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11/08/2026

Dinner party tonight? Here’s your conversation starter: a teacher tax break ended up in a Russia sanctions bill. 🍷

Here’s the short version:

• A bill to help preschool teachers passed the House.
• The Senate attached a Russia and Iran sanctions package and passed the whole thing 86-11.
• Early childhood educators can now claim the educator deduction.
• For 2026, teachers can deduct $350 above the line, no itemizing needed.
• Itemizers can deduct educator expenses with no dollar cap.
• Coaches now count too.

The no-cap itemized deduction and the coach change come from the 2025 tax law, not this bill.

Not sure which rules apply to your return? Talk to a tax pro who literally gets giddy about this type of stuff. Link in bio.

11/08/2026

11/06/2026

Inflation got a raise. Did you?

The 2027 tax brackets are out (for returns filed in 2028), and every bracket moved up about 3.2%.

Here’s the part nobody’s talking about: these adjustments are based on last year’s prices, and they’re falling behind.

📉 2026 brackets: adjusted ~2.3%
📈 2026 actual inflation: hit 3.7% by September
⛽ Gas: up more than 34% in a year

Even this year’s 3.2% bump is still below what prices are doing right now. The tax code is catching up to yesterday’s costs while you’re paying today’s.

What to do about it: if your raise this year was under 3.7%, you lost buying power. Know that number before your next salary conversation, and make sure your withholding and tax plan reflect your real 2027 income.

These brackets apply to taxable income (after the $16,600 single / $33,200 married standard deduction), not gross pay.

Save this, and share it with someone negotiating a raise.

Questions about your 2027 plan? Link in bio.

Clear answers. Colorful humans.

11/05/2026

The TY2026 limited-edition T-shirt design is here! 🎉

Local partner THERE SPACE | SCREEN PRINTING will be helping me print these bad boys, and I’ll be selling them to support this year’s charitable cause!

Now I need your help choosing one. ❤️

What charities or causes matter most to you? Send me your suggestions! I’d love to hear them.

11/05/2026

TheTaxPerson® gets Sassy 🍸👓

She skipped the bar. No, not that one. The 7.5% one.

Here’s the thing most people don’t know: medical expenses only lower your taxes if you itemize and spend more than 7.5% of your income on them. Most people never clear that bar.

So skip it. 💅

✨ FSA? Your prescription frames, lenses and eye exams are paid with pre-tax dollars from dollar one. No itemizing, no 7.5% rule. But it’s use-it-or-lose-it, so check your plan’s deadline (and whether it has a grace period or carryover).

✨ HSA? The smart move is to not spend it:
→ Pay for your frames out of pocket
→ Keep the receipt
→ Let your HSA grow tax-free
→ Pay yourself back later. Also tax-free.

Not a loophole. Just smart.

Every frame in this carousel is real, and so is the doll’s inspiration (swipe to the end 👀). Shop the looks Sassy Glasses in Phoenix and bring your FSA or HSA card.

Questions about your FSA, HSA or what counts? That’s literally my job. Link in bio. 💛

Clear answers. Colorful humans.

Educational only, not tax advice for your situation. Sunglasses count only with prescription lenses.

10/30/2026

An agent… enrolled in … continued education forever 👩‍💻Licensed by the IRS, working for the people. 💪🏼

10/28/2026

We’re TheTaxPerson®. We prepare taxes, answer questions, and believe that getting good tax advice shouldn’t feel intimidating.

Professional where it matters. A little unconventional everywhere else.

Clear answers. Colorful humans. 🌈 Learn more or get started through the link in our bio.

10/23/2026

I’m at what I fondly call taxCON. It’s exactly as fun as it sounds.

Some people collect vendor merch at conferences like Costco samples. I’m a little more particular. I like nice things, and I’m not interested in collecting stuff destined for a landfill. I burn enough trees during tax season.

But one vendor caught my eye first by the bag they were giving away and then by the friendly face - madrasaccounting

Their beautiful floral bags are the kind of conference swag I can appreciate. Thoughtful, practical, well-made, and something people might actually want to use long after the conference ends. Outside of the new knowledge, fun playing craps and meals of entirely cheese, this is the one promo item I’ll keep. And it made me smile that so many people here felt the same way about it.

For small biz, good merch isn’t about putting your logo on everything. It’s about putting your name on something worth keeping or remembering. Otherwise, it’s just cheap stuff small biz pays way too much for. Well played, Madras Accountancy. You understood the assignment. 🤣

10/21/2026

However employee meals provided for improving morale are covered at 100%. Food always improves my morale. Did you see my cheese post? Need to research this more.

10/21/2026

What happens at a tax convention.

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