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New York's NYDFS has proposed the first state BNPL licensing framework, requiring lenders to obtain a license and merchants to transmit refund credit statements within seven business days of approving a return.
Starting with tax year 2026, employers must separately report qualified overtime compensation on Form W-2 using Box 12, Code TT — but only the FLSA-required premium half of overtime pay qualifies, capped at $12,500 for single filers and $25,000 for joint filers.
NVIDIA's Q1 FY2027 revenue hit $81.6B (+85% YoY) and net income $58.3B (+211%), but $15.9B of that profit came from marking up its equity portfolio, not selling chips — core net income is closer to $42.4B. The quarter also retired the five-segment breakout for two platforms, Data Center (92% of revenue) and Edge Computing. Full income statement and balance sheet, FY2024–Q1 FY2027, in a public Beancount ledger.
OSHA's April 2026 National Emphasis Program targets 55 high-risk industries for heat-illness inspections, with citations starting at $16,550 per violation — here's the written plan, acclimatization schedule, and state rules small employers need to stay compliant.
Palantir's Q1 2026 revenue grew 84.7% to $1.633 billion while total costs grew only 24%, lifting operating margin to 46.2% and net margin to 53.7% — a net margin that exceeds the operating margin because interest income adds $134.6 million and the effective tax rate is just 1.4%, against an accumulated deficit that still stands at $2.69 billion.
Parametric insurance pays out within days of a measurable trigger like wind speed or flood depth, instead of the 6-12 week claims process of traditional business interruption coverage — but its basis risk means it works best as a fast-cash layer alongside, not instead of, traditional coverage.
Authors receiving publisher AI-licensing checks — including payouts from Anthropic's roughly $1.5 billion author settlement — should verify their contract grants those rights, confirm they're getting the Authors Guild-recommended 75-85% split, and report the income on Schedule C as self-employment income, not Schedule E.
Intuit's 2026 AI Impact Report finds 77% of small businesses now use AI regularly, but bookkeeping trails marketing and customer service in adoption because owners cite privacy, accuracy, and trust as the top barriers.
Real estate agents should record gross commission and brokerage splits as separate line items, not just the net deposit, because the IRS matches Schedule C income against the gross figure brokerages report on Form 1099-NEC.
Fee-only RIAs that bill AUM fees in advance must track accrued, billed, and collected revenue as three distinct events, since SEC Rule 206(4)-2 treats direct fee deduction from custodian accounts as a form of custody requiring itemized invoices and five-year recordkeeping under Rule 204-2.
Robinhood's Q1 2026 revenue grew 15% to $1.07 billion and missed consensus, as a 47% collapse in crypto revenue was nearly offset by 320% growth in event-contracts (prediction market) revenue, which overtook crypto as a transaction-revenue line for the first time.
The SBA's Made in America enhancement raises the 7(a) International Trade Loan guarantee to 90% on loans up to $5 million for manufacturers and waives guarantee fees through fiscal year 2026, cutting a lender's unguaranteed exposure on a $3 million loan from roughly $750,000 to $300,000.
