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One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZ, or QROZ) (new)
This is a brand new provision, and seems to fall under the QOZ / QOF framework. We are working to find meaningful information on it. ...
sarahmckinley0811
3 days ago1 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Private Mortgage Iinsurance (premium) Deduction
Effective 2025, and now permanent. When you get a mortgage on a home, and the loan amount is greater than 80% of the value, you are...
sarahmckinley0811
Nov 181 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Charitable Deduction change
Begins tax year 2026, permanent thereafter. You can now deduct charitable contributions one of two ways. You can either take the...
sarahmckinley0811
Nov 121 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Trump Accounts (new)
Applies to tax years 2026-2028. The government contributes a seed amount of $1,000 to an account for each child born during the years...
sarahmckinley0811
Nov 41 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs)
The current QOZ rules remain through 2026. The new provision begins 2027. This investment has multiple benefits. You can use it to...
sarahmckinley0811
Oct 281 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Bonus Depreciation for Business Assets
Applies only to assets acquired after January 19, 2025, and is permanent. For assets placed in service between January 1 and January...
sarahmckinley0811
Oct 211 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Section 25D Residential Clean Energy Credit, Section Section 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, and Section 30D Clean Vehicle Credit
These credits all end at the end of 2025, for individuals and businesses. This includes vehicles, solar panels, batteries, geothermal...
sarahmckinley0811
Oct 151 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill OB3 Adoption Credit changes
Beginning tax year 2025, the credit changes. The maximum credit available is $16,810, indexed for inflation. Now, up to $5K of the...
sarahmckinley0811
Oct 81 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Social Security Deduction (new)
This deduction applies to tax years 2025-2028. We all heard the repeated campaign promises about “no tax on Social Security.” ...
sarahmckinley0811
Oct 11 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Employer FICA Tip Credit
This provision is effective beginning 2025. Historically, this credit has been limited to restaurant employers. The new bill expands...
sarahmckinley0811
Sep 151 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Vehicle Loan Interest Deduction (new)
This is effective for tax years 2025-2028. New deduction of auto loan interest of up to $10K each year. This includes motorcycles. ...
sarahmckinley0811
Sep 91 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Deduction for Qualified Tips (new)
This deduction applies to tax years 2025-2028. We all heard the repeated campaign promises about “no tax on Social Security.” ...
sarahmckinley0811
Sep 31 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) State And Local Tax (SALT) Deduction changes
This change applies to tax years 2025-2029. No changes to pass-through entity tax deduction for partnerships and S-Corps. The...
sarahmckinley0811
Aug 261 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Child Tax Credit (CTC) changes
This change is permanent, effective for 2025. Both the child and the taxpayer(s) must have valid SSNs. The CTC increases to $2,200...
sarahmckinley0811
Aug 201 min read


Introduction to the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Act
By now we have all heard about the bill that was passed on July 4. The bill is 870 pages long, and addresses everything tax from...
sarahmckinley0811
Aug 121 min read
A Pharmacist-Turned Drug Dealer Gets Good Tax News
He doesn’t owe tax after his IRA was forfeited to the federal government. He went to jail, and the feds took the IRA funds. The IRA...
sarahmckinley0811
Aug 51 min read


College Athletes Who Receive NIL Income
Since the Supreme Court ruled that college athletes can be compensated for their name, image and likeness (NIL), many student athletes...
sarahmckinley0811
Jul 291 min read


Worker Classification is still an IRS Priority
The stakes can be very high for employers in this situation. IRS is seeking back payroll taxes from employers that wrongly treat workers...
sarahmckinley0811
Jul 231 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Overtime Deduction (new)
This is a brand new deduction, effective for 2025-2028. If an employee receives time and a half for overtime, the deduction is only for...
sarahmckinley0811
Jul 231 min read


H&R Block Faces $7M Fine From FTC
Announced in early January, 2025, H&R Block has settled a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission for the amount of $7M. This order...
sarahmckinley0811
Feb 241 min read
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