Category: Changes and Deadlines

The Internal Revenue Service has quietly locked in the numbers that will govern how much of your 2026 income is taxed, and the changes are big enough to shift real money back into some households. The core tax rates stay the same, but higher thresholds and a richer standard deduction mean many filers will see…

Federal tax rules are shifting again in 2026, and this time the changes are more likely to nudge your take home pay up than down. The Internal Revenue Service is lifting the income thresholds for each tax bracket and updating how much employers withhold from paychecks, so many workers will see a modest bump in…

The global push for a 15 percent minimum tax on large corporations has survived a turbulent renegotiation, but the final compromise leaves the United States on the outside of the core enforcement regime. While more than 145 countries have agreed to move ahead, President Donald Trump has secured an exemption that keeps U.S.-headquartered multinationals under…

California’s latest push to tax extreme wealth has collided head‑on with a familiar Bay Area anxiety: what happens if the people who fund so much of the region’s economy simply leave. As state leaders float a new levy on billionaires, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has emerged as one of the most prominent local voices…

Millions of Americans who drive for work or recently financed a car are heading into tax season with a very different set of rules than they had just a year ago. The Internal Revenue Service has raised the standard mileage rate, tightened some reporting requirements, and started phasing in a new deduction for car loan…

President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending package is about to reshape how millions of households file their 2026 returns, and for some, it could legitimately bring their federal income tax bill down to zero. The law layers fresh deductions and credits on top of existing breaks, creating a path for low and moderate earners,…

The new Trump tax law, built around The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is reshaping how Americans will be taxed in 2026 and making a zero federal income tax bill a realistic outcome for some households. The combination of higher standard deductions, expanded credits and targeted breaks means certain workers and families could legally owe…

Changes to how the U.S. mail is stamped are quietly rewriting the rules for anyone who relies on a postmark to prove they met a deadline. Instead of reflecting the day you hand a letter to the Postal Service, the official date on the envelope is shifting to when that piece of mail is processed…

Federal tax rules do not leave much room for improvisation, and 2026 is packed with filing and payment cutoffs that can quietly trigger penalties if you miss them. The core date is the April deadline for 2025 returns, but quarterly estimated payments, business forms, and disaster extensions create a full calendar of obligations. I will…

Tax season is always a stress test for household budgets, but the 2026 filing season for 2025 returns is shaping up to be unusually fraught. A sweeping new tax law, agency layoffs, and technology changes are converging in ways that lawmakers say could slow the money that millions of families count on each spring. I…