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True endowments are created by donor restriction and governed by UPMIFA; board-designated endowments are unrestricted funds the board chose to treat like an endowment and can undesignate at any time — mixing up the two is the most common misstep auditors flag in nonprofit endowment reviews.
Visa and Mastercard's 2026 interchange settlement caps credit card surcharges at 3% of the transaction or the merchant's actual cost of acceptance, whichever is lower, and requires 30 days' written notice to your processor before you can start charging it.
Automatic gratuities fail the IRS's four-factor tip test and must be taxed as wages, which excludes them from the FICA tip credit, the FLSA overtime rate, and the new "no tax on tips" deduction.
The CFPB's Section 1071 small business lending rule takes effect January 1, 2028, requiring lenders that originate at least 1,000 covered small business credit transactions annually to collect and report data on applicants with $1 million or less in gross annual revenue, including optional demographic information.
Since September 2025, new H-1B petitions requiring consular processing carry a $100,000 supplemental fee on top of standard filing costs, pushing all-in sponsorship for small employers from roughly $5,500–$10,500 to $105,000–$110,000 per hire in 2026.
CBP's CAPE portal lets importers of record file for IEEPA tariff refunds on entries filed between February 2025 and February 2026, with Phase 1 covering roughly 63% of affected entries and refunds targeted within 45 to 90 days plus accrued interest.
Nonprofit directors carry three legal fiduciary duties — care, loyalty, and obedience — and courts have held boards personally liable for failing to ask basic questions about how the organization spent its money.
A $65 welded bracelet costs $2-4 in gold-filled chain, but real cost of goods sold includes scrap, consumables, and gold spot-price volatility — here's how permanent jewelry studios should track chain costs, deposits, gift card liabilities, and OSHA/body-art licensing as recurring compliance expenses.
Property management trust accounts require a monthly three-way reconciliation matching the bank balance, general ledger, and tenant sub-ledgers to the penny, and even a one-dollar variance is treated as a noncompliant account by state real estate regulators.
SBIR and STTR awards are cost-reimbursable federal funding governed by FAR 31.205 and 2 CFR 200 — DOE now caps indirect costs at 15% of total award value, NIH has tightened its F&A allowance, and undocumented labor costs are the most common clawback trigger.
Every US state has its own data breach notification law, with individual-notice deadlines ranging from 30 days (California, Colorado, Florida, New York, Washington) to 60 days (Connecticut, Texas), and small businesses must comply with the law of every state where an affected person lives, not just their home state.
Pharmaceuticals and supplies run 20-25% of revenue at a typical small-animal practice, and the AAHA/VMG chart of accounts plus DEA-compliant drug logs are what keep that margin from quietly leaking away.
