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 [...]
Retirement Plans If you can afford to do so, investing the maximum amount allowable in a qualified retirement plan will yield a large tax benefit. If your employer has a 401(k) plan and you are under age 50, you can defer up to $23,500 of income into that plan for 2025. Catch-up contributions of $7,500 are [...]
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 [...]
It's that time of year again where we should consider meeting to discuss any year-end strategies that might reduce your 2025 taxes. For a short time this past summer, tax news became national news when the President signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The OBBBA is a budget bill that makes the 2017 tax [...]
Click here or on the image below to watch a video clarifying tax-free tips for service workers. In many service jobs, tips are a big part of the paycheck. For 2025, the IRS has new rules that may let some workers deduct a portion of those tips, up to $25,000. It’s worth checking your records and [...]
