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Run the core Structured Installment Sale numbers. Slide the inputs and see the payment stream, federal + state taxes, and net proceeds year by year — live, as you move them. For side-by-side comparisons and advanced analysis, continue to the SIS Analyzer.

The Sale
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Household taxable income apart from this sale — drives the brackets.
The Payout
Capped at the term. Later starts compound the balance before paying.
SIS return · set by term6.5% /yr
Level payment · 4.5% rate$330,567 /yr
Other
2026 federal brackets + state resident treatment, standard deduction applied. Educational estimate — not tax advice.
Projected outcomeOH · MFJ · 20-yr term
$6,340,278
Total after-tax proceeds to seller across all payments
Total payments
$9,358,849
Total tax (fed + state)
$2,318,571
Effective tax rate
28.4%
Deferred gain
$3,800,000
Payment timelineNet to sellerTax
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Year-by-year schedule
YearPaymentInterestCapital gainTaxNet to seller
0$852,729$0$648,074$152,729$0
1$330,567$20,175$235,898$56,617$273,951
2$330,567$39,120$221,500$58,957$271,611
3$330,567$56,907$207,982$61,350$269,217
4$330,567$73,610$195,288$63,747$266,820
5$330,567$89,293$183,369$65,998$264,570
6$330,567$104,018$172,177$68,111$262,456
7$330,567$117,845$161,669$70,096$260,472
8$330,567$130,828$151,802$71,959$258,608
9$330,567$143,019$142,537$73,709$256,859
10$330,567$154,466$133,837$75,351$255,216
11$330,567$165,214$125,669$76,894$253,673
12$330,567$175,306$117,999$78,342$252,225
13$330,567$184,782$110,797$79,702$250,865
14$330,567$193,679$104,035$80,979$249,588
15$330,567$202,034$97,685$82,178$248,389
16$330,567$209,879$91,723$83,304$247,263
17$330,567$217,245$86,125$84,362$246,206
18$330,567$224,161$80,869$85,354$245,213
19$330,567$230,655$75,933$86,286$244,281
20$330,567$236,753$71,299$87,161$243,406
21 *$1,894,772$1,389,860$383,733$675,384$1,219,388
Total$9,358,849$4,358,849$3,800,000$2,318,571$6,340,278
* Final year sweeps any remaining account balance. Interest is taxed as ordinary income; capital gain recognized pro-rata under IRC §453. State treatment follows the resident schedule for the selected state.
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