#accounting
Master accounting fundamentals and best practices for plain-text bookkeeping
Companies House ECCTA reforms require verified director and PSC identities since November 2025, ACSP-gated filing from late 2026, and software-only iXBRL accounts with no abridged option — learn timelines, corporate-director limits, and the bookkeeping changes small companies must make now.
Business valuation estimates what a willing buyer would pay using market comparables, DCF, and asset-based methods — not a gut multiple.
2026 bonus is 40% under current law — $32K on an $80K machine, not $80K — unless OBBBA restores 100% retroactively; here's how to model the swing vs. Section 179 and keep the ledger straight.
Credential decides representation — CPA, EA, and attorney are unlimited before the IRS, AFSP is limited — verify PTIN and board standing and insist on a scoped engagement letter.
Mexico's RESICO simplified tax regime offers 1–2.5% flat rates and no annual reconciliation, but requires strict monthly digital invoicing and a MXN 3.5 million income cap.
Ages 60–63 get $11,250 of catch-up for four years instead of $7,500 — and every 401(k)/403(b) established after 12/29/2022 must auto-enroll 3–10% and auto-escalate to at least 10% starting 2025.
Childcare centers face a structural cash flow crisis as attendance-based subsidy reimbursement returns. Learn how to structure your books to survive volatile enrollment and delayed payments.
Level-funded health plans have become the choice of 40% of small employers seeking transparency, refunds, and predictable costs. Learn how the claims-fund-plus-stop-loss model works, accounting implications, and who should consider switching from fully-insured plans.
OMB's 2026 Uniform Guidance overhauls federal grant compliance for nonprofits, adding stricter payment verification, expanded subaward reporting, and tighter cost allowability rules—effective October 1. The comment period closes July 13; here's what changed and why it matters.
Post-NAR settlement, real estate brokers must track buyer-agent commissions across buyer agreements, seller offers, and purchase contracts. This guide covers documentation requirements, trust-account reconciliation, and the specific ledger entries that keep your 1099s honest and your licensing board satisfied.
By default an LLC is disregarded to Schedule C and pays SE tax on all profit — elect S-corp via 8832/2553, pay yourself reasonable W-2 wages, and distributions escape SE tax when the salary is defensible.
The IRS needs adequate records per position — ordinary items 6 years from filing, payroll 4, property until disposition plus 6 — and a digital image counts only when indexed, legible, and retrievable.
