Thinking about donating to your favorite charities? The recently passed tax legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), provides an added incentive—you...
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Tax Deductions 2025: Don’t Overlook These Write-Offs
Whether you take the standard deduction or itemize for the 2021 tax year, here’s what deductions you can take, including what has changed.
Tax Planning for 2025
The 2024 tax filing season is over, and now is the time to think about 2025 tax planning—there are two months left to give the...
Gift Tax Rules: How to Gift Money to Family
A married couple helps their adult child make a downpayment on his first home. A woman pays her aging mother’s hospital bills. An older couple...
What Is a Wash Sale?
Some investors looking to claim portfolio losses on their taxes may be unaware of the wash sale rule. To find out what a wash sale...
How Much Is Capital Gains Tax? What You Should Know
If you sell an asset at a profit, you’ve generated a capital gain. Does that mean you will owe the IRS capital gains taxes on...
What Are the Different Tax Brackets for 2026?
Federal income tax rates haven’t changed dramatically for the better part of a decade—they’ve ranged from 10% up to 37% since 2018. But while rates...
Are Home Improvements Tax-Deductible?
Homeowners are expected to spend $526 billion this year on upgrades to their homes. Given the steep cost of renovating an unfinished attic space or...
Tax Deductions for Scam Victims
Victims of phone and online scams may get a small but welcome break. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) changed a lot of...
Why Is Receiving a Large Tax Refund a Bad Thing?
Did you get a big tax refund last year…or were you left wondering, Why is my federal refund so low? The average tax refund has...
What Medical Expenses Are Not Tax-Deductible?
Are medical bills tax-deductible? Is dental work tax-deductible? The answer to both questions is yes…sometimes. Before you take any medical expense deduction, there are some...
What Does Head of Household Mean on Taxes?
“Head of household” is a tax filing status for single taxpayers who have dependents. But as so often is the case with tax matters, it’s...
