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Single-Member LLC in 2026: Disregarded Entity, Corporate Election, and the S-Corp Reasonable-Comp Decision That Saves Self-Employment Tax
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Single-Member LLC in 2026: Disregarded Entity, Corporate Election, and the S-Corp Reasonable-Comp Decision That Saves Self-Employment Tax

By default an LLC is disregarded to Schedule C and pays SE tax on all profit — elect S-corp via 8832/2553, pay yourself reasonable W-2 wages, and distributions escape SE tax when the salary is defensible.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Recordkeeping for Small Business in 2026: What to Keep, How Long, and the Digital Receipt Standard That Survives an Audit
·mike

Recordkeeping for Small Business in 2026: What to Keep, How Long, and the Digital Receipt Standard That Survives an Audit

The IRS needs adequate records per position — ordinary items 6 years from filing, payroll 4, property until disposition plus 6 — and a digital image counts only when indexed, legible, and retrievable.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Hiring Your First Employee in 2026: Payroll Registration, W-4 and I-9, Workers' Comp, and the First 30-Day Compliance Checklist
·mike

Hiring Your First Employee in 2026: Payroll Registration, W-4 and I-9, Workers' Comp, and the First 30-Day Compliance Checklist

An employee is a registration before the first paycheck — EIN, state withholding and SUI, workers' comp bound, W-4 and I-9 in 3 days, new-hire report in 20 days, 941 deposits by EFTPS.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
R&D Tax Credit for Small Business in 2026: How the Section 41 Payroll Offset Gives Startups Up to $500K Against Payroll Tax
·mike

R&D Tax Credit for Small Business in 2026: How the Section 41 Payroll Offset Gives Startups Up to $500K Against Payroll Tax

Qualified research wages, supplies, and 65% of contract research generate a 14% ASC — and qualified startups can elect up to $500K per year against employer payroll on Form 8974.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Form 1099-NEC vs. 1099-MISC in 2026: $600 Thresholds, January 31 Deadlines, and the $50–$310 Per-Form Penalty Ladder
·mike

Form 1099-NEC vs. 1099-MISC in 2026: $600 Thresholds, January 31 Deadlines, and the $50–$310 Per-Form Penalty Ladder

NEC is for services, MISC is for rent and royalties — both to recipients by Jan 31, but NEC also files to IRS by Jan 31. Miss it and the $60–$310 per-form ladder starts.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Contabilidad de Cremación de Mascotas: Niveles de Precios, Comisiones de Derivación Veterinaria y Depreciación del Retorta
·mike

Contabilidad de Cremación de Mascotas: Niveles de Precios, Comisiones de Derivación Veterinaria y Depreciación del Retorta

Las empresas de cremación de mascotas manejan tres modelos de ingresos simultáneamente (servicio de cremación por niveles, comisiones de derivación veterinaria y ventas de mercancía), y el retorta en sí mismo se deprecia como equipo MACRS de 7 años elegible para depreciación adicional del 100% sobre propiedades puestas en servicio después del 19 de enero de 2025, no como una mejora de edificio a 39 años.

bookkeeping
small-business
accounting
Beneficial Ownership Reporting in 2026: Who Must File BOI With FinCEN, What Changed After the Court Challenges, and Late Penalties of $591 Per Day
·mike

Beneficial Ownership Reporting in 2026: Who Must File BOI With FinCEN, What Changed After the Court Challenges, and Late Penalties of $591 Per Day

The March 2025 interim final rule exempted domestic reporting companies — foreign-registered entities must still report within 30 days, update within 30 of any change, at $591 per day for willful failure.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Crypto Taxes in 2026: Staking Rewards, Airdrops, Hard Forks, and Why Every Swap Is a Taxable Disposition
·mike

Crypto Taxes in 2026: Staking Rewards, Airdrops, Hard Forks, and Why Every Swap Is a Taxable Disposition

Staking, airdrops, and hard forks are ordinary income at fair value when you gain dominion and control — and every crypto-to-crypto swap is a sale with proceeds, basis, and gain.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Business Meals in 2026: What Is 50% Deductible After the Temporary 100% Expired and How to Document Business Purpose
·mike

Business Meals in 2026: What Is 50% Deductible After the Temporary 100% Expired and How to Document Business Purpose

Restaurant meals are back to 50% after the 2022 100% boost expired — the real test is whether each meal has amount, time, place, purpose, and business relationship plus your presence.

tax-compliance
small-business
finance
Resultados de Meta Q2 2026: Los Ingresos Crecieron un 28%, pero el Beneficio Cayó por Primera Vez en la Era de la IA
·mike

Resultados de Meta Q2 2026: Los Ingresos Crecieron un 28%, pero el Beneficio Cayó por Primera Vez en la Era de la IA

Los ingresos de Meta Platforms en el segundo trimestre de 2026 crecieron un 28% hasta los 60.800 millones de dólares, pero el beneficio neto cayó un 14% hasta los 15.800 millones de dólares — la primera caída interanual del beneficio en su era de capex en IA — ya que los costes totales aumentaron un 55%, el margen operativo cayó del 43% al 31% y los gastos de capital casi se duplicaron hasta los 31.100 millones de dólares.

financial-reporting
financial-management
beancount
Robinhood Q2 2026: Un Trimestre Récord, su Primera Deuda, y una Ganancia Puntual Escondida a Plena Vista
·mike

Robinhood Q2 2026: Un Trimestre Récord, su Primera Deuda, y una Ganancia Puntual Escondida a Plena Vista

Los ingresos de Robinhood en el Q2 2026 aumentaron un 32% hasta un récord de $1.31 mil millones y el ingreso neto saltó un 48% hasta $573 millones, pero los eventos definitorios del trimestre fueron su primera emisión de deuda — $2.2 mil millones en notas convertibles — y una ganancia puntual de $135 millones que suministró aproximadamente $0.14 de los $0.62 de EPS diluido.

financial-reporting
financial-management
beancount
Tranche 2 de AUSTRAC: Lo que los contadores y tenedores de libros australianos deben hacer antes del 29 de julio de 2026
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Tranche 2 de AUSTRAC: Lo que los contadores y tenedores de libros australianos deben hacer antes del 29 de julio de 2026

Las reformas de la Tranche 2 de AML/CTF en Australia convirtieron a contadores, tenedores de libros y agentes fiscales en entidades declarantes de AUSTRAC a partir del 1 de julio de 2026, con inscripción requerida antes del 29 de julio. Aquí están los nueve servicios designados que activan la obligación, qué requiere el formulario de inscripción y las sanciones por incumplimiento: hasta $36.4 millones por infracción para una corporación.

compliance
bookkeeping
accounting
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