Tax Center 2026
Brackets, limits, deadlines and news in one place, written in plain English and reviewed by a CPA.
Indian CPA and NRI tax guide
A U.S. CPA and Indian Chartered Accountant (CA): residency, India accounts and income, FBAR, PFIC funds, H-1B and green card tax.
Open →Start-up tax guide
Entity choice, S election and 83(b) deadlines, QSBS, start-up costs and an Illinois first-year checklist, with a calculator.
Open →Real estate tax guide
Depreciation and cost segregation, passive losses, short-term rentals, selling and 1031 exchanges, with a depreciation calculator.
Open →Small business compliance guide
Cash or accrual, required books and records, employees vs contractors, year-end accruals, and S corporation owner pay, 2% shareholder rules and health insurance.
Open →Business vehicle tax guide
Buy or lease, business use, mileage rate or actual costs, depreciation and Section 179, the lease inclusion amount and a compliance checklist.
Open →Retirement savings guide
Solo 401(k), SEP, SIMPLE and cash balance plans for business owners: 2026 limits, deadlines and a contribution calculator.
Open →Trump Accounts guide
How Trump Accounts work, how to claim your child's account, the $1,000 deposit, limits, taxes and employer rules.
Open →2026 tax brackets
Federal brackets for single, married, head of household, separate filers, estates and trusts, with a tax estimator.
Open →Important for 2026
New deductions, retirement and savings limits, business numbers and compliance changes.
Open →Tax calendar
Federal and state deadlines, with this week first. Download to your calendar.
Open →Tax questions answered
Short, sourced answers to the questions people ask most: refunds, deadlines, filing, deductions and income. A new answer is added regularly.
Open →Business laws: federal, Illinois and Cook County
Plain-English guides with slide shows, tables and charts to the laws that touch small businesses: wages, discrimination, safety, entities, consumer and privacy rules. General information only.
Open →IRS Publication 17 in plain English
A short guide to each chapter of IRS Publication 17 for tax years 2023 to 2026: the rules, the numbers by year, an invented example and a quick check.
Open →Tax news
Plain-English summaries of releases from the IRS, Treasury, FinCEN and states, with links to the source.
Open →Tax rates and key numbers
Standard deduction, capital gains rates, contribution limits and state rate guide.
Open →Did you know?
Little-known tax facts that can save you money or trouble.
Open →Exchange rates and AFR
IRS and Treasury exchange rates, and Applicable Federal Rates.
Open →Markets: stock lists, IPOs and forex
Live stock lists for the USA, Canada and India, IPO calendars, and currency rates with a converter, plus the tax notes for each. Information only.
Open →Let's talk about your taxes, your business, your plans.
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