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Financial guidance and accounting tips for entrepreneurs and startups
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.
Clasificación errónea de contratistas independientes: Por qué una empresa de estacionamiento pagó 6 millones de dólares y qué significan las reglas del DOL de 2026 para tus contrataciones
La clasificación errónea de contratistas puede costar más de 100,000 dólares por trabajador. Aprende cómo las reglas del DOL de 2026 endurecen los requisitos de clasificación y por qué industrias desde servicios de entrega hasta tecnología de salud enfrentan grandes demandas por reclasificación.
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.
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.
Lo que realmente cuesta vender tu negocio: comisiones de corredores, la Fórmula Lehman y costos ocultos
Los corredores de negocios y asesores de M&A cobran comisiones Doble Lehman del 10% hasta el 2% por tramo, pero los suelos mínimos de honorarios, las retenciones no acreditables, los reembolsos de gastos y las cláusulas de cola añaden sistemáticamente entre un 5% y un 20% adicional sobre el porcentaje de honorarios de éxito cotizado.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Augusta Rule in 2026: How Section 280A(g) Lets Homeowners Rent to Their Business for 14 Days Tax-Free — and When It Triggers an Audit
280A(g) excludes 14 or fewer rental days — but the business deduction still needs business purpose and fair venue comps. Keep the agenda, sign-in, photos, and rate memo or the rent is recharacterized.
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.
Residencia Electrónica en Estonia en 2026: El Nuevo Impuesto del 2% sobre Honorarios de Consejeros, Reglas de Sustancia para el IVA y lo que Sigue Funcionando
Estonia añadió un recargo del 2% sobre los honorarios de consejeros (24% total) desde enero de 2026 y ahora deniega números de IVA a empresas de e-Residentes sin vínculos económicos reales — mientras que el impuesto corporativo del 0% sobre ganancias retenidas permanece. Esto es lo que cambia para los propietarios de OÜ estonios.