Chapter 4 of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) is titled “Investing In American Families, Communities.” Subchapter B of Chapter 4 is “Permanent investments in students and reforms to tax-exempt institutions.” That is where you will find “Modification of excise tax on investment income of certain private colleges and universities.” What is really amusing about this rewrite of IRC Section 4968 “Excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities” is that it applies to such a small number of institutions that you can identify them with a decent degree of certainty from publicly available information. The tax does not apply to state universities.
2026 Changes to Form 2441 and Dependent Care Benefits
Jason Dinesen, CPA
The credit for dependent-care expenses (such as daycare costs) has long been stuck at 20% for “average” taxpayers. It finally gets a permanent boost in 2026 (for returns filed in 2027). Also, the amount of money a taxpayer can put into a dependent care assistance program is increasing by $2,500 for 2026. This change presents a chance for taxpayers and tax pros to reevaluate which is better – claiming the credit or using a flex plan.
