Small Business August 29, 2025
Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz
The latest levies have sent importers scrambling and are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.
Taxes August 28, 2025
Zuckerberg Pressed Trump on Digital Taxes Before Tariff Vow
President Donald Trump threatened to inflict “substantial” tariffs on countries that impose digital taxes just days after Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about the levies during a White House meeting.
OBBBA Tax Act August 28, 2025
Business Interest Limits: Take Advantage of the Expanded Rules
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act greatly expands business interest deduction limits, which is a boon to capital-intensive businesses with significant interest expense — potentially reducing their federal corporate tax liability and enhancing financial flexibility.
Taxes August 27, 2025
IRS Aims to Withdraw Disregarded Payment Loss Rules
The Treasury Department and the IRS said Aug. 20 that they intend to issue proposed regulations withdrawing the DPL rules and related modifications to the dual consolidated loss rules that were finalized toward the end of the Biden administration.
Taxes August 27, 2025
H&R Block Sent Workers Home to Celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Engagement
In an email to employees, H&R Block Chief People Officer Tiffany Monroe congratulated Swift and Kelce and also H&R Block staff "for being part of the only company that understands that life changes = tax changes."
IRS August 26, 2025
IRS Unveils 2026 Draft W-2 Form with Trump Tax Law Provisions
The IRS released a draft W-2 form for 2026 on Aug. 15 that takes into account tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for deductions related to tip income and overtime pay.
Taxes August 26, 2025
IRS Issues Fact Sheet on Expiring Clean Energy Tax Incentives
The IRS on Aug. 21 issued a fact sheet containing frequently asked questions about Biden-era clean energy tax credits and deductions soon to expire under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes August 26, 2025
Trump Vows Export Curbs, Tariffs in Digital Tax Reprisal
The president threatened to impose fresh tariffs and export restrictions on advanced technology and semiconductors in retaliation against other nations’ digital services taxes that target U.S. technology companies.
Taxes August 25, 2025
IRS Says Tax Interest Rates to Stay Unchanged for Q4 of 2025
For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 7% per year, compounded daily, the IRS said on Aug. 25.
Taxes August 25, 2025
‘Ghost’ Tax Preparer Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Tax Fraud
Kim Brown, 40, of Augusta, GA, pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns, according to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
IRS August 25, 2025
Taxpayer Input Sought on Free Tax Filing Options as IRS Direct File Faces Elimination
Taxpayers have through Sept. 5 to fill out a survey that will be presented to Congress, as the Biden-era program that allows taxpayers to file their taxes for free is at risk of being shut down.
Taxes August 25, 2025
Why a Cannabis Tax Cut Could Spell Trouble for Children in California
A fight over taxes consumers pay for cannabis products has prompted a standoff between unusual adversaries: child-care advocates and the legal weed industry.