Every year, millions of hardworking people pay their taxes without ever knowing that the ultra-wealthy play by a completely different rulebook-one that's still legal, but vastly more efficient. While the average person files their taxes and moves on, the wealthy-and the companies they run-deploy sophisticated strategies to dramatically reduce, and in some cases nearly eliminate, their tax liability.
In writing Tax Games, I wanted to decode these strategies. Why do some billionaires pay less in taxes than their assistants? How do tech giants and global corporations stash profits overseas or transform income into capital gains? And more importantly: What can everyday people legally learn-and leverage-from these techniques?
This book is not a rant against the wealthy or corporations. Instead, it's a guided journey into the fascinating world of tax strategy-one that's as much about understanding the system as it is about using it wisely.
Welcome to the game.
-Oluchi Ike