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Mike Thrift

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WordPress Plugin & Theme Bookkeeping: License Renewals, Merchant-of-Record Tax, and Reconciling Envato, Freemius, and Stripe Payouts

Envato's July 1, 2026 move to a flat 50% author revenue share replaces tiered rates that ran as high as 87.5%, and it exposes a deeper bookkeeping gap for WordPress plugin and theme businesses selling across Envato, Freemius, and direct Stripe checkout — gross revenue, marketplace fees, and license-renewal deferred revenue all need separate tracking, not one blended bank-deposit number.

The Yellowstone Capital Settlement: What $534 Million in Canceled MCA Debt Teaches Small Businesses

New York's $1.065 billion settlement with Yellowstone Capital canceled $534 million in small-business MCA debt for over 18,000 merchants — but canceled debt is generally taxable income unless you can claim an exclusion like insolvency, so here's how to spot an illegal MCA and get your books ready.

Who's Liable When Your AI Agent Makes a Bad Call?

Starting January 2026, ISO endorsements CG 40 47 and CG 40 48 let U.S. carriers exclude generative AI claims from general liability policies — and over 80 percent of carrier requests for AI exclusions have been approved, while roughly 74 percent of small businesses use AI tools. Here's what falls into the coverage gap and five steps to take before your next renewal.

AI Chatbot Disclosure Laws by State: What Small Businesses Must Know in 2026

By mid-2026, roughly a dozen states — including Colorado, California, New York, Oregon, and Washington — regulate AI chatbots, with penalties from $1,000 per occurrence under Colorado's HB 26-1263 to $10,000 under California's proposed AB 1609. Here is which laws cover ordinary business support bots, which target companion apps only, and the low-cost disclosure steps that satisfy most of them.

The AI Orchestrator Premium: Why Some Freelancers Are Earning 34% More in 2026 (and Others Are Earning Less)

Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026 finds freelancers doing AI-related work earn 34% more per hour, with earnings on complex AI work up 45% year-over-year while per-contract pay for commodity generative-AI gigs fell 13% — here's what the "AI Orchestrator" split means for freelancers and indie developers, and how to land on the right side of it.

Bookkeeping for Assistance Dog Training Nonprofits: Tracking a $25,000 Dog Across a Two-Year Pipeline

Producing one service dog costs $25,000–$60,000 over an 18–24-month cycle. How assistance dog nonprofits should structure per-dog cost centers, record breeding-cooperative puppy exchanges at fair value, apply GAAP (ASC 958-605) to puppy-raiser volunteer time, and release restricted sponsorships on the same timeline as expenses.

California Commercial Property Insurance in 2026: Navigating the FAIR Plan, DIC Wraps, and SB 547

California's admitted commercial property market has contracted sharply — surplus lines grew from 6% to 20% of the market since 2014, the FAIR Plan raised its commercial limits to $20M per building, and a 29.1% average FAIR Plan rate increase takes effect October 2026. Here's how small business owners can navigate renewals, DIC wrap requirements, and the new SB 547 non-renewal moratorium.

CDFI Loans Explained: How Mission-Driven Lenders Fund the Businesses Banks Reject

CDFIs are Treasury-certified mission-driven lenders that approve roughly 23-30% of small business applicants versus 13-15% at large banks, fund true startups with no hard credit minimums, accept ITINs in place of Social Security numbers, and offer fixed rates as low as 7%. Here's how CDFI underwriting works, who qualifies, and how to apply.

CFPB Regulation B Overhaul: What the End of Disparate-Impact Liability Means for Your Small Business's Credit Decisions

The CFPB's final Regulation B rule takes effect July 21, 2026, removing disparate-impact liability from ECOA, narrowing the discouragement standard, and adding participant-level documentation requirements for for-profit special-purpose credit programs — a practical guide for small-business borrowers and lenders.