The strategies

1. The 'no sale' sale: Cashing in on stocks without triggering capital-gains taxes
2. The skyscraper shuffle: Partnerships that let property owners liquidate without liability
3. The estate tax eliminator: How to leave future stock earnings to the kids and escape the estate tax
4. The trust freeze: "Freezing" the value of an estate so taxes don't eat up its future appreciation
5. The option option: Stock options allow executives to calibrate the taxes on their compensation in a big way
6. The bountiful loss: Using, but not unloading, underwater stock shares to adjust your tax bill
7. The friendly partner: With this deal, an investor can sell property without actually selling -- or incurring taxes
8. The big payback: So-called permanent life insurance policies are loaded with tax-avoiding benefits
9. IRA Monte Carlo: Tax advisers recommend converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs -- soon
10. The venti: Putting a chunk of pay in a deferred compensation plan can mean decades of tax-free growth
11. The exit strategy (not CPA-recommended): Death and taxes? Not for those who shuffled off to the hereafter in 2010