Bean Counters, LLC

10/01/2026

Sales tax updates as of October 1st. Red Bluff will now charge a 1% district tax.

09/24/2026

She's grown a lot, but hasn't changed much.

09/24/2026

07/29/2026

Good news for 2026 taxpayers!

Starting this year, you can claim an above-the-line charitable contribution deduction of up to $1,000 if you’re single (or head of household / married filing separately) or $2,000 if you’re married filing jointly — even if you take the standard deduction and don’t itemize.

This is a real win for everyday givers. For years, most people who didn’t itemize got zero tax benefit from their donations. Now you can support the nonprofits you care about and reduce your taxable income by a meaningful amount.

Our local nonprofits are stretched thin right now. Food banks, shelters, animal rescues, youth programs, arts organizations — they’re all working harder with fewer resources. Your cash gift helps keep their doors open and their services going, and the tax code is finally giving the rest of us a little extra reason to step up.

So if you’ve been thinking about giving, this is a great year to do it.
(Keep good records of your cash donations to qualifying public charities).

Happy giving! 💙

07/09/2026

At Bean Counters, LLC we stay current with the latest accounting technology.
In addition to being a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, we’ve recently earned our Level 1 Certification in Xero accounting software.
We believe our clients should have options, so we build expertise in the platforms they prefer.
Are you a Xero user? Drop a comment and tell us — do you prefer it over QuickBooks Online (QBO) and why? 👇

06/16/2026

Just got one of these scam letters? Here’s how to file your CA LLC Statement of Information for only $20 ✅

04/15/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO FILE YOUR TAX RETURN OR EXTENSION!

April 15, 2026

Do NOT just drop your return in a mailbox.

✅ Go to the Post Office TODAY
and get your return postmarked before they close.
Why?

The IRS no longer accepts a mailbox drop as proof of timely filing.
Your return must have an official USPS postmark from a post office facility.

Don’t risk penalties & interest —
Get it postmarked today!

11/21/2025

In the years after the Camp Fire, many Paradise residents received payments from the Fire Victim Trust (FVT) to help rebuild after the devastation of 2018. Last year, the Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Act, was signed into law as part of a larger disaster package. This legislation makes sure that anyone who received an FVT or similar payment can exclude that compensation from their income for federal tax purposes.

Because this bill was enacted after many fire survivors had already filed their taxes, some ended up paying federal taxes on their FVT payments. Under the new law, those individuals are eligible for a refund. To receive it, they must submit an amended tax return to the IRS using Form 1040-X.

The IRS has set important deadlines. Fire survivors have until December 12, 2025 to file a 1040-X for tax years 2021 and earlier. The IRS will not accept amended returns for those years after that date. For anyone who received an FVT payment in 2022 or later, the regular IRS rules apply, and individuals generally have up to three years from the date you filed your original return to submit a 1040-X and claim your refund.

If you received a Fire Victim Trust payment and paid taxes on it, please be sure to review your past returns and file an amendment to them before the applicable deadline.

10/22/2025

10/03/2025

Are you having trouble getting the IRS to refund taxes you paid on your PG&E Campfire settlement? Our clients have had this issue as well. There has been a very slow response from the IRS (over 6 months). One taxpayer was asked to submit a non-existant 1099 for the proceeds she paid taxes on, even though the Fire Victims Trust never issued one. I'm happy to report that she recently received her refund. However, the ordeal prompted me to reach out to Congressman La Malfa, who sponsored H.R. 5225. Today he responded. I want to share his response with the general public and encourge tax payers to reach out to his office if they are having trouble getting the IRS to issue their refund. I beleive fire victims deserve to keep 100% of these proceeds. Bean Counters LLC can assist you in filing an ammended tax return if you are due a refund.