Recent News & Blog / Individual Tax
What You Need to Know About Filing an Extension—and Minimizing Penalties
If you don’t have everything ready to complete your 2025 federal individual income tax return by the April 15 deadline, you can request an automatic extension. Filing Form 4868, “Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S.
Are You Eligible for Mileage Deductions?
Whether you’re filing your 2025 individual income tax return or planning for 2026, it’s important to know if you can deduct vehicle-related expenses.
Don’t Miss the Chance to Make a 2025 IRA Contribution—Whether You Can Deduct It or Not
Generally, each year you can contribute up to the annual limit to a traditional or Roth IRA (or a combination of the two). However, once the contribution deadline has passed, the opportunity to contribute for that year is lost forever.
18 Low or No Cost Spring Cleaning Tips for the Whole Home—Including Your Workspace
Spring is finally here! After a particularly long and brutal winter, many of us are itching to throw the windows open, let the sunshine in, and enjoy this new season.
Last Chance to Claim These Clean Energy Tax Breaks
Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) terminated several clean energy tax incentives earlier than previously scheduled.
SEK’s Best Self-Care Tips for Busy Season
March is the middle of busy season for many of our tax, accounting, and audit team members at SEK. When there’s so much to do before a hard deadline, it can be a challenge to find time to take a step back and take care of yourself.
April 15: The Deadline for More Than Just Income Tax Returns
You know your 2025 federal income tax return is due April 15, 2026, but do you know what else has an April 15 deadline? If you don’t, you could miss out on valuable tax-saving opportunities or become subject to interest—or even penalties.
4 Types of Interest Expense You May be Able to Deduct
Personal interest expense generally can’t be deducted for federal tax purposes; however, there are exceptions. Here are four of those exceptions—one of which is a new break under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which was signed into law in 2025.
Parents: Ensure You Claim All the Tax Credits You’re Entitled to
Raising a family comes with plenty of expenses, but it may also make you eligible for various tax breaks.
Quadrupled SALT Deduction Limit Means More Will Benefit from Itemizing on 2025 Returns
An important decision to make when filing your individual income tax return is whether to claim the standard deduction or itemize deductions.