Insights by Author: Crystal Knepler, CPA

Why 2025 Year-End Tax Planning Matters More Than Ever

December 17, 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, businesses and individuals face a tax environment defined by heightened complexity and rapid change, driven largely by the mid-year enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This landmark legislation has reshaped planning strategies around depreciation, capital investments, and qualified business deductions, requiring taxpayers to reassess decisions already made while identifying time-sensitive opportunities before year-end. In this climate, effective tax planning goes beyond compliance—it demands proactive, strategic action to manage risk, optimize cash flow, and position for both immediate and long-term tax efficiency.

Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 19, 2024

As we approach 2025, future tax policy is bracing for change in the coming years. With…

Key Tax Considerations for Real Estate Investors in 2024

March 11, 2024

Amid the backdrop of market realignment, higher interest rates, and shifting workplace habits, investors remain cautiously…

2023 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 10, 2023

As the 2023 tax season winds down, it’s time to take a closer look at year-end…

2022 Year-End Tax Planning for Individuals

November 11, 2022

While 2022 started out with some uncertainty about potential tax law changes, very few of the…

Stimulus Payments Being Sent as Visa Debit Cards

May 25, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service has been distributing Economic Impact Payments to taxpayers across the nation since…

Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

November 22, 2019

The first year of filing under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is in…

Top 5 Real Estate Accounting Mistakes

August 7, 2019

Even some of the savviest real estate brokers can get trapped in the most common accounting…

IRS Audits Decline for Millionaires and Large Businesses

April 30, 2019

IRS audits of wealthy taxpayers and big business are on the downtick, reaching record lows in…

Nina Pisani Named One of the 40 Under 40

Congratulations to Nina Pisani for being named one of the 2016 40 Under 40 by the Pacific ...
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Double Deduction for Unmarried Homeowners

The IRS has recently complied with the Ninth Circuit’s 2015 decision to allow two unmarried co-owners ...
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IRS Lowers Fees for Tax-Exempt Charity Application

Now there’s a headline you don’t see too often: “IRS Lowers Fees…” It’s true. Effective July ...
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Team Member Spotlight

Congratulations to our team members on their recent promotions! Ten team members have been promoted to ...
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BPW Named Best Accounting Firm to Work For

We are excited to announce that Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP was recently named one of the ...
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Top 10 New Trends in Document Management Systems

Attention Accounts Payable Managers and CFOs: Keep these new document management trends on your radar. These ...
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New Overtime Rule May Impact Your Business

In 2014, President Obama instructed the Secretary of Labor to update the overtime regulations under the ...
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Safe Harbor Benefits Restaurant and Retail Industry

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Tangible Property Regulations—from implementing the new regulations to ...
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Danna McGrew Named to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

BPW Partner, Danna McGrew, was recently named to the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara’s Board of ...
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Bridget Foreman Named One of the Top 50 Women in Business

Congratulations to BPW Partner, Bridget Foreman, who was named one of the Top 50 Women in ...
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Reporting Requirements When Hiring Independent Contractors

Does your business hire independent contractors? If so, are you filing all that you need to ...
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California Franchise Tax Board Launches New Version of MyFTB

This January the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) launched a new and improved version of MyFTB. ...
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