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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Info

No Tax on Tips

  • New deduction (2025–2028): Individuals can deduct up to $25,000 per year of qualified tips.
  • Income limits: Phases out above $150,000 MAGI ($300,000 joint filers).

No Tax on Overtime

  • New deduction (2025–2028): Individuals can deduct up to $12,500 per year ($25,000 for MFJ) of qualified overtime. 
  • Taxpayers who worked qualified overtime can deduct the "half" portion of the "time and a half" compensation.
  • Income limits: Phases out above $150,000 MAGI ($300,000 joint filers).
  • 2025 forms don't have a place to report overtime income. Send us your last paycheck stub for 2025 so we can include it!

No Tax on Car Loan Interest

  • New deduction (2025–2028): Individuals can deduct up to $10,000 per year of interest paid on a qualified personal vehicle loan. 
  • Income limits: Phases out above $100,000 MAGI ($200,000 joint filers). 
  • Eligible loans: Must be for a new (not used) personal-use vehicle, originated after December 31, 2024, secured by the vehicle; refinanced loans may still qualify. (Leases do not qualify.) 
  • Qualified vehicles: Car, minivan, van, SUV, pickup, or motorcycle under 14,000 lbs GVWR, with final assembly in the United States. 
  • VIN required: Taxpayers must report the vehicle’s VIN when claiming the deduction.
    Available to all filers: Applies whether or not the taxpayer itemizes deductions.
  • See if your car qualifies: https://www.nhtsa.gov/vin-decoder

New Deduction for Seniors

  • New deduction (2025–2028): Individuals over 65 have an additional deduction of $6,000. 
  • Income limits: Phases out above $75,000 MAGI ($150,000 joint filers).

1099-K Reversal

1099-K forms requirements have reversed. Third party settlement organizations are not required to file a Form 1099-K unless the gross amount of reportable payment transactions to a payee exceeds $20,000 and the number of transactions exceeds 200.

More information from the IRS:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/one-big-beautiful-bill-provisions

Contact us with your questions!

This is not an exhaustive list of all OBBBA updates and is an overview of the most asked questions we receive. We strive to keep this information as up to date as possible for you but ask for your patience if policies change.

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