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“No Tax on Car Loan Interest?” How the New Deduction Works

Beginning in 2025, some taxpayers will have a new opportunity to deduct interest on personal auto loans. Section 70203 of Public Law 119-21 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) amends §163 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), allowing a deducti... Kyle Harris, EA

Winter 2025, Tax Planning, interest, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, adjusted gross income, AGI, Clean Air Act, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, §931, §933, OBBBA, §163(h)(4), §163(h)(4)(E)(ii), vehicle identification number, VIN, Schedule 1-A, car loan

Feature Article

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Provisions You Cannot Afford to Ignore in 2025

In July 2025, President Trump signed Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (or the OB3 Act). Many new provisions impacting individual taxpayers take effect during tax year 2025 and require... Thomas Gorczynski, EA, USTCP, NTPI Fellow®

Fall 2025, Feature Article, §199A, Form W-2, Form 1099-NEC, Schedule C, Social Security, retirement, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, adjusted gross income, AGI, Form 1099-K, §45W, §25D, specified service trade or business, SSTB, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, OB3 Act, §70201, §224, Form 4137, §911, §931, §933, §70103, §70424, §70425(a), §70426, §70301, §168(k)(2)(B), §168(k)(2)(C), §70501, §70502, §70503, §70505, §70506, income-related monthly adjustment amount, IRMAA, qualified charitable distribution, QCD

Tax Credit Bonanza: Benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act

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Tax Credit Bonanza: Benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 uses dozens of tax credits to move the United States towards energy efficiency and clean energy development. Five of these credits will be essential to know for client tax planning and advi... Thomas Gorczynski, EA, USTCP

Jan/Feb 2023, Feature Article, IRA, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, electric vehicle, Inflation Reduction Act, §30D, Notice 2016-51, clean vehicle credit, Clean Air Act, §30B(b)(3), §30D(d)(1)), manufacturer’s suggested retail price, MSRP, §25E, §38, §45W, §4053(8), §25C, residential clean energy credit, §25D, §48E, §45Z, §45Y, clean fuel production credit, clean electricity investment credit, clean electricity production credit, renewable electricity production credit, energy investment credit, carbon oxide sequestration credit, second generation biofuel credit, sustainable aviation fuel credit, clean hydrogen production credit

Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?

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Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?

Editor’s note: Fees are a hot topic currently in the tax industry since there is high demand for our services but limited capacity in our firms. Circular 230 does cont... Jeremy Wells, EA, CPA, and Sarah Moessinger, EA

Sept/Oct 2022, Feature Article, business, fraud, Form 1099-NEC, Schedule C, earned income tax credit, EITC, Schedule E, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, Form 1099-K, contingent fee, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, §10.27, R&D tax credit

The Desirable (Yet Complex) Real Estate Professional Classification

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The Desirable (Yet Complex) Real Estate Professional Classification

Being a real estate professional has its tax advantages, And the average landlord does not want to pass it up. But misusing the classification can unravel expected tax consequences. Investing in rental real estate can be a l... Thomas J. Williams, EA, and Iris K. Palma, JD

Mar/Apr 2021, Feature Article, business, professional, rental, trade, Tax Court, property, Schedule E, real estate, landlord, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, participation, personal service, nonpassive, activity