How Far Are You Willing to Push Your Taxes?

If you want to save on your taxes, some of the most effective strategies sit well outside the usual playbook.

Less-conventional approaches are drawing new attention, tax advisers say, including unusual investments that can take advantage of upfront write-offs, alternative venues for sports betting and agricultural ventures ranging from orchards and farming equipment to beekeeping. Some strategies are newly gaining traction under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the sweeping tax-and-spending law enacted in 2025 under President Donald Trump.