Case Study
Paul wanted to retire in five years, sell his $6M marketing agency, and travel with his family. The challenge wasn't the sale. It was minimizing the tax burden on the way out so retirement actually arrived early.
The Ocean 6 plays: Family trust naming both spouses and their two children as beneficiaries, multiplying access to the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption to shelter $4M of sale profit from tax. Holdco structured as a trust beneficiary to receive pre-sale profits cleanly.