The IRS has officially launched its new mobile app, replacing the previous IRS2Go app and giving taxpayers a more convenient way to access many of the most commonly used IRS services. For years, accessing your IRS information often meant logging into a website, waiting on hold, or digging through old records to find what you needed. We recently downloaded the new IRS mobile app, and were thoroughly impressed by how simple and intuitive it was. Information that used to take se

Changes to Charitable Contributions in 2026 When the One Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law in 2025, some changes were delayed until 2026. Charitable contributions are one of those changes. We will spend some time discussing the changes and then discuss some strategies to use charitable contributions to reduce your taxes. New deduction for taxpayers who take the standard deduction In 2025, you could only deduct charitable contributions if you itemized deductions on your

In our first article, we explained how Trump Accounts work, who qualifies, and why they represent a new way to save and invest for children. Once you understand the taxation of Trump Accounts, the logical question one might ask is: "Why not just open a brokerage account for my child instead?" The answer to that question depends upon your goals. At first glance, a traditional brokerage account may appear more attractive from a tax perspective. But when you look beyond the firs