Vinted Just Came to America. Here's Why Your Bookkeeping Needs to Change, Not Just Your App.
Vinted's zero-fee US launch changes reseller bookkeeping. Learn how to track Wallet holds, reconcile a 1099-K, and handle sales tax under marketplace rules.
Mike Thrift
Marketing Manager
Virginia's HB 402: Cottage Food Producers Can Now Sell Online and Ship Statewide
Virginia's House Bill 402, effective July 1, 2026, lets cottage food producers accept online orders and electronic payments, sell from any location in the Commonwealth, ship via third-party carriers within the state, and list a PO box on product labels. Production limits stay in place — home kitchens only, no potentially hazardous foods, no wholesale, no interstate shipping, and the $9,000 acidified-food sales cap — and localities can still impose their own zoning or permit requirements.
Bookkeeping for Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers: Fund Accounting When You Can't Charge for Care
Most states bar wildlife rehab centers from charging for care, so every dollar is a donation—and raising one raccoon still costs about $500. How fund accounting under ASU 2016-14, per-animal cost tracking, and permit-mandated intake logs fit together for donation-only nonprofits.
WordPress Plugin & Theme Bookkeeping: License Renewals, Merchant-of-Record Tax, and Reconciling Envato, Freemius, and Stripe Payouts
Envato's July 1, 2026 move to a flat 50% author revenue share replaces tiered rates that ran as high as 87.5%, and it exposes a deeper bookkeeping gap for WordPress plugin and theme businesses selling across Envato, Freemius, and direct Stripe checkout — gross revenue, marketplace fees, and license-renewal deferred revenue all need separate tracking, not one blended bank-deposit number.
The Yellowstone Capital Settlement: What $534 Million in Canceled MCA Debt Teaches Small Businesses
New York's $1.065 billion settlement with Yellowstone Capital canceled $534 million in small-business MCA debt for over 18,000 merchants — but canceled debt is generally taxable income unless you can claim an exclusion like insolvency, so here's how to spot an illegal MCA and get your books ready.
Who's Liable When Your AI Agent Makes a Bad Call?
Starting January 2026, ISO endorsements CG 40 47 and CG 40 48 let U.S. carriers exclude generative AI claims from general liability policies — and over 80 percent of carrier requests for AI exclusions have been approved, while roughly 74 percent of small businesses use AI tools. Here's what falls into the coverage gap and five steps to take before your next renewal.
AI Chatbot Disclosure Laws by State: What Small Businesses Must Know in 2026
By mid-2026, roughly a dozen states — including Colorado, California, New York, Oregon, and Washington — regulate AI chatbots, with penalties from $1,000 per occurrence under Colorado's HB 26-1263 to $10,000 under California's proposed AB 1609. Here is which laws cover ordinary business support bots, which target companion apps only, and the low-cost disclosure steps that satisfy most of them.
AI-Generated Fake Receipts Now Drive Most Expense Fraud: A Small Business Guide
AI-generated receipts jumped from 0% to 70.8% of fraud flags between March 2025 and May 2026, per AppZen data covering 1,471 fake receipts across 174 companies — and the average claim dropped to $101 as fraudsters shifted from a few large fakes to many small ones under auto-approval thresholds.
The AI Orchestrator Premium: Why Some Freelancers Are Earning 34% More in 2026 (and Others Are Earning Less)
Upwork's Future Workforce Index 2026 finds freelancers doing AI-related work earn 34% more per hour, with earnings on complex AI work up 45% year-over-year while per-contract pay for commodity generative-AI gigs fell 13% — here's what the "AI Orchestrator" split means for freelancers and indie developers, and how to land on the right side of it.
Bookkeeping for Assistance Dog Training Nonprofits: Tracking a $25,000 Dog Across a Two-Year Pipeline
Producing one service dog costs $25,000–$60,000 over an 18–24-month cycle. How assistance dog nonprofits should structure per-dog cost centers, record breeding-cooperative puppy exchanges at fair value, apply GAAP (ASC 958-605) to puppy-raiser volunteer time, and release restricted sponsorships on the same timeline as expenses.
Axos Financial Buys Arc Technologies: What the Deal Signals for Small Business Banking
Axos Financial is acquiring Arc Technologies, the AI-native cash management platform, in a deal closing July 2026. With large banks approving only 13–15% of small business loans and fintech lenders now originating 32% of them, the acquisition shows why clean, real-time books are becoming your credit application.
California Commercial Property Insurance in 2026: Navigating the FAIR Plan, DIC Wraps, and SB 547
California's admitted commercial property market has contracted sharply — surplus lines grew from 6% to 20% of the market since 2014, the FAIR Plan raised its commercial limits to $20M per building, and a 29.1% average FAIR Plan rate increase takes effect October 2026. Here's how small business owners can navigate renewals, DIC wrap requirements, and the new SB 547 non-renewal moratorium.