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CPA Chelle Gott Maseko on preparing taxes and key 2025 changes
Summary
Chelle Gott Maseko, a CPA, outlines documents taxpayers should gather, highlights a 2025 child tax credit and a new senior deduction in the "1 Big Beautiful Bill," and explains options for IRS representation, bookkeeping best practices for small businesses, and estimated-tax timing.
Chelle Gott Maseko, CPA of Maseko Tax Services, told Community Voice listeners that basic preparation and correct documentation are the first steps toward a smoother 2025 filing season. "You need to have all the tax documents together," she said, listing W-2 wage statements, 1099-DIV forms for dividends and 1099-NEC for nonemployee compensation as essential records.
Maseko said Connecticut taxpayers often miss a local property-tax statement that can generate a state property tax credit. "People do forget property taxes," she said, noting omission will not delay a return but can mean taxpayers lose a deduction that reduces taxable income.
On family and filing status, Maseko summarized standard rules: newly married taxpayers are treated as married on Dec. 31 for filing purposes, and head-of-household status requires dependents who lived with the filer…
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