Illinois-based attorney Heidi Scott formerly served at the Illinois Department of Revenue, in Springfield. As the owner of Schuyler Brown Land Title, Heidi Scott specializes in real estate and tax law. Tax planning is used to increase cash inflow while reducing cash outflow. Because tax is a one-way street, lowering costs will enhance profitability. To optimize the return, every prudent person will try to improve profits. There are several tax planning methods, including short-term tax planning. It is a strategy devised and implemented at the end of the fiscal year to reduce taxable income legally. Long-term commitments are not required with this strategy. However, it can result in significant tax savings. Secondly, long-term tax planning refers to a strategy devised at the start of the fiscal year and carried out throughout the year. This form of preparation does not provide short-term tax benefits but is likely to help in the long run. Finally, purposive tax planning refers to making plans to ensure the availability of maximum benefits to the assessee through proper investment selection, appropriate asset replacement programs, varying residential status, and diversifying business activities and income, among other things.