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Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows

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Brazil Just Got a 50% Tariff: What Small Importers of Coffee, Beef, and Steel Need to Know About Product Exclusions

A July 30 IEEPA order adds 40% to Brazilian goods on top of the 10% reciprocal tariff for a total 50% above MFN from August 6. Orange juice, Brazil nuts, and pig iron are excluded via Annex I, while steel and aluminum are excluded from the Brazil addition because Section 232 already applies — coffee and beef are not excluded. Here's the entry-date, FTZ, and bookkeeping checklist for small importers.

Mike Thrift

tariffsinventorycustoms
15 min read

Canada Canceled Its Digital Services Tax: How to Claim Your Share of the $647 Million Refund and Fix Your Books

Canada repealed its 3% Digital Services Tax and the CRA is returning about CAD $647 million — $289 million in cash and $358 million offset against other tax debts. Direct filers get automatic refunds with interest; Amazon and Etsy sellers who paid the DST pass-through surcharge get no CRA claim and must reconcile and reclassify those fees themselves.

Mike Thrift

canadataxtax-compliance
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The DOL Wants to Scrap Its Six-Factor Contractor Test: What the 2026 Two-Factor Proposal Means for Your Business

The DOL's February 26, 2026 proposal (RIN 1235-AA46) would replace the 2024 six-factor contractor test with a two-factor economic-reality analysis weighing control and opportunity for profit or loss. Here is what changes, why the 2024 rule is in enforcement limbo, and what to document in your books now while the rescission is pending.

Mike Thrift

independent-contractorsmall-businesscompliance
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FinCEN Finally Ended BOI Reporting for U.S. Companies: What You Still Need to Track in 2026

As of the August 14, 2026 final rule, every U.S.-formed LLC, corporation, and partnership is exempt from FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information reporting; only foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. must still file, within 30 days. Domestic companies file nothing, but bank CDD collection, state disclosures, and clean ownership records still apply.

Mike Thrift

compliancesmall-businessllc
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Florida's Operations Charge Law (SB 606) Takes Effect July 1, 2026: How Restaurants Must Disclose Every Service Fee

Florida SB 606 amends Statute § 509.214 effective July 1, 2026, requiring restaurants to disclose every mandatory operations charge—its amount and purpose—on menus and receipts before the order, on its own line separate from tax and tips. Includes the payroll treatment (service charges are wages, not tips), sales-tax exposure, and a chart-of-accounts setup to book each fee cleanly.

Mike Thrift

restaurantcompliancesales-tax
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FMCSA's $75,000 Freight Broker Bond Is Finally Enforceable: What the January 2026 Suspension Clock Means for Your Authority

FMCSA's broker financial-responsibility rule took full effect January 16, 2026, adding a seven-business-day cure clock, electronic shortfall notice, and a cash-liquidity standard for BMC-85 trusts. This guide covers the four rule changes and the bookkeeping controls that keep a $75,000 bond available on short notice.

Mike Thrift

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