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Australia's Dynamic PAYG Instalments: How to Prepare for More Responsive Tax Payments in 2027

Australia's 2026–27 Federal Budget expands the ATO's Dynamic PAYG instalments pilot, targeting broader accounting-software adoption from July 2027 alongside an announced — but not yet legislated — monthly payment option. This guide separates confirmed changes from proposals, explains why bookkeeping quality decides whether software-calculated instalments help, and lays out the monthly close, tax-reserve forecast, and variation evidence trail small businesses can build now.

mike

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Czech Flat-Rate Tax in 2026: How Self-Employed People Choose a Paušální Režim Band

The Czech paušální režim bundles income tax, pension, and health insurance into one monthly payment — CZK 9,162, CZK 16,745, or CZK 27,139 in 2026. This guide covers how the 75% activity-composition test assigns your band, the retroactive Band I reduction from July 2026, the 12 January entry deadline, and the records OSVČ should keep even without an annual return.

mike

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New Zealand Tax-Debt Credit Reporting: What an Overdue GST, PAYE, or Income-Tax Balance Means for Your Business

Inland Revenue can report significant unpaid business tax to a credit reporting agency — GST, PAYE, or income-tax debt over NZ$150,000 that is 90+ days overdue, or debt unpaid for more than 12 months equal to at least 30% of assessable income. Here is how the 30-day Notice of Intent works from 1 April 2026, and the myIR review and reconciliation controls that keep a balance off your credit file.

mike

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QuickBooks Will Auto-File Every Payroll Tax on July 1, 2026: What You Lose (and Gain) When Manual Filing Disappears

Starting July 1, 2026, QuickBooks Workforce and QuickBooks Online Payroll will automatically pay and file every payroll tax you have set up — 941, 940, state withholding and SUTA — with no option to turn off automated taxes. Learn which deposits and forms are affected, how bank-debit timing hits cash flow, why the one-time July 1 FUTA catch-up matters, and the double-entry bookkeeping that keeps liabilities matched to debits and filed returns.

mike

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Your 10% Surcharge Expired on July 24 — But Your Books Didn't: A Small Importer's Guide to the Section 122 Sunset and the $23.7 Billion in IEEPA Refunds

The 10% Section 122 surcharge expired July 24, 2026 after 150 days and was replaced by 10-12.5% Section 301 duties; CBP's CAPE portal has already paid $23.7 billion of an estimated $166 billion in IEEPA refunds — learn how to re-model landed cost per SKU, track entry-level recoveries, and avoid booking refunds as income too early.

mike

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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

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