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Small Business Tax Planning Tips

Sep 03, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which became law on July 4, 2025, includes many favorable changes that will help small businesses and their owners. But ...

New Tax Rules Have Been Set: Start Planning Now

Sep 02, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

Individual taxpayers faced significant tax planning uncertainty for the first six months of the year. Many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA...

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What Story is Your Financial Reporting Telling Prospective Lenders?

Aug 28, 2025 Sarah Powers

You run your business using sound financial principles like minimizing your tax burden and putting your earnings to work. When you look at your financials, you ...

6 Pertinent Provisions of the OBBBA for Construction Companies

Aug 27, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

It’s been about a month since the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law. Now that the dust has settled, construction business owners an...

New Tax Law Creates an Additional Accelerated Depreciation Opportunity for Eligible Manufacturers

Aug 25, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces a new — but temporary — tax break for manufacturers. The qualified production property (QPP) allowance giv...

3 New Tax Breaks for Individuals

Aug 24, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces three potentially valuable tax breaks for individual taxpayers that weren’t previously available. And yo...

Favorable Business Depreciation Tax Changes Under New Law

Aug 20, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

There’s good news for businesses considering buying equipment and other capital assets: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) dramatically improves first...

The OBBBA: What It Means For Nonprofits

Aug 18, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which contains several provisions that may affect your not-for-profit organiza...

Big News for Estate Planning – Why High-Net-Worth Families and Business Owners Should Pay Attention

Aug 15, 2025 Sue Schloemer

For years, estate planning has been clouded by uncertainty—especially around what would happen when key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) ex...

The OBBBA Eliminates Clean Energy Tax Incentives

Aug 12, 2025 Kirsch CPA Group

The recently enacted One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) marks a significant step by President Trump and congressional Republicans toward changing several clea...

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