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LLC formation, taxation, and accounting best practices explained
New Jersey reduced business formation fees effective July 1, 2026 — LLC and corporation registration drops from $125 to $100, nonprofit registration from $75 to $50, with annual report, amendment, merger, and dissolution fees cut by about $25 each. Here's how the new rates compare nationally and what new founders should do next.
Alaska, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, and South Dakota let married couples in any state opt into community property treatment through a trust, so the entire asset — not just half — gets an IRC Section 1014(b)(6) basis step-up at the first spouse's death. What business owners should know about Section 754 elections, the one-year gift trap under Section 1014(e), and the unresolved IRS guidance.
Connecticut's Public Act 26-68, signed May 26, 2026, gives pass-through entities — LLCs, S corps, and partnerships with gross income under $70 million — a 6% R&D tax credit for the first time, refundable at 65% (90% for biotech), capped at $1.5 million per business and $25 million statewide, and claimed through a DECD voucher within 90 days of year-end.
Delaware HB 400, signed May 21, 2026, raises the flat annual tax on LLCs, LPs, and GPs from $300 to $400 and the registered-series tax from $75 to $100 — retroactive to January 1, 2026. Here's who owes it, when it's due, and how to budget for it.
FinCEN's March 2025 interim final rule exempted domestic U.S. companies from Corporate Transparency Act beneficial ownership reporting, removing the obligation for more than 99% of previously covered entities while foreign reporting companies must still file.
A working goat herd is livestock the IRS lets you treat as either inventory or depreciable business property — an election that's hard to reverse. How targeted grazing operators should handle herd cost basis, diversified revenue streams, equipment costs, and the May-to-September seasonal cash-flow cliff.
USDA's final rule effective June 2, 2026 ends entity-level AGI testing for LLCs, S corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures — AGI is now tested per owner against the $900,000 limit, payment limits stack by actively engaged member, and paid labor counts toward eligibility. Entity certifications are due to FSA by September 15, 2026.
The Multistate Tax Commission's January 2026 white paper proposes a "blended" apportionment method that folds a partnership's sales, property, and payroll factors into each partner's own state tax calculation. Because states currently split between aggregate and entity sourcing theories, the same partnership dollar can be taxed twice — or not at all. Here's what multistate partnerships and multi-member LLCs should track now.
Mixing personal and business money in one account can void your LLC's liability shield, get legitimate deductions disallowed for lack of substantiation under IRC Section 162, and turn a routine audit into a full transaction pull. Here's what commingling looks like, why courts and the IRS punish it, and a five-step cleanup plan.
FinCEN's 2025 rule change exempted domestic U.S. companies from filing beneficial ownership reports with the government, but banks still must verify beneficial owners under the CDD Rule at account opening — a one-time cost per bank since February 2026's exceptive relief, not a repeat process for every new account.
Roughly 1 in 20 K-12 students now attends a microschool, and 38% received state school-choice funds in 2025 — here's how to choose an LLC vs. 501(c)(3), price tuition against ESA timing mismatches, and track per-student revenue from day one.
The 2026 IRS 1099-K threshold for platforms like eBay, StockX, and Whatnot is back to $20,000 and 200 transactions, but sneaker and trading card resellers still owe tax on profit below that line — here's how to nail cost basis, inventory tracking, and the hobby-vs-business test.
