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…

Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP Promotes within the Firm

Santa Barbara, CA – Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP (BPW), Santa Barbara-based accounting and consulting firm, ...
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Tax-Exempt Filing Deadline Extended

The IRS released news that they will be temporarily extending the January and February filing deadlines ...
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BPW Provides a Day of Play to Local Nonprofits

Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP (BPW) donated 500 tickets to local children-focused nonprofits to attend the ...
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President Obama Signs Form 1099 Repeal

President Obama signed the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act on ...
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CalCPA Presents Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf with Public Service Award

For services to the community, the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) has presented its 2011 Public ...
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Recent Developments in Private Company Financial Reporting

Over the last six years the topic of private company financial reporting and the need for ...
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Obtaining the Medical Care You Deserve

What happens when your insurance company rejects the procedures you need? There are options available to ...
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The Power of Integration

Myth: Accounting systems are for the accountants and CRM is for the sales people. Isn't that ...
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2011 Year-End Tax Planning for Businesses

While some businesses may still be sorting through all the legislative changes from 2010, it is ...
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Generating Interest with Intrafamily Loans

Lending money to family members may be personal, but it pays to treat loans like business. ...
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Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP Named One of the 2010 Best Accounting Firms to Work for

Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, LLP (BPW) was named as one of the 2010 Best Accounting Firms ...
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