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Mike Thrift

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PCAOB Bars Zwick CPA Over Fabricated Genie Energy Workpapers: What Audit Quality Failures Mean for Small Businesses

The PCAOB revoked Zwick CPA's registration and fined the firm $50,000 after finding its 2022 Genie Energy audit relied on the predecessor auditor's recycled workpapers with swapped names and fabricated documentation. With 61% aggregate deficiency rates at triennially inspected firms, here's how small businesses can vet the audits they rely on — and keep their own books diligence-ready.

mike

auditcpafraud-prevention

Profit First for Small Businesses: How the Five-Account System Fixes Cash Flow

The Profit First method flips Sales − Expenses = Profit into Sales − Profit = Expenses, routing revenue through five bank accounts (Income, Profit, Owner's Pay, Tax, OpEx) on a twice-monthly cadence. This guide covers target allocation percentages by revenue band, the real-revenue calculation that trips up contractors, common failure patterns, and where the system's critics have a point.

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cash-flowsmall-businessfinancial-management

How Small Businesses Can Tap the DOL's $162 Million Apprenticeship Funding in 2026

On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $162 million to five industry sponsors that pass apprenticeship incentive payments directly to employers — including small businesses in maritime, AI infrastructure, telecom, IT, and auto repair. Here's who qualifies, how to join a group sponsor, which state tax credits stack on top, and how to book the payments correctly.

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small-businessgrantsfunding

The Robinson-Patman Act Is Back: What a Wine Distributor's Antitrust Fight Means for Every Small Retailer

The FTC's December 2024 Robinson-Patman suit against Southern Glazer's — the first in decades to survive a motion to dismiss — revives a 1936 law barring suppliers from charging small retailers more than big chains for identical goods. What the Act covers, its cost-justification defenses, and the purchase records independent retailers should keep now.

mike

antitrustsmall-businesslegal

Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans in 2026: How Small Businesses Skip Nondiscrimination Testing

A safe harbor 401(k) automatically passes IRS ADP/ACP nondiscrimination testing in exchange for a fixed employer contribution — a 3% nonelective or a match of up to 4%. Here's how the three formulas compare in cost, the December 1 retroactive adoption deadline, and the 2026 limits ($24,500 deferral, $72,000 total additions, mandatory Roth catch-ups for high earners).

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small-businessretirement-plansemployee-benefits

The Section 122 Import Surcharge Expires July 24, 2026 — What Small Importers Should Do With the Week Left

The 10% Section 122 import surcharge expires automatically on July 24, 2026, when its 150-day statutory limit runs out — but expiration is not a refund, and Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs are already queued to replace it. Here's how small importers should tally what they paid, preserve refund rights, and model landed costs before the deadline.

mike

taxtax-compliancesmall-business

Self-Serve Dog Wash Station Bookkeeping: Reconciling Unattended Revenue, Costing Per Wash, and Depreciating Equipment

A bookkeeping guide for unattended self-serve dog wash stations: how to reconcile coin and card revenue against machine counters, calculate a true cost per wash (roughly $3.50 against an $18–20 session price), classify shampoo and consumables as COGS, and depreciate $20,000–$30,000-per-bay equipment — including Section 179 timing and separating payment terminals from wash tubs in your fixed-asset register.

mike

bookkeepingsmall-businessreconciliation

When Does a Senior Living Placement Agency Actually Earn Its Referral Fee? A Revenue Recognition Guide

Senior living placement agencies earn 70–80% of a resident's first month's rent — but only at move-in, and often subject to 30-day clawback clauses. This guide explains when to recognize referral fee revenue under ASC 606, how to book refund liabilities from your historical clawback rate, and which pipeline metrics predict cash flow.

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revenue-recognitionbookkeepingsmall-business

Urgent Care Clinic Bookkeeping: Why One Wrong Code Can Sink a Month's Revenue

Urgent care bookkeeping hinges on details generic templates miss: the POS-20 place-of-service code that sets the reimbursement rate (and triggers denials at payers who contract clinics as offices), denial-reason tracking for the ~60% of billing work that happens after claim submission, and Section 179's $2,560,000 limit plus permanent 100% bonus depreciation for X-ray and lab equipment in 2026.

mike

healthcarebookkeepingsmall-business
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