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Form 8889 in 2026: HSA Reporting Without Triggering the 6%, 10%, or 20% Penalty

A 2026 walkthrough of Form 8889 — HSA contribution limits ($4,400 self-only, $8,750 family), the triple tax advantage, the last-month rule's 13-month testing period, the Medicare six-month retroactive enrollment trap, and the six most common filing mistakes that trigger the 6% excess-contribution excise tax, 10% recapture, or 20% non-qualified-distribution penalty.

Form 8975 and Schedule A: A Practical Guide to U.S. Country-by-Country Reporting for Multinationals in 2026

U.S. multinational groups with $850 million or more in consolidated revenue must file Form 8975 with one Schedule A per tax jurisdiction. This guide walks through the four-part threshold test, the Schedule A line items, the Pillar Two transitional safe harbor that now relies on CbCR data, and the five filing mistakes that most often trigger audits in the 2026 cycle.

Personal Holding Company Tax Under Section 541: The 20% Surtax That Quietly Ambushes Closely-Held C Corporations

Section 541 layers a 20% federal surtax on closely-held C corporations that fail both the stock ownership and 60% passive income tests. This guide walks through Schedule PH mechanics, the dividends-paid deduction, and four ways — cash, throwback, consent, and deficiency dividends — to zero out the tax before it hits.

Sales Tax on SaaS, Streaming, and Digital Goods in 2026: A State-by-State Compliance Survival Guide for Software Vendors

By 2026, sales tax on SaaS and digital goods splits into three legal routes—tangible property, taxable service, or nontaxable intangible—plus a true-object test that turns on customer intent. This guide covers the 2026 Illinois, Maine, and D.C. changes, economic nexus thresholds, and when a voluntary disclosure agreement beats direct registration.

Schedules K-2 and K-3 in 2026: The Domestic Filing Exception, the 1-Month Deadline, and the Foreign Tax Credit Trap

Schedules K-2 and K-3 pulled even purely domestic partnerships and S-corps into international tax reporting starting in 2021. This guide explains the 2026 filing rules, the four-condition domestic filing exception, the January 15 partner notification and February 15 1-month K-3 request deadlines for calendar-year filers, the $250,000 small entity carve-out added in 2024, and the per-partner, per-month penalty math for non-compliance.

Section 274(n) and 274(o) in 2026: The 50% Business Meal Rule, the New Office-Snacks Cliff, and Audit-Proof Documentation

The OBBBA's new Section 274(o) eliminates the deduction for employer-provided office meals starting January 1, 2026, while Section 274(n)'s 50% rule still covers client and travel meals. Here is the full 50%/100%/0% map, the documentation auditors expect, and the four-account bookkeeping setup that keeps year-end clean.

Section 30D Clean Vehicle Credit Sunset: What 2026 EV Buyers Lost and Who Can Still Claim the $7,500

The Section 30D EV tax credit ended September 30, 2025, seven years early under OBBBA. Buyers with a written binding contract and nominal payment before that date can still claim up to $7,500 on a 2026 delivery. This guide covers the acquisition rule, Form 8936 filing, point-of-sale transfer recapture risk, and what survives for used (25E), commercial (45W), and charging-infrastructure (30C) credits.

Section 45B FICA Tip Credit on Form 8846: The Quiet Six-Figure Tax Break Most Restaurant Owners Miss

How restaurant, bar, and hospitality employers compute the Section 45B FICA tip credit on Form 8846, using the frozen $5.15 minimum wage floor and the 7.65 percent multiplier — including the 280C add-back, common audit pitfalls around service charges, and how to recover up to three years of unclaimed credit through amended returns.