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One Big Beautiful Bill Tax Act – How Can You Benefit?

Focus: Taxability Of Social Security Benefits and Tax Deduction For Seniors   On July 4, 2025 President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”).  OBBBA contains hundreds of provisions including permanently extending the individual tax rates Trump signed into law in 2017, which were originally set to expire […]

One Big Beautiful Bill Tax Act – How Can You Benefit?

Focus: Deduction For Tips and Overtime Earnings From Income Tax On July 4, 2025 President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”).  OBBBA contains hundreds of provisions including permanently extending the individual tax rates Trump signed into law in 2017, which were originally set to expire at the […]

One Big Beautiful Bill Tax Act – How Can You Benefit?

Focus: Getting The Most Of The Increase In Deduction For State And Local Taxes On July 4, 2025 President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”).  OBBBA contains hundreds of provisions including permanently extending the individual tax rates Trump signed into law in 2017, which were originally set to […]

Senate Confirms Trump’s Pick For IRS Commissioner – Billy Long. What Could This Mean To The Future Of IRS Tax Enforcement?

On June 12, 2025, the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri to be Internal Revenue Service commissioner, clearing the path for him to begin a term that will end in November 2027. While the waiting for the Senate to confirm Billy Long, President Trump had promoted Gary […]

Supreme Court Reverses IRS Loss Giving The IRS A “New Tool to Avoid Accountability”

Tax levies are the way that the Internal Revenue Service gets your immediate attention. What they are saying is … We have tried to communicate with you but you have ignored us. Tax Levies Are Different Than Tax Liens Levies are used to seize your wages (commonly referred as garnishment) and whatever other assets you have: […]

California Raising Cannabis Taxes In 2025

The California Department Of Tax And Fee Administration (CDTFA) which oversees the reporting and collection of taxes for the California cannabis, in consultation with the Department Of Finance, is required by law to adjust the cannabis excise tax rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year and every two years thereafter. The rate change reflects an additional […]

Trump’s Pick For Acting IRS Commissioner – Michael Faulkender. What Could This Mean To The Future Of IRS Tax Enforcement?

While President Trump’s nominee, former U.S. Representative Billy Long of Missouri, to head the IRS is waiting for approval by the Senate, President Trump had promoted Gary Shapley as the new acting IRS Commissioner replacing Melanie Krause, who resigned from her role as acting IRS commissioner over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with […]

Trump’s Pick For Acting IRS Commissioner – Gary Shapley. What Could This Mean To The Future Of IRS Tax Enforcement?

While President Trump’s nominee, former U.S. Representative Billy Long of Missouri, to head the IRS is waiting for approval by the Senate, President Trump is reportedly planning to promote Gary Shapley as the new acting IRS Commissioner replacing Melanie Krause, who resigned from her role as acting IRS commissioner over a deal to share immigrants’ […]