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Compliance
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Virtual Medical Scribe Agency Bookkeeping: Billing, Provider Shifts, and the BAA You Can't Invoice Without
A virtual medical scribe agency needs a signed Business Associate Agreement before billing a single shift, and its pricing model — hourly, monthly subscription, or per-encounter — determines when revenue should be recognized and how the chart of accounts should be structured.
WA Cares Fund: A Washington Employer's Payroll Withholding Guide for 2026
Washington employers must withhold 0.58% of gross wages with no cap for the WA Cares Fund, the state's employee-funded long-term care program that began paying benefits up to $36,500 per worker in July 2026, and file combined quarterly reports with the Employment Security Department.
California Pay Data Reporting: The May 2026 Deadline and What the CRD Requires
California employers with 100 or more employees must file a pay data report with the Civil Rights Department by May 13, 2026, using a snapshot pay period between October and December 2025, or face civil penalties of $100 to $200 per employee.
CIRCIA's 72-Hour Cyber Incident Reporting Rule: A Small Business Guide
CIRCIA requires covered entities to report substantial cyber incidents to CISA within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours, with the final rule expected in fall 2026 and coverage reaching an estimated 300,000-plus organizations across 16 critical infrastructure sectors.
The 2026 FAR Overhaul: What the New CAS Thresholds Mean for Small Government Contractors
Starting with contracts awarded on or after June 30, 2026, the FAR overhaul raises the CAS trigger from $2.5 million to $35 million per contract, the full-coverage threshold from $50 million to $100 million, and the certified cost-or-pricing data (TINA) threshold from $2 million to $10 million, exempting close to half of currently CAS-covered contractors.
FASB ASU 2024-03: What the New Expense Disaggregation Disclosure Rule Means for Your Business
FASB's ASU 2024-03 (nicknamed DISE) requires public companies to break income statement expenses like compensation, depreciation, and inventory purchases into footnote detail starting with fiscal years after December 15, 2026, and private companies preparing for a sale, loan, or IPO should get their chart of accounts ready now.
Financial Scams Targeting Small Businesses: The Warning Signs Before the Wire Goes Out
The FBI's IC3 logged $3.05 billion in business email compromise losses in 2025, and only 25% of small businesses have a whistleblower reporting mechanism versus 85% of large companies — here's how vendor impersonation, payroll diversion, and check fraud unfold, and the controls that stop them before a wire goes out.
The FinCEN Residential Real Estate Rule Is Vacated: A Guide for LLC and Trust Buyers
A Texas federal court vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Rule on March 19, 2026, eighteen days after it took effect, ending the mandatory reporting requirement for all-cash LLC and trust property purchases while FinCEN appeals to the Fifth Circuit.
The New Wage-Based H-1B Lottery: What Small Employers Need to Know for 2026
DHS's new H-1B rule replaces the random lottery with wage-weighted selection starting the FY2027 cap season, cutting entry-level (Level I) selection odds from about 30% to roughly 15% while pushing Level IV odds above 61%, and DHS estimates it will affect 5,193 small business petitioners.
HOA Reserve Fund Accounting: How Boards Fix Underfunded Reserves
Roughly 70–75% of U.S. homeowners associations hold underfunded reserves, and about a third sit below 50% funded. This guide covers what state reserve laws actually require, how to read a percent-funded number, the bookkeeping mistakes that compound the gap, and a multi-year funding plan boards can adopt without shocking homeowners.
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Program-Related Investments: How Private Foundations Recycle Charitable Capital
Program-related investments let a private foundation count loans, equity stakes, or guarantees toward its mandatory 5% annual payout, then reclaim the capital as it's repaid, but PRIs to non-charitable recipients trigger IRS expenditure-responsibility rules with a 20% excise tax and personal manager penalties for noncompliance.