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Last-Minute Tax Strategy: Accelerating Deductions
Have you been claiming the standard deduction the last few years? If so, you may want to rethink that for 2025. The expanded state and local tax (SALT) deduction may cause your total itemized deductions to exceed the standard deduction and itemizing to make sense. In...
2025 Year-End Tax Planning Guide for Private Companies
Private companies find themselves navigating a tax landscape marked by rapid change and increasing complexity. The wave of legislative, economic, and technological developments over the past year has created novel challenges. It’s not enough to merely survive. This...
2025 Year-End Tax Planning Guide for Individuals
With the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, and inflation showing signs of moderating, tax planning remains as important as ever for taxpayers seeking to manage cash flows and reduce their tax liabilities...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act / Evolution of AI
BDO Digital Presentation BDO Digital’s discussion on how emerging technologies are rapidly changing financial processes, decision making, and operations at businesses across the country.Download the Presentation OBBBA Presentation The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of...
Bonus Depreciation and Other Year-End Tax-Saving Tools for Businesses
As this year comes to a close, business owners seeking to reduce their taxes for 2025 have a variety of opportunities. Here’s a look at two tax-saving tools: bonus depreciation and retirement plan contributions. Assets Eligible for Bonus Depreciation First-year bonus...
5 Smart Tips for Individual Year-End Tax Planning
Even during the last two months of the year, you can take steps to reduce your 2025 tax liability. Here are five practical strategies to consider. 1. Use Bunching to Maximize Deductions If your itemized deductions are close to the standard deduction, consider a...
Throwing a Party for Your Workforce? Know the Tax Rules
The holiday season is here once again, and for some workplaces, that means holiday parties. Although the rules for deducting business entertainment expenses changed several years ago, you may still qualify for some holiday party write-offs for this year, possibly even...
Make Sure Every Donation Counts
Charities obviously benefit when you donate to them. But you can also benefit by securing a tax deduction on your 2025 income tax return if you donate by Dec. 31, itemize deductions and comply with the tax rules. Here are a few rules to keep in mind: Ensure you’re...
IRS Ends Paper Checks: What Taxpayers Need to Know Now
As of September 30, 2025, the IRS officially discontinued most paper checks—both for making tax payments and for receiving tax refunds. That means paper checks are no longer a payment or refund option for most taxpayers. If you haven’t already switched to electronic...
Enhanced SALT Tax Break Will Help Many Homeowners
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted on July 4, will allow more taxpayers to fully deduct their state and local tax (SALT) expenses (including property tax). Here are the details. SALT Deduction Expanded Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the itemized...