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One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Lifetime Estate Exemption
The 2025 lifetime estate exemption amount is $13.99M. Effective 2026, the amount increases to $15M, and is indexed for inflation each...
sarahmckinley0811
3 days ago1 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID)
This deduction began in 2018, and was set to expire at the end of 2025. It has now been made permanent. The QBID remains 20%, with no...
sarahmckinley0811
Jan 131 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Form 1099-K Filing Thresholds
For 2025 retroactively, the 1099-K reporting threshold is that you meet both of these 2 criteria: a) $20,000 in gross payments, and...
sarahmckinley0811
Jan 71 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) QSBS
Related to shares of QSBS issued after July 4, 2025. Gain exclusion is 50% after 3 years, 75% after 4 years, and 100% after 5 years of...
sarahmckinley0811
Dec 30, 20251 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Special Depreciation Allowance for Qualified Production Property (new)
Effective for property placed in service after July 4, 2025, thru 2030. There is a new asset class of Qualified Production Property...
sarahmckinley0811
Dec 23, 20251 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Section 179 Deduction
This change is effective for tax years 2025 and beyond. This deduction limit increases to $2.5M, and the Section 179 investment limit is...
sarahmckinley0811
Dec 16, 20251 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Domestic Research & Development Expenses
This applies for tax years 2025 and later. You can fully expense domestic R&D items in the year the expenses were incurred. Software,...
sarahmckinley0811
Dec 10, 20251 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) Gambling Losses
This new rule begins for tax year 2026 This is a huge change for professional gamblers. You can no longer deduct a net loss from the...
sarahmckinley0811
Dec 3, 20251 min read


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
Nov 26, 20251 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 18, 20251 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 12, 20251 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 4, 20251 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 28, 20251 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 21, 20251 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 15, 20251 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 8, 20251 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 1, 20251 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 15, 20251 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 9, 20251 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 3, 20251 min read
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