It’s summertime... but there’s still tax planning to do.
In this solo episode of Accounting in the Wild, Jason Dinesen breaks down what tax professionals (and taxpayers!) need to know right now — before key deadlines and credits disappear.
In this episode:
- ⚡ Energy credits are going away — EV, solar, appliances, and more
- ✉️ IRS will no longer accept paper checks after September 30
- 🏕️ Day camps and the daycare credit: what counts?
- 💸 Overtime and tip deductions — where do they go on the return?
- 🚗 Also the new deduction for certain car loan interest deduction -- where does it go?
- 🧾 Written Information Security Plans (WISPs) — are you in compliance?
- 🧓 Did Congress eliminate tax on Social Security? Nope — here's what they actually did
Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome
00:27 – Expiring energy credits (EV, solar, windows)
04:34 – Section 179D update for commercial projects
06:48 – IRS ends paper checks (big change alert!)
10:35 – Day camps and the child care credit
12:49 – Daycare credit changes under BBB (starting 2026)
14:32 – Dependent care FSAs increase to $7,500
16:49 – Tip/overtime deduction ≠ AGI deduction
18:53 – Car loan interest deduction: the rules
20:48 – Written data security plans (WISP)
22:37 – Social Security taxation myths
24:47 – Final thoughts
CPE Credit Available:
Want continuing ed credit for this episode? Listen on MyCPE.com — search “Accounting in the Wild” to get started.
Hosted by: Jason Dinesen, EA
Founder of Dinesen Media Ventures | Tax Pro | Educator | Storyteller
Brought to you by: MyCPE.com — offering 15,000+ hours of online CPE & CE for CPAs, EAs, and tax pros.
🎧 Subscribe on your favorite platform and stay up to date on tax topics, stories from the trenches, and interviews from the frontlines of accounting.
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.