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Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 ways business owners could reap big tax savings under OBBBA
Financial advisors and tax professionals with clients who own businesses of any size can help them rake in significant savings under several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The massive legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump last month tweaked tax rules on business deductions, capital-gains exclusions and estate planning. Those changes will require advisors and their clients to take a fresh look at their strategies, according to Jere Doyle, an estate planning strategist with BNY Wealth, and Holly Swan, the head of wealth solutions in the global client strategy unit of asset management firm Allspring Global Investments. Outside of the elimination starting next year of certain tax advantages for businesses that buy food for employees, experts say the legislation will generally extend or expand companies' lower payments to Uncle Sam through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Some companies are already touting the incentives for capital investments, even as they struggle to prepare for the earnings impact of Trump's tariffs. Interestingly, the final law didn't include the House bill's effort to hike the Section 199A deduction for qualified business income, even as it boosted the incentives for qualified small business stock, Swan noted. "QBI and 199A aren't really the big news that people had hoped they would be," she said, noting that "no one was anticipating" the Senate's changes to the guidelines for qualified small business stock. "The rules have always been great, but they haven't really kept up with the times. And I think the new rules are pretty amazing." READ MORE: Trump's megabill passed — here's what advisors should know Business expenses and depreciation With a few caveats around tax code criteria and expected IRS rulemaking, businesses of all sizes may use words like "amazing" to describe the law's approach to expenditures for research and development and other corporate investments. In particular, the alterations in Sections 168 and 179 of the code amount to "an incentive for people to buy stuff" in ways that "will boost sales" of heavy machinery, Doyle noted. By raising the possible annual equipment expense deduction to $2.5 million (subject to phaseouts based on income) and enabling the businesses to depreciate capital investments based on their full cost up front rather than in the "straight line" method, those provisions of the law alone could push up the value of many businesses. "The message is, people can write stuff off sooner, deduct it sooner," Doyle said. "That lowers their taxable income and increases the amount you take home." READ MORE: Trump's new law cuts both ways for Social Security beneficiaries Qualified small business stock Just as those rules seek to promote economic activity, the legislation bulks up the capital-gains exclusions available for qualified small business stock under Section 1202 as a means of spurring investment, Swan noted. The legislation beefed up the criteria for eligibility to businesses valued at as much as $75 million with inflationary adjustments from only $50 million, while ratcheting up the available exclusion to $15 million from $10 million, Swan noted. In addition, those exclusions will kick in at 50% of the gain three years after the investment and 75% after four years, on top of the previous 100% level available after five. "It's really an acknowledgement of the fact that some of these small businesses do sell faster than expected," Swan said. "It's a really big incentive to invest in American small businesses that a lot of people didn't see coming. … So hopefully that will be extremely stimulative for small businesses." Those provisions offer "a little bit more leeway" in that the "company can be a little bit bigger to qualify," Doyle noted. While the fact that the company must be a C-corporation rather than a limited liability company to get the exclusion still poses some complications for startups, the new treatment of qualified small business stock will be a "huge" boon, he added. READ MORE: Caps, credits, contributions: Tax planning for parents under OBBBA Snacks and meals for the team not tax-friendly anymore On the other hand, the need to raise revenue to pay for at least part of the huge cost of the legislation led to the outright elimination of a deduction for most employer-provided meals and snacks that the 2017 law had previously reduced to 50% of the amount of the price of the food. That provision didn't receive as much attention as, say, the tense negotiations on the deduction for state and local taxes. But Swan has received several calls from advisors about it, she said. "I had viewed it as a non-issue," Swan said. "I just think we're all going to bring in our own snacks, but I was shocked by how many people called me." READ MORE: How to avoid capital gains taxes with highly appreciated stocks Section 199A deduction for qualified business income The final legislation also made permanent the current 20% deduction available to the owners of qualified pass-through businesses. Economists had frequently criticized the questionable impact to job creation and disproportionate benefits of the deduction for the wealthiest taxpayers. Regardless, the combination of the extension of the qualified business income deduction and the Senate's removal of a part of the House version of the bill that would have "done a big scale-back" of a so-called pass-through entity tax workaround for state and local taxes will likely prove advantageous to business owners in New York, California and Illinois, Swan said. "People with pass-through entities who live in those high-tax states can still benefit," she said. "I end up getting a lot more questions about PTET than I do about QBI." READ MORE: An overlooked charitable IRA tool steps into the spotlight Estate taxes While they may be applicable to many non-business owners as well, other provisions of the law that expanded the opportunity zone credit and exemptions from the estate tax could affect many entrepreneurs and their families, Doyle noted. "We encouraged people to do things before the end of the year because that exemption was supposed to sunset," he said. "They've got certainty around what the exemption is going to be."
Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MoneyMasters Podcast 7-24-25- Are America's Markets Still Exceptional
This week, Alicia Levine, head of investment strategy and equities at BNY Wealth, joins the to break down what's really driving the market to new highs – and why American exceptionalism isn't dead yet. To get more articles and chart analysis from MoneyShow, subscribe to our .) We cover why Big Tech still has room to run, which other sectors she's bullish on, and how trade deals and tariffs are quietly shaping inflation and growth. Alicia also shares why gold is rallying, what investors often get wrong about geopolitical risk, and why long-term opportunities still favor the US over international markets. See also: TTE: A High-Yielding Energy Play We Can't Pass Up Reminder: Alicia will be speaking at the 2025 MoneyShow/TradersEXPO Orlando, scheduled for Oct. 16-18 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. Click here to register. More From The Fed, Gold, and the US Dollar: Where Things Stand FDS: Fiscal Q3 Estimates Missed, But Longer-Term Growth on Track KARO: A Singapore Tech Name with a Top-Notch "Zen Rating"
Axios
11-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
Why record highs are buying opportunities
All-time highs beget all-time highs. That's the takeaway from BNY Wealth's chart of the week. Why it matters: The S&P 500 just notched yet another record high for 2025. For those afraid of buying the highs, it turns out, buying into rallies can be just as lucrative, if not more, than buying at any other time period. The big picture: As BNY notes, forward returns for investors who bought the S&P 500 right after it notched a record high are slightly better than those for investors who bought the index after any other trading day. Between the lines: For all the tariff-driven fears, market technicals indicate that the path of least resistance is up when the market is already, well, up. By the numbers: The S&P 500 is up more than 25% over the past three months, ranking among the top six strongest short-term rallies in history, according to data from Ryan Detrick, chief market technician at the Carson Group. In the five previous cases, the market was never down one year later. The average 12-month gain after those rallies? +22%.
Business Journals
07-07-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Mastering the sale: 2025 insights for private business owners
BNY Wealth recently conducted an in-depth study with 127 owners of successful privately held businesses who are either contemplating or have recently completed a business sale. The findings are presented in our report: Mastering the Sale: 2025 Insights for Private Business Owners. With its candid, first-hand accounts and expert advice from BNY specialists, this report offers unique perspectives on the business of selling a business. Smart sellers plan ahead A business owner who begins deal preparations today won't be selling into the market we have now, but the market of tomorrow. Indeed, 38% of owners in this study expressed regret they didn't devote enough time to deal preparation. Ideally, a two-year runway ensures a smoother deal process. While the timing of a sale depends on each business owner's unique circumstances, dedicating more time to developing the right strategy beforehand can ultimately result in a successful exit. Make it less taxing Tax and estate planning can make or break the overall success of a sale. In fact, 40% of study participants wished they had engaged in tax and estate planning earlier. Trusts, such as Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs), Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs), Dynasty Trusts, and other wealth planning strategies may be essential for managing and protecting sale proceeds, reducing income and estate taxes, and transferring wealth across generations. Build your team To effectively navigate a sale, business owners will need to assemble their 'deal team' of expert advisors. This team will likely include an investment banker, wealth manager, certified public accountant, mergers & acquisitions attorney and a trust & estate attorney. Access to well-connected professionals with strong industry expertise provides sellers with essential guidance, advice and greater peace of mind throughout the deal process. 'You want advisors close to you who know your business and your family. Set this team up early. Establish regular meetings, so everyone knows each other and can work well together. You're leveraging your team's expertise, and that team is greater than the sum of its parts. Setting up this team early will allow the most success during and post-sale.' Heather B. Cheney Senior Wealth Strategist, BNY Wealth Add AI to your deal team A larger than expected 75% of respondents said they used or plan to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist them with selling their business. As AI technology rapidly evolves, it is expected to play a growing role in ways that assist the sale of a business, including compliance, valuation, accounting and financial preparation. Life beyond the sale Preparing for a sale can take years, making it easy to overlook the importance of what comes afterward. Sellers often leave behind longstanding relationships with employees and customers and are worried about carving out a new identity. To ease the transition, 90% remained involved temporarily as consultants or advisors, while 70% maintained an ownership stake in the business. We understand that navigating the sale process can appear to be a formidable challenge. With careful planning, strategic guidance and the right support, a successful business sale can be a catalyst for unlocking new opportunities and securing a lasting legacy. Gain access to exclusive insights and expert guidance – download your copy of Mastering the Sale: 2025 Insights for Private Business Owners. This material is provided for illustrative/educational purposes only. This material is not intended to constitute legal, tax, investment or financial advice. Effort has been made to ensure that the material presented herein is accurate at the time of publication. However, this material is not intended to be a full and exhaustive explanation of the law in any area or of all of the tax, investment or financial options available. The information discussed herein may not be applicable to or appropriate for every investor and should be used only after consultation with professionals who have reviewed your specific situation. Trademarks and logos belong to their respective owners.
Bloomberg
12-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Family Offices Eye Private Equity, Crypto in Push Beyond Stocks
Family offices are pursuing private equity investments and looking to add digital assets as their portfolios rely less on stocks, according to a new report. Among family offices with more than $1 billion under management, two-thirds plan to increase allocations to private equity funds this year, a nearly 70% increase compared to 2024. That comes as public equities account for about 19% of investable assets at these firms, a 28% drop compared to last year, according to the 2025 Investment Insights for Single Family Offices report from BNY Wealth.
