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…

Key Provisions of the JOBS Act

On April 5, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), ...
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Planning a Successful CRM Project

"Plan the work and work the plan." That's what my grandfather always used to tell me. ...
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Bridget Foreman Named Among Top 50 Women in Business

Santa Barbara, CA – Partner Bridget Foreman was named one of the 2012 Top Women in Business ...
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Three BPW Team Members Receive CPA License

Santa Barbara, CA – Jason Van Reken, Stacey Foley and Jorge Melgoza of Bartlett, Pringle & ...
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BOE Targeting Local Businesses for Sales and Use Tax Payments

The State Board of Equalization (BOE) is taking a new approach to collect California sales and ...
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Payroll Tax Cut Extended with a Creative Solution

On February 22, 2012, President Obama signed into law a bill extending payroll tax cuts and ...
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Make Your Medical Practice More Healthy

"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." This well-known quotation can be applied to ...
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What Every Taxpayer Should Know About Identity Theft

We are hearing more and more about cases of identity theft. In the 2011 Identity Fraud ...
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BPW is More Than Just an Accounting Firm

On Tuesday, January 17, 2013 we held our annual Tax Season Kick Off Breakfast to ring ...
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Eileen Sheridan Named to Board of Directors for Music Academy of the West

Santa Barbara, CA – BPW Partner, Eileen Sheridan, was recently elected to the Board of Directors ...
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BPW Takes the Day to Volunteer at Local Nonprofit

Santa Barbara, CA – Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP (BPW) held its 3rd Annual "BPW Day ...
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Compliance Complexities

Although we have not seen major changes from 2010 on how your 2011 personal income taxes ...
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