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The Fed held rates at 3.50%-3.75% for a fourth consecutive meeting in June 2026, keeping the prime rate at 6.75% and SBA 7(a) variable rates near 9-11.5% APR, so refinancing into a fixed rate can pay off once you account for SBA prepayment penalties (5%/3%/1% in years one through three) and lender fees.
Unreconciled books — not fraud — are the most common way campaigns and PACs draw FEC scrutiny. A treasurer's guide to the $200 itemization threshold, 2025–2026 contribution limits ($3,500 per election to candidates), the 2026 filing calendar, what triggers an audit, and the double-entry bookkeeping practices that prevent RFAIs.
About 40% of franchisors disclose no Item 19 earnings data in their FDD, and any verbal revenue claim outside that section is not legally enforceable — here's how to read what's disclosed and what to do when it isn't.
Compare Expensify, Ramp, and SAP Concur on pricing, features, and user reviews. Find the best expense-report software for your small business based on real
Starting July 1, 2026, the EU replaces its €150 duty-free threshold with a flat €3-per-item customs duty on distance sales, so a three-item EU order with distinct HS codes can owe €9 in duty on top of VAT — here's what US sellers need to audit before the deadline.
Equipment rental fleets should capitalize purchases as depreciating assets tagged to individual unit IDs, apply MACRS as the default recovery schedule, use Section 179 (up to $2,560,000 in 2026) plus 100% bonus depreciation to front-load deductions, and track time and financial utilization per asset to know which units are actually earning their keep.
Replacing a departing $55,000-a-year employee typically costs 50% to 200% of their annual salary once separation, recruiting, onboarding, lost productivity, and ramp-up drag are added together — often $16,500 to $80,000+ per departure.
Ecuador's SRI automatically recategorized roughly 70,000 RIMPE taxpayers on July 1, 2026 — about 14,000 moved from Negocio Popular to Emprendedor and 56,000 were pushed into the General Tax Regime — here's how to check your new bracket and what changes.
The EB-5 investor visa requires an $800,000 investment in a Targeted Employment Area (or $1,050,000 standard) plus 10 created jobs, and petitions filed by September 30, 2026 lock in today's thresholds before the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act's grandfathering provision sunsets.
Dynamic currency conversion (DCC) marks up foreign-card payments 3-7% above the interbank rate — sometimes 12-18% — and splits the revenue among DCC providers, acquirers, and merchants. Here is who profits, the Visa/Mastercard disclosure rules merchants must follow, and how to book DCC rebates and settlement variances separately from sales revenue.
U.S. duty drawback refunds up to 99% of import duties when goods are re-exported or destroyed, and claims can reach back five years. Here's which tariffs qualify (Section 301, the 2026 Section 122 surcharge), which don't (Section 232), and the import records CBP requires to approve a claim.
How dog boarding and pet sitting businesses should track revenue by service line, reconcile Rover and Wag payouts against the $20,000/200-transaction 1099-K threshold, file 1099-NECs for sub-sitters paid $600 or more, and apply the strict exclusive-use home-office rule — the childcare daycare exception does not extend to pet care.
