The new GOP tax bill, which was passed in December 2017, made some sweeping changes. Most of those went into effect in the 2018 tax year, for which filing season officially starts on January 28.

With the anticipated passing of the GOP Tax Plan, we may have to do some year-end tax planning. With the anticipated passing of the GOP Tax Plan, we may have to do some year-end tax planning to leverage against the new tax provisions.

Before you prepare your tax return you should have a tax preparation checklist to help you get organized. Along with this, your tax preparation checklist should also get you in the right frame of mind.