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Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Impacting Tax-Exempt Organizations by Adam Cohen, CPA


Posted on September 09, 2025 by Adam Cohen

The July 4, 2025, enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) amends the tax code and its impact on not-for-profit entities. These include changes to charitable deductions and an extension of excise taxes on highly compensated employees and net investment income for private colleges and universities. Charitable Deductions The OBBBA retains charitable deductions […]

New Tax Law Makes Significant Changes to How Residential Real Estate Developers Recognize Revenue on Construction Contracts by Arthur J. Lieberman


Posted on August 28, 2025 by Art Lieberman

Among the various provisions of the new tax and spending bill is a significant change to the tax accounting method condo developers must use to recognize income, removing a significant irritant to developers’ cash flow and tax efficiency. Background Developers of single-family homes and townhouses historically had the option to use the complete contract method […]

Podcast – BPB Knows the One Big Beautiful Bill


Posted on July 17, 2025

In this episode, Director of Tax Services Mike Greenwald, CPA, shares information about the OBBB and why planning is so important. To attend the July 31 webinar, register here.

Knowing When a Rental Property is Placed in Service is Key to Claiming Bonus Depreciation by Angie Adames, CPA


Posted on July 16, 2025 by Angie Adames

The expansion and permanent reinstatement of 100 percent bonus depreciation under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a welcome change for rental real estate developers and owners, who can once again write off a larger portion of their costs for qualifying business assets upfront rather than spreading them out over the property’s useful […]

Planning for the Expansion of Depreciation Deductions and Other Real Estate Planning Incentives Contained in the New Tax Law by Joshua P. Heberling, CPA


Posted on July 10, 2025 by Joshua Heberling

The U.S. government’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, contains a permanent reinstatement of 100 percent bonus depreciation and other tax-savings provisions that encourage businesses to invest in new assets. These tools enable businesses, including real estate owners and developers, to write off a greater portion of their […]

Rewards, Risks in Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program by Angie Adames, CPA


Posted on September 08, 2022 by Angie Adames

On August 24, 2022, the Biden administration announced a three-point plan to cancel student loan debt for millions of eligible Americans and to extend the suspension of required federal student loan repayments that began at the start of the COVID pandemic. It is important taxpayers recognize that the plan does come with some restrictions and […]

UPDATED – What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean to Taxpayers? by Richard Cabrera, JD, LLM, CPA


Posted on August 12, 2022 by Richard Cabrera

The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022, represents an investment of more than $430 billion in new federal spending to combat climate change, reduce consumers’ healthcare costs and lower the deficit. To help raise the revenue required to accomplish these goals, the bill includes a package of tax reforms impacting consumers […]

UPDATED – Carried Interest Deduction Remains Intact Under New Law by John G. Ebenger, CPA


Posted on August 10, 2022 by John Ebenger

The sweeping Inflation Reduction Act approved by Congress and signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022, did not include any of the previously proposed restrictions to the beneficial tax treatment of carried interest typically paid to general partners, fund managers or others in connection with their performance. Consequently, qualifying taxpayers may continue to treat carried […]

President Proposes Higher Taxes on Billionaires, Corporations by Joseph C. Leuchter, CPA


Posted on April 20, 2022 by Joseph Leuchter

The Biden administration recently released its fiscal budget for 2023, which an accompanying fact sheet claims will help lower costs for American families, expand the productive capacity of the American economy and further reduce the deficit. To raise the revenue required to accomplish these goals, the budget proposes to modify existing business and international tax […]