Constellation Brands Q2 FY2027 Earnings: Beer Makes 94% of Sales and All the Profit
Constellation Brands' Q2 FY2027 net sales rose 6% to $2.63B and EPS rose 25% to $3.32. Beer earned $964M at a 39.0% margin; wine and spirits earned $6M.
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Conagra Q1 FY2027 Earnings: EPS Up 6% on Falling Sales, and a Flour Mill Is Why
Conagra's Q1 FY2027 EPS rose 5.9% to $0.36 while sales fell 1.4% and volume 2.1%. Lower overhead and a flour-mill joint venture, not food, drove the gain.
Christmas Tree Farm Taxes: How the Section 631(a) Election Turns Stumpage Value Into Capital Gain
Section 631(a) lets Christmas tree farms tax January-1 stumpage value as capital gain — lower rates and no self-employment tax.
Don't Know Your Import Value at Entry? How CBP Reconciliation Lets You Flag Now and True Up Later
CBP reconciliation lets importers flag entries with undetermined value or FTA claims and true them up on Entry Type 09: 12 months for FTA, 21 for value.
Cabo Verde's 4% Simplified Business Tax: How Micro and Small Companies Qualify for REMPE Instead of the 20% Standard Rate
Cabo Verde's REMPE regime taxes micro and small firms at 4% of gross sales instead of 20% IRPC plus 15% VAT — if headcount and turnover stay under the caps.
Borrowing From Your 401(k): Loan Limits, the 5-Year Repayment Rule, and What Happens When You Leave Your Job
A 401(k) loan caps at 50% of your vested balance or $50,000 — and leaving your job can turn the unpaid balance into taxable income plus a 10% penalty.
Belize Gave 806 Small Businesses a Tax Amnesty — Is Yours One of Them, and What Happens When the Year Runs Out?
806 Belize MSMEs won a one-year business-tax holiday; the first certificates expire now. Check your status, dodge the fake Amnesty 2.0, and plan the landing.
Your $500 Bank Bonus Comes With a Tax Bill: How Sign-Up Bonuses and Interest Show Up on 1099-INT and 1099-MISC
Bank sign-up bonuses are IRS-taxable interest income, usually on 1099-INT, taxed at your marginal rate with nothing withheld. Set aside 22–37% plus state tax.
Midterms Are Weeks Away: What Your 501(c)(4) Can and Can't Do in an Election
A 501(c)(4) may electioneer only while politics stays under half its effort, per IRS rules — and political spending triggers 21% tax via Form 1120-POL.
Zimbabwe Moved Big Transport Operators Off Presumptive Tax: What Self-Assessment Now Requires From You
Zimbabwe moved large buses, haulage trucks, and boats off presumptive tax in 2026 — now they pay income tax on actual profit with quarterly instalments.
Workplace Drug Testing Business Bookkeeping: Per-Specimen Fees, Lab Pass-Throughs, and TPA Contracts
A DOT collection wholesales for 35 to 45 dollars against 65 to 80 dollars retail — track lab pass-throughs per specimen or the margin vanishes.
Ulta Beauty Q2 FY2026 Earnings: $3.0B in Sales, 3.8% Comps and No Tariff Refund
Ulta's Q2 FY2026 sales rose 8.9% to $3.04B on 3.8% comps, with operating income up 10.1% to $379.6M and no tariff refund in the margin.