What You Need to Know About Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill"
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act locks in key 2017 tax cuts and alters charitable deductions, impacting wealthy donors and colleges while the Congressional Budget Office estimates a $3 trillion deficit increase.
- On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, permanently enacting the 2017 tax cuts and reshaping charitable and endowment tax rules.
- Ever since TCJA provisions were set to expire on December 31, 2025, taxpayers faced uncertainty as 2025 began, prompting lawmakers to lock in prior cuts.
- Under the new rules, standard deduction filers can claim up to $1,000 for charitable gifts, corporate donors must give 1% of income to qualify, and endowment tax rates climb sharply.
- According to Yale University, it will owe $280 million in endowment taxes once the new rates take effect.
- Despite a forecast 1.8% growth in coming years, the Congressional Budget Office projects a $3.3 trillion deficit increase over ten years from the new law.
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