880Ordinary · 40.8%$2,399
VXUS 2.95% yield$5,310Qualified · 23.8%$1,264
VTI 1.22% yield$5,124Qualified · 23.8%$1,220
CASH 4.10% yield$2,870Ordinary · 40.8%$1,171
QQQM 0.58% yield$754Qualified · 23.8%$179
NVDA 0.03% yield$18Qualified · 23.8%$4

Illustrative estimate at top federal rates (40.823.8% qualified — 20% LTCG + 3.8% NIIT). Equity-fund income is treated as qualified; bond, cash, and other income as ordinary. State tax and fund-level 1099 detail are applied in the full analysis inside your engagement.

The Eiduk System · Selected for Your Structure

Advanced Strategy Opportunities

*Reserved for Advisory Clients Only
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This Blueprint surfaced 6 advanced strategies matched to this structure — each with an estimated annual or one-time savings range. The names, the modeling, and the numbers are delivered inside the engagement. They span areas like:

Entity & election designReal-estate accelerationRetirement plan stackingFamily income positioningCharitable timingAdvanced deferral

Advanced Tax Strategies

The Math Test

A big deduction isn't automatically a win. When a strategy buys a deduction with real money, like bonus depreciation, it first has to beat the boring alternative: simply investing the same dollars. That head-to-head is built into how we model these strategies, and if the math says the deduction loses, we'll tell you. That's the point. You can run your own numbers anytime: Try Deduction vs. Invest

Weighing a short-term rental or another property purchase? The same discipline applies to the whole deal: rents, appreciation, and the cost segregation deductions, head-to-head against simply investing the down payment and every dollar the property consumes: Try Rental vs. Invest

Savings indications are planning estimates that depend on specific facts, elections, and implementation; they are not projections or written tax advice. Each strategy is confirmed against the complete situation before any action is taken.

THE BRIDGE · SYSTEM 2 → SYSTEM 3

The Eiduk Wealth Waterfall™

*Full Waterfall & Eiduk Cash Allocation System™ Reserved for Advisory Clients Only

Most owners' money makes an unplanned journey — business account, personal checking, whatever's left over. The Eiduk Wealth Waterfall™ maps the entire flow on purpose: from business revenue through your Cash Allocation buckets, into your household, and down a personal priority ladder that decides exactly which account every dollar fills next — and why. Yours is designed inside your engagement, for your entities, your brackets, and your plans.

The Eiduk Pathway™

What We Review

Entity Structure

  • S-Corp election & reasonable compensation
  • LLC protection for rentals & real estate
  • Holding company / COPE structures
  • Paying family members through the business

Retirement & Tax-Free

  • Solo 401k / 401k funding levels
  • HSA eligibility & funding
  • Roth strategy — backdoor & conversions
  • Retirement accounts for both spouses

Estate & Protection

  • Revocable living trust & asset titling
  • Wills, POAs & healthcare directives
  • Term life insurance coverage
  • Umbrella liability policy

Investments

  • Asset allocation & risk review
  • Asset location across account types
  • Idle cash deployment
  • Tax-loss harvesting opportunities

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Tax + Wealth under one roof. Your Eiduk System Blueprint brings your businesses, real estate, retirement accounts, and estate plan into one coordinated system — built by a CPA and CFP® working together, reviewed against every item on this page, and kept a step ahead as your life changes.

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