<prompt> Human: I have been extremely fortunate, and make about 400k per year combined with SO. On this last year I paid about 100k in taxes which in grand scheme of things isnt too bad but Im wondering if theres anything big Im missing to prepare for this year:Me and SO are legally married in WA state, which already has no income tax, so no savings there.Own house, no mortgage, so no tax savings there.No kids, no savings there. No car, no business to write off.Max out our 401ks, too high income for IRA.Max out HSA.Some of our income is through selling stock at high points, dividends income and CD interest etc - is there any optimization here? Any specific stocks I can get to minimize taxes e.g. municipal ones?Itemized deductions never seem to make sense for us.Should I just accept the 100k tax bill as adequate or anything else missing here?Thanks!  <response>: I think that at your income, it becomes better to talk to high level CPAs about this, because the average advice here wont really apply to you. They will have the detailed knowledge about deductibles and tax code that you need at this point to go any further, because considering you only paid about 100k on a 400k income though, you are doing VERY well. If you lived in California or New York, youd be paying a heck of a lot more than that gotta love that no state income tax. Have you thought about Charitable giving to a 501c3 charity and deducting that from income? For a good cause, benefits you both financially, and will just make you feel good.Edit: Obviously a charitable gift wouldnt give you crazy tax benefits, it would just slightly decrease your already reduced tax bill. 