COGS vs. Operating Expenses: Where Freight, Packaging, and Delivery Belong
Freight-in and product packaging are COGS; freight-out, shipping boxes and delivery are selling expenses. Misfile them and gross margin can run 10+ points high.
Mike Thrift
Marketing Manager
Buying a Home on Land You Don't Own: A Homebuyer's Guide to Community Land Trusts
A community land trust sells you the house and keeps the land on a 99-year ground lease: a far lower price now, with resale gains capped near 25%.
Why Collecting All Your CSA Payments in April Is the Wrong Default
April lump-sum CSA billing suppresses signups and fakes a cash cushion. Default to a deposit plus installments, and book shares as unearned revenue.
Employer-Provided Meals Are Nondeductible in 2026: What Section 274(o) Means for Your Cafeteria, Overtime Dinners, and Break-Room Perks
Section 274(o) ended the employer meal deduction in 2026: cafeterias and convenience meals are 0% deductible, yet still tax-free to employees.
Event Cancellation Insurance: What It Covers, What It Excludes, and How to Set Your Limit
Event cancellation insurance repays sunk deposits and lost revenue when disaster strikes — but disease, weak sales, and late buys are excluded.
Selling on Credit? The FTC Holder Rule Means Your Customer's Complaints Follow the Loan
Omitting the FTC Holder Rule notice (16 CFR 433) from consumer credit contracts is the seller's violation — and buyers can assert your disputes against lenders.
Hawaii's Enterprise Zone Program Just Opened to Retail, Health Care, and IT: Is Your Small Business Now Eligible?
Hawaii's Act 182 opens 7-year enterprise zone tax breaks — full GET exemption plus an 80% income tax credit — to retail, health care, and IT firms in-zone.
Hired and Non-Owned Auto Insurance: Who Pays When Employees Drive Their Own Cars
If an employee crashes their own car on a work errand, your business can be sued. HNOA covers that liability gap — what it covers, excludes and costs.
Homebase vs. 7shifts vs. When I Work: How Small Restaurants and Retailers Should Choose Scheduling Software in 2026
Homebase and 7shifts charge per location, When I Work per user — so headcount decides cost. 7shifts leads on POS labor forecasting and tip pooling.
Illinois' Remote-Retailer Tax Amnesty Closes October 31: How Out-of-State Sellers Come Clean on 2021–2026 Sales Tax
Illinois waives all penalties and interest on 2021–2026 remote-seller sales tax paid at a flat 9% by October 31, 2026; after that, IDOR may assess 15%.
The IRS Quietly Ended Penalty-Free Late FBARs: A Late Filer's Guide
The IRS pulled its Delinquent FBAR Submission Procedures on July 1, 2026. Late FBARs still aren't auto-penalized — reasonable cause is now your shield.
Jabil FY2026: $36B of Revenue and the 2.9% Margin of Building AI Servers for Others
Jabil's FY2026 revenue rose 21% to $36.0B, yet GAAP net income was $1.04B — a 2.9% margin. Trace the AI-server economics and $13.09 core EPS in a public ledger.