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OBBBA’s Secret Gift: Bigger Tax Breaks for QCDs from Your IRA
QCDs from Your IRA If you’ve reached age 70 1/2, you can make cash donations to IRS-approved charities—such as your church—directly out...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 1012 min read


IRS Releases Draft 2026 Forms W-4 and W-4P
Draft 2026 Forms W-4 a The IRS has issued a draft version of the 2026 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate , reflecting major...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 91 min read


Oct. 15 Is the Final Deadline for Extension Filers
Oct. 15 Is the Final Deadline for Extension Filers October 2025 If you filed for a federal tax extension earlier this year, Wednesday,...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 91 min read


IRS to Furlough Nearly Half Its Workforce Amid 2025 Government Shutdown
IRS Releases Updated Contingency Plan As of today, October 8, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service has begun implementing its Lapsed...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 93 min read


How to claim a retroactive federal wildfire disaster relief payment exclusion (10-08-25)
Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (FDTRA) The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (FDTRA; P.L. 118-148) authorizes an exclusion of qualified...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 92 min read


OBBBA Makes Opportunity Zones Permanent: What Investors Need to Know
OBBBA Makes Opportunity Zones Permanent: What Investors Need to Know OBBBA Revives Your Ability to Kill Capital Gains with QOFs The One...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 95 min read


Remote Work and State Taxes: The Majority-Minority Rules and the “Convenience of the Employer” Rule
Remote Work and State Taxes When a person lives in one state and works remotely for an employer in another , how that income is taxed...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 73 min read


Beat the OBBBA/TCJA Rules That Punish Dog Breeding Hobbies
BBBA/TCJA Tax Rules That Penalize Dog Breeders The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) permanently extends a harsh provision from the Tax...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 65 min read


October 15 filing and payment postponement traps to watch out for.
October 15 filing and payment postponement California taxpayers who were granted a Los Angeles County wildfire-related postponement of...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 52 min read


Learn How to Beat 2025 Estimated Tax Penalties Instantly, Today
Learn How to Beat 2025 Estimated Tax Penalties Let’s say you made no estimated tax payments for the year. Your tax pro told you to pay...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Oct 54 min read


Fraudulent Schemes, Retirement Accounts, and Tax Relief: What Taxpayers Need to Know
Taxpayers who are victims of fraudulent schemes are often out of luck when it comes to tax relief. But victims who make a fraudulent...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 303 min read


2025 Federal Tax Penalties—Download This Desktop Reference Now
2025 Federal Tax Penalties Tax season is right around the corner, and with it comes the risk of penalties that can impact both your...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 291 min read


IRS Warns About Fraudulent Tax Credit Schemes
Fraudulent Tax Credit Schemes The IRS has issued alerts about fraudulent schemes encouraging taxpayers to claim credits they do not...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 281 min read


Government Shutdown Sept. 30: What It Means for Taxpayers
Government Shutdown Sept. 30: What It Means for Taxpayers With the federal government facing a potential shutdown on Sept. 30, 2025,...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 281 min read


Straight from the IRS: Common Questions on Disaster Tax Relief
Dealing with Disasters In this special IRS webinar, taxpayers had the opportunity to ask direct questions about disaster tax relief and...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 243 min read


OBBBA Revamps and Enhances Educator Expense Deductions
Educator Expense Deductions For 2025, you can claim an “above-the-line deduction” for so-called educator expenses. The above-the-line...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 223 min read


From LLC to Professional Corporation: Aligning Legal Structure with Tax Elections
How to elect S Corp status with the IRS A client’s recent situation illustrates the important intersection of state law compliance and...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 213 min read


OBBBA’s New Trump Accounts: How to Win
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) establishes Trump Accounts, which are basically traditional IRAs with some twists for under-age-18...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 206 min read


Protecting Against Charity Scams After Disaster
Charity Scams After Disaster Disasters can happen anytime and anywhere, and while many step up to help survivors, scammers often exploit...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 181 min read


RS Issues Final Rules on Roth Catch-Up Contributions
Roth Catch-Up Contributions On Sept. 15, 2025, the IRS and Treasury issued final regulations under SECURE 2.0 that require certain...

Viktoriya Barsukova, EA, MBA
Sep 181 min read
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