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Washington's Homeowner Recovery Program Is Live: How Contractors Should Reserve for Judgment Claims That No Longer Go Away

Since July 1, 2026, Washington homeowners can collect up to $25,000 of an unpaid contractor judgment from the state's Homeowner Recovery Program, after which L&I can pursue the contractor for reimbursement with interest on payment plans of up to 36 months. This guide explains the eligibility rules, the post-2024 bond levels of $30,000 general and $15,000 specialty, and how a residential contractor should log disputes, accrue probable losses under ASC 450, fund a separate cash reserve, and amortize a state repayment plan in a plain-text ledger.

El pla gratuït de Square ara cobra 3.3% + 30¢ en línia: què et costa l'any l'augment de tarifes de gener de 2026

Square va augmentar la tarifa de targetes en línia del seu pla gratuït del 2.9% + 30¢ al 3.3% + 30¢ el 13 de gener de 2026, i els plans de pagament van passar al 2.9% + 30¢. Calcula el cost anual de l'augment, troba el nou punt d'equilibri de Square Plus al voltant dels $12,250 al mes en volum en línia, i descobreix quan la tarifa interchange-plus supera una tarifa plana.

SECURE 2.0 Auto-Portability and the December 31, 2026 401(k) Plan Amendment Deadline: What Small Business Sponsors Must Do Now

SECURE 2.0 Section 120 lets a departing employee's $1,000–$7,000 401(k) balance follow them into their next employer's plan through the Portability Services Network, and IRS Notice 2024-2 requires most calendar-year plans to adopt a consolidated SECURE 2.0 amendment by December 31, 2026. This guide covers how auto-portability interacts with force-out rules, what the amendment must memorialize, whether small employers should opt in, and the payroll, census and expense records to reconcile before year-end.

Returnless Refunds: When 'Keep the Item' Beats Return Shipping — and How to Book It

A returnless refund is a sales allowance, not a return. No inventory comes back, so nothing gets restocked and COGS stays put. This guide gives the per-SKU break-even math for when letting a customer keep a $40 item beats paying return shipping, the exact double-entry bookings for restocked returns, keep-it refunds and unsellable returns, the sales-tax posting, fraud guardrails, and the three metrics that show whether the policy is working.

Registra els Preus de la Vedella el 2026: Com Poden Restaurants i Carnisseries Repreus Sense Perdre Clients

La vedella picada va arribar a uns 6,75 dòlars la lliura i el filet a 12,80 dòlars el maig de 2026, amb el ramat boví dels EUA al nivell més baix en 75 anys, amb 86,2 milions de caps, i sense relleu previst abans del 2028. Aquesta guia mostra a restaurants i carnisseries com recalcular el cost de cada article de vedella, distribuir els augments pel menú, aprofitar talls secundaris i fer un seguiment del marge per article després del canvi.

When Your Payroll Provider Fails to Deposit Your Taxes: Why the IRS Still Comes After You

If a payroll company withdraws your tax money and never deposits it, the employer still owes the full tax plus penalties. A payroll service provider or reporting agent assumes no liability, a Section 3504 agent shares it, and only an IRS-certified CPEO is solely liable for its work-site employees. This guide covers the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty that reaches owners personally, seven warning signs of a failing provider, and the monthly EFTPS verification habit that catches a missed deposit at a 2% penalty instead of 10%.

Oklahoma's Child Care Subsidy Cutoff Drops to 55% of Median Income on July 1: A Budget Playbook for Daycare Owners Facing Enrollment Loss

Oklahoma's child care subsidy income ceiling falls from 85% to 55% of state median income on July 1, 2026, cutting the family-of-four cutoff from about $79,846 to about $51,665, months after the $5-per-day provider add-on ended on April 6. This guide shows daycare owners how to segment their roster by subsidy exposure, model private-pay conversion versus reduced hours versus attrition, and rebuild staffing, pricing, and cash reserves before the renewal-by-renewal enrollment slope arrives.

Interest Coverage Ratio: What Your Loan Covenant Measures and How to Cure a Breach Before It Triggers Default

The interest coverage ratio (EBIT ÷ interest expense) is the loan covenant small businesses trip most often, with minimums typically set between 2.5x and 4.5x and tested quarterly on trailing twelve months. This guide explains how lenders define EBITDA and interest expense, what a breach triggers (default rate, frozen draws, cross-defaults), and the cure sequence in cost order — early covenant reset, waiver, amendment, equity cure, forbearance — plus the bookkeeping that keeps your ratio visible before the bank sees it.

Etsy's DDP Mandate Is Here: A Landed-Cost Bookkeeping Guide for Non-US Sellers

Since July 9, 2026, Etsy requires non-US sellers to ship to US buyers under Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), making the seller responsible for import duties now that the US de minimis exemption is gone. This guide covers what DDP actually costs (the tariff plus 15–17 dollar carrier clearance fees), how to rebuild landed cost per listing, and how to book and reconcile embedded versus actual duties every month.

When Does a Commute Become Paid Time? DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2026-10 and Your Field Payroll

DOL Opinion Letter FLSA2026-10 (July 22, 2026) holds that a field engineer's morning calls to schedule customer appointments are integral and indispensable work, which starts the continuous workday and makes the drive to the first job site compensable. Passively receiving dispatch messages is not. Here is how to classify each step of the morning routine, fix mobile timekeeping, and book the reclassified hours.

Resultats del 2T de l'any fiscal 2027 de Dell: 47.000 milions de dòlars ($47B) d'ingressos, una cartera de comandes d'IA de 95.000 milions ($95B) i la prova de conversió de caixa

Dell va reportar uns ingressos de 46.971 milions de dòlars al 2T de l'any fiscal 2027 (+58% interanual), un benefici net de 4.133 milions (+255%) i una cartera de comandes de servidors d'IA de 95.000 milions, però el flux de caixa operatiu va caure un 13% fins als 2.225 milions mentre que l'inventari es va duplicar fins als 21.290 milions. Un desglossament per partida doble dels marges per segment, el capital de treball i la prova de conversió del segon semestre.