#startup
Essential accounting and finance guidance for startup founders
Building on Feast turns engineering payroll into a capital asset under ASC 350-40; buying Tecton keeps it operating expense. Document the stages.
Self-hosting beats LLM APIs past ~$20K/mo in API spend, then the cluster becomes a 5-year asset with Section 179 or bonus depreciation.
A SAFE converts at the lower of its valuation cap or discount price — and post-money SAFEs stack dilution on founders, not earlier investors.
Section 195 lets new US businesses deduct $5,000 of startup costs immediately and amortize the rest over 180 months — but only after launch day.
Registering your LLC is not a license to operate. Most businesses need federal, state, and local permits — here is how to find every one of yours.
Recognize MCP usage revenue as agents consume it, hold prepaid credits as deferred revenue, and track API passthrough cost per tool.
Delaware's high court upheld SB 21: shareholder inspections now cover only formal records — minutes, board materials, financials. What founders must do.
A US trademark costs $350 per class in USPTO fees; with search, surcharges and an attorney, one class runs $350–$3,500, plus $325 per class in year five.
Since June 1, 2026, SUNAT makes new RUC registrants electronic issuers the day they register — set up facturas, boletas and SIRE before your first sale.
Luxembourg's 2026 package adds a 20% start-up investor credit, lifts pension contributions to 8.5% each, and keeps the €50,000 VAT SME exemption.
Gen Z started 9% of new US businesses in 2025 vs 5% for Boomers; 60% of founders used AI to launch. Five money moves for leaner year-one startups.
New York's $375 Brand Owner's License lets indie alcohol brands hire in-state co-packers without surrendering brand ownership — plus the books to run it.
