Cliff Notes - Big Beautiful Tax Bill & How It Impact Real Estate Investors
This was a great breakdown from one of our local tax advisors Nathan Quesenberry, EA with LOQ Consulting Group. If you have any specific questions please give Nathan a call or email (contact info below). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am writing to provide you with a "cliff notes" of the major tax law changes enacted under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), signed into law on 07/04/2025. I will be discussing what is changing for 2025 only, the 2026 and future changes will come in a future email. Please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list of the changes or the requirements. Tax Changes for Individuals - The Individual Tax Rates generally remain unchanged from the 2017 TCJA and are now permanent. There was a slight adjustment to the brackets of 10% & 12% which will provide a small tax cut. - The standard deduction has been further increased. For 2025, the standard deduction is $23,625 for heads of household, $15,750 for single filers and $31,500 for married couples filing jointly. - There is a new additional deduction for seniors of $6,000 - The Child Tax Credit is now $2,200 with $1,700 of it being fully refundable. - Mortgage Interest Deduction: The $750,000 loan limit cap on the mortgage interest deduction remains, but mortgage insurance premiums are now treated as interest. - State Governors can now declare a disaster area which will allow the deductibility of casualty losses. Prior to this it had to be the president that declared a disaster area. - State & Local Taxes: The cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions is increased to $40,000 ($20,000 for married filing separately) for 2025, with inflation adjustments and a phase-down for incomes above 500,000. New Deductions - No Tax on Tips -- Up to $25,000 in tips can be deducted from income -- We will need further IRS guidance on this, but it seems this only applies to cash tips so far.