Now that car loan interest can be tax-deductible, going out for a ride seems more relaxing! Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, the maximum car loan interest deduction is $10,000. It's available for both itemizing and non-itemizing taxpayers. You must include the vehicle identification number (VIN) on your tax return to claim the deduction. Learn [...]
This article was published by the IRS. The 2026 tax filing season is drawing near. The IRS encourages taxpayers to “Get Ready” and start preparing now. Taking a few steps today can save time and help taxpayers ensure they’re filing accurate returns in the coming months. The annual IRS "Get Ready" campaign is a series of [...]
The OBBBA adds and expands several other tax breaks, including: Expensing of Qualified Sound Recording Productions For productions commencing in tax years ending after July 4, 2025, the special expensing rules for qualified film, television, and live theatrical productions are expanded to include aggregate qualified sound recording production costs of up to $150,000 per tax year. [...]
As the year draws to a close, it's important that we discuss any year-end strategies that might help lower your business's taxable income for 2025. This has been a big year for tax law changes, with the President signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law this summer. Most of the changes are highly [...]
Taking the Standard Deduction Versus Itemizing The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) substantially increased the standard deduction amounts, thus making itemized deductions less attractive for many individuals. The OBBBA makes this change permanent. For 2025, the standard deduction amounts are: $15,750 (single); $23,625 (head of household); and $31,500 (married filing jointly). If the total of [...]
