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Serbia's Paušal Flat-Rate Tax in 2026: The 6 Million RSD Ceiling, the 10% Cap, and What Freelancers Should Track

Serbia's paušal flat-rate regime charges roughly 170,000 freelancers a fixed monthly tax — RSD 30,000–60,000 for most Belgrade IT contractors in 2026 — but crossing the 6,000,000 RSD annual turnover ceiling triggers full-profit taxation with no grace period. Here's how the 2026 decisions, the 10% year-over-year cap extended through 2027, and a simple multi-currency ledger fit together.

mike

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Selling Your Business to Your Employees: What the New SBA Worker Cooperative Lending Pilot Means for Retiring Owners

Six million U.S. businesses are expected to change hands by 2035, yet over 58% of owners have no succession plan. The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, reintroduced in December 2025, would create an SBA pilot guaranteeing $60 million in loans over ten years for worker cooperative conversions — solving the 20%-owner personal guarantee problem that blocks most co-op financing. Here's how the pilot, Section 1042 capital gains deferral, and clean bookkeeping fit into an employee-ownership exit.

mike

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Cameo Creator Taxes: Why Your 1099 Won't Match Your Bank Deposits (and How to Book It Right)

Cameo's 1099-NEC reports your gross booking price, but the platform keeps 25% — and Apple takes another 30% on iOS orders — so booking only your net deposits creates an IRS mismatch and erases a deductible fee. Here's how to record gross revenue and platform fees separately, what the 15.3% self-employment tax costs once you clear $400, and the 2026 quarterly estimated-tax dates to calendar.

mike

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The DB(k) Plan: Why the Combined 401(k)-Pension Failed, and What Small Business Owners Use Instead

The DB(k) plan under Section 414(x) let small employers bundle a 401(k) and a pension into one plan, yet almost nobody adopted it. Here's why it failed — IRS double filing fees, unchanged administrative work, weaker owner contributions — and how a DB/DC combo of a cash balance plan plus 401(k) profit-sharing can push an older owner's deductible contributions past $480,000 a year.

mike

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Donor-Advised Funds for Small Business Owners: Timing Charitable Giving Under the 2026 Rules

Starting in 2026, itemized charitable deductions only count above a 0.5%-of-AGI floor, while the new non-itemizer deduction excludes donor-advised funds. This guide shows small business owners how to respond — bunching several years of giving into one high-income year, donating appreciated stock to avoid capital gains, and using the 60%/30% AGI limits and five-year carryforward around a business sale.

mike

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Solo 401(k) for Self-Employed Owners in 2026: How to Actually Max It Out

In 2026 a Solo 401(k) lets a self-employed owner shelter up to $72,000 ($83,250 with the ages 60–63 super catch-up) across a $24,500 employee deferral and a 25%-of-compensation employer contribution. This guide covers the two-bucket math, the new mandatory Roth catch-up for W-2 wages over $145,000, first-year vs. ongoing deadlines, and the $250,000 Form 5500-EZ filing trigger.

mike

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Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs): How Business Owners Move Future Growth Out of Their Estate

A Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) lets a business owner move an appreciating asset — and all its future growth — out of the taxable estate while the beneficiary spouse retains access to distributions. With the 2026 lifetime exemption set at $15 million per individual, this guide covers the mechanics, valuation discounts, the reciprocal trust doctrine, and the divorce and death risks to plan around.

mike

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Tax Liability Insurance in Small Business M&A: How to Close a Deal With a Known Tax Risk

Tax liability insurance transfers one specific, identified tax risk — an invalid S-corp election, a Section 382 NOL limit, QSBS eligibility — to an insurer instead of a price cut, escrow, or seller indemnity. Premiums run 2–5% of the insured limit, underwriting takes two to four weeks, and most carriers want exposure above roughly $1 million. Here's how it works and when to raise it before a closing deadline.

mike

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Component Depreciation: Required Under IFRS, Optional Under GAAP — and When It's Worth It

Component depreciation splits a building or machine into parts with separate useful lives — mandatory under IFRS (IAS 16) for significant components, merely permitted under US GAAP. Here's how it prevents phantom depreciation after a roof or HVAC replacement, and how cost segregation studies and the partial asset disposition election capture similar benefits on the tax side.

mike

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The $15 Million Estate Tax Exemption: What OBBBA Means for Business Succession Planning

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently raised the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million per person ($30 million per couple) starting in 2026, eliminating the scheduled TCJA sunset to roughly $7 million. Here's what changed, which existing plans are now outdated, and the succession moves business owners should make — from portability filings to buy-sell agreement reviews and state estate tax exposure.

mike

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