The Internal Revenue Service have issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the deduction for tips and for overtime compensation for tax year 2025. Specifically, the IRS clarified for workers how to determine the amount of their deduction without receiving a separate accounting from their employer for cash tips or qualified overtime on information returns […]

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the amount that individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, governmental 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan plans in 2026 has increased to $24,500, up from $23,500 for 2025. The limit on annual contributions to an IRA is increased to $7,500 from $7,000. […]

Recent legislation retroactively reinstated the reporting threshold in effect prior to the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) so that third party settlement organizations are not required to file Forms 1099-K unless the gross amount of reportable payment transactions to a payee exceeds $20,000 and the number of transactions exceeds 200. […]