Posted on August 10, 2026
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Alex Keneiby
On June 18, 2026, the IRS issued guidance on the pending tax deferral deadline for the original Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ 1.0) program under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and the program changes introduced in 2025 by the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA), which is commonly referred to as QOZ 2.0. Taxpayers, including […]
Posted on July 27, 2026
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Adam Cohen
Private foundations help high-net-worth families create lasting, multi-generational philanthropic legacies that reflect their unique values and goals and deliver unique income and estate tax advantages. While they provide a legal structure for family members to control their giving and maximize the impact of those gifts, they also come with a long list of rules, restrictions […]
Over the past few years, many high-net-worth family matriarchs and patriarchs rightfully accelerated their gift-giving strategies to reduce the value of their taxable estates in anticipation of a scheduled halving of the estate tax exemption at the end of 2025. However, with the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025 […]
Businesses generally lose two valuable tax deductions for the costs of meals they provide to their employees after Dec. 31, 2025. This includes the costs of most meals provided at an employer’s convenience and meals provided at company-operated dining facilities, unless a specific exception applies. Background The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 […]
The IRS introduced a new process for taxpayers to request more time to review, respond to and resolve disallowed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims beyond the existing two-year window, including the option to file a refund suit. Background Congress introduced the ERC as a payroll tax credit for businesses that continued to pay workers during […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in 2025, expands taxpayers’ eligibility for health savings accounts (HSAs), allowing more people to save and pay for qualifying medical expenses through these triple-tax-advantaged accounts. With an HSA, contributions by qualifying taxpayers via payroll deductions are not subject to federal income tax, whereas self-funded contributions are tax-deductible […]
The IRS recently issued interim guidance on a provision in the One Big Beautiful Tax Act (OBBBA) that enables taxpayers to claim a temporary first-year 100 percent deduction for the cost of constructing certain factories, manufacturing plants and refinery structures in the U.S. or a U.S. territory. Generally, the provision applies to a new class […]
High earners ages 50 and older who participate in 401(k) and 403(b) workplace retirement savings plans should note new changes to the treatment of catch-up contributions beginning in 2026. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, catch-up contributions made by individuals with wages at or exceeding $150,000 in 2025 must be made with after-tax dollars to Roth accounts. […]
Posted on April 02, 2026
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Joanie Stein
Adoption provides prospective parents with the opportunity to experience the joys of raising children and providing them with loving and permanent homes. While the process can be costly, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in 2025, expands existing tax credits, making it easier for families to offset some of those expenses and reduce […]
Posted on December 22, 2025
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Richard Cabrera
One of the many investor-friendly provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the expansion of Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, which enables owners and early investors in domestic C corporations to permanently exclude capital gains from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock (QSBS). The changes contained in the new […]
