The Federal Tax Deductions for Tips and Overtime Pay: Opportunities for Restaurants Employers
The Impact of One Big Beautiful Bill on Estate Planning
The U.S. senior living industry is experiencing significant transformation as three major forces reshape the market landscape. New tax laws have created mixed effects on senior affordability through new tax benefits for...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are rolling out guidance on the new “No Tax on Tips” provision under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB Act), ushering in a significant change for...more
Welcome to the September 2025 issue of REIT Tax News. Below, we summarize five key developments impacting REITs this past quarter....more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains new, temporary laws, including available tax deductions for earnings on tips for tipped employees and overtime wage earnings of all employees. ...more
Depreciation plays a crucial role in real estate investing, directly impacting how much income investors report and how much tax they pay. Under Section 168(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the costs of certain business...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The legislation contains a multitude of changes to the tax law that may affect an individual’s personal income, estate, and gift taxes. This Alert...more
This was a question often raised during the annual Council On State Taxation (COST)/Tax Leadership Roundtable Southeast Regional SALT Update held earlier this month at the Encompass Health headquarters in Birmingham. The...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. While the legislation addresses broad economic and social issues, several provisions stand out for employers. From enhanced tax...more
On July 4, 2025 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law.[1] The OBBBA made several provisions permanent from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). It also made significant changes aimed to expand deductions,...more
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) introduces several significant amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) that directly affect U.S. employers and employees. Key provisions—particularly the...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill or OBBBA, which includes many tax law changes impacting individuals. The changes cover a broad range of...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill or OBBBA, which includes several changes to the federal income tax treatment of trade or business activities....more
As many people may remember one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises during the 2024 election was that he would eliminate taxes on social security. That did not happen. Instead, the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “O3BA”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, affects charitable donors and the organizations they support. While most relevant provisions apply for tax years beginning on or after January 1,...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or the Act), enacted in July 2025, introduces significant changes to the treatment of state and local tax (SALT) deduction and the alternative minimum tax (AMT). ...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The Act established new above-the-line tax deductions for “qualified tips” and “qualified overtime compensation.” To facilitate...more
New federal tip and overtime deductions effective in 2025 require employers to reassess payroll, reporting and compliance practices across jurisdictions. The OBBBA introduces new federal deductions for qualified tips and...more
President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) on July 4, 2025, marking a victory for his administration's ability to advance major policy priorities in his second term domestic agenda, including...more
On July 4, 2024, President Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which contains two provisions that provide federal income tax deductions on both tips and overtime compensation beginning January 1, 2025, through December 31,...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. It includes two federal tax deductions for a portion of an eligible worker’s tips and overtime earnings. Effective for 2025 through...more
Certain Coverage or Benefits Allowed with Health Savings Account Contributions. Telemedicine can continue to be offered to employees participating in a high-deductible health plan without the employees in such a plan losing...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The legislation permanently extends some of the changes to the tax code first introduced in 2018 while adding additional provisions designed to...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”) into law. While technically a budget reconciliation law, the OBBB is a significant piece of legislation that prioritizes this...more
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), the sweeping, comprehensive budget legislation enacted on July 4, 2025, seeks to fulfill several key campaign promises of President Donald Trump. Among those promises, the OBBBA makes...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in 2025, brings sweeping changes to federal tax law, impacting individuals, businesses, investors, and the clean energy sector. Below is a summary of the major updates, with...more