# Goldstein & Co. LLC

> Goldstein & Co. places IRS-blessed tax-deferral structures that spread a windfall over years instead of one ugly tax bill: §453 structured installment sales for sellers of appreciated assets, §104 structured settlements for plaintiffs, and *Childs v. Commissioner*-validated fee deferrals for contingency-fee attorneys. California-based, A-rated carriers only.

## About Hans Goldstein
Hans Goldstein is a licensed insurance and annuity producer (NPN 20602398) specializing in structured installment sales, structured settlements, and structured attorney fees. Based in Huntington Beach, California. Works with sellers of high-basis-gain assets ($3M+ appreciated property, business sales, professional fees) who would otherwise face a single-year tax bomb.

## Core topics
- [What is a Structured Installment Sale (SIS)](https://goldsteinco.net/what-is-sis/)
- [Section 453 of the Internal Revenue Code — history & mechanics](https://goldsteinco.net/section-453/)
- [SIS vs 1031 Exchange](https://goldsteinco.net/sis-vs-1031/)
- [SIS vs Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)](https://goldsteinco.net/sis-vs-crt/)
- [SIS vs SPIA](https://goldsteinco.net/sis-vs-spia/)
- [SIS vs CRAT](https://goldsteinco.net/crat-vs-sis/)
- [Why it's not a DST](https://goldsteinco.net/not-a-dst/)
- [Traditional installment sale (what doesn't work)](https://goldsteinco.net/traditional-installment-sale/)
- [Why people don't sell (the lock-in problem)](https://goldsteinco.net/why-people-dont-sell/)
- [Problem with the 1031 Exchange](https://goldsteinco.net/problem-with-1031/)
- [The Assignment Company explained](https://goldsteinco.net/assignment-company/)
- [12 benefits of a structured installment sale](https://goldsteinco.net/12-benefits/)
- [How the deal actually works](https://goldsteinco.net/how-the-deal-works/)

## Attorney fee deferral (Childs v. Commissioner)
- [Childs v. Commissioner — the case](https://goldsteinco.net/attorney-fee-deferral-childs/)
- [Mechanics of attorney fee deferral](https://goldsteinco.net/attorney-fee-deferral-mechanics/)
- [IRS position on attorney fee deferral](https://goldsteinco.net/attorney-fee-deferral-irs-position/)
- [Who qualifies — contingency-fee attorneys](https://goldsteinco.net/attorney-fee-deferral-who/)
- [Attorney fee deferral FAQ](https://goldsteinco.net/attorney-fee-deferral-faq/)
- [Structured attorney fees overview](https://goldsteinco.net/structured-attorney-fees/)

## Audience pages
- [For business owners](https://goldsteinco.net/for-business-owners/)
- [For real-estate sellers (realtors)](https://goldsteinco.net/for-realtors/)
- [For contingency-fee professionals](https://goldsteinco.net/for-professionals/)

## California-specific
- [California capital gains tax](https://goldsteinco.net/california-capital-gains-tax/)
- [California local transfer taxes](https://goldsteinco.net/california-local-transfer-taxes/)
- [Moving out of California before a sale](https://goldsteinco.net/moving-out-of-ca-sis/)

## Comparison with other deferral strategies
- [QSBS Section 1202](https://goldsteinco.net/qsbs-1202/)
- [CRT/GUL combo](https://goldsteinco.net/crt-gul/)
- [Wealth replacement](https://goldsteinco.net/wealth-replacement/)
- [Liquid vs locked](https://goldsteinco.net/liquid-vs-locked/)

## Tools & calculators
- [SIS calculator](https://goldsteinco.net/calculator/)
- [Advanced SIS calculator](https://goldsteinco.net/advanced-calculator/)
- [Structured settlement calculator](https://goldsteinco.net/structured-settlement-calculator/)
- [SIS calculators hub](https://goldsteinco.net/sis-calculators/)
- [SIS optimizer](https://goldsteinco.net/sis-optimizer/)

## Case studies & social proof
- [Case studies](https://goldsteinco.net/case-studies/)
- [What the pros say](https://goldsteinco.net/what-the-pros-say/)
- [Top 10 reasons](https://goldsteinco.net/top-10-reasons/)

## Contact
- [Contact](https://goldsteinco.net/contact/)
- [Hans Goldstein bio](https://goldsteinco.net/hans-goldstein/)
- Phone: 213-414-2808
- Email: hans@goldsteinco.net