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Financial management strategies and tools for small business owners
Las ciudades de California ya pueden acceder a tus datos de Airbnb: guía para anfitriones de STR sobre la SB 346 y el cumplimiento del impuesto de ocupación transitoria
Desde el 1 de enero de 2026, la SB 346 de California permite a cualquier ciudad o condado con una ordenanza conforme exigir a Airbnb, Vrbo y otras plataformas que reporten la dirección, el número de parcela del tasador y la URL del anuncio de cada alquiler de corta estancia con una frecuencia de hasta mensual, respaldado por multas de hasta $10,000 por día. Cubre qué ciudades ya aplican la ley (Los Ángeles, Santa Mónica, San Diego), cómo funciona el impuesto de ocupación transitoria y quién lo debe, cómo son las liquidaciones retroactivas con sanciones del 10–25%, y una configuración de contabilidad en texto plano que registra el TOT en una cuenta de pasivo, contabiliza el impuesto remitido por la plataforma y concilia canal por canal.
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.
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.
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.
Meta's Location Fees Add 2%–5% to Your Ad Bill: How to Rebuild Your Marketing Budget Line Items
Since July 1, 2026, Meta adds 2%–5% location fees on ads delivered to users in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Austria and Türkiye, billed on top of campaign budgets and never shown in Ads Manager. Learn how to compute your blended fee rate, book the fees as their own ledger line, and reconcile from the invoice rather than the dashboard.
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.
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%.
Precios Récord de Carne de Res en 2026: Cómo Restaurantes y Carnicerías Pueden Reajustar Precios sin Perder Clientes
La carne molida alcanzó unos $6.75 la libra y el bistec $12.80 en mayo de 2026, con el rebaño de ganado de EE. UU. en un mínimo de 75 años de 86.2 millones de cabezas y sin alivio probable antes de 2028. Esta guía muestra a restaurantes y carnicerías cómo recalcular el costo de cada artículo de res, distribuir los aumentos en todo el menú, aprovechar cortes menos demandados y realizar un seguimiento del margen por artículo después del cambio.
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.
El plan gratuito de Square ahora cobra 3.3% + 30¢ en línea: cuánto te cuesta al año el aumento de tarifas de enero de 2026
Square subió la tarifa de su plan gratuito para pagos en línea con tarjeta de 2.9% + 30¢ a 3.3% + 30¢ el 13 de enero de 2026, y los planes de pago pasaron a 2.9% + 30¢. Calcula el costo anual del aumento, encuentra el nuevo punto de equilibrio de Square Plus cerca de \$12,250 al mes en volumen en línea, y descubre cuándo el precio interchange-plus supera a una tarifa plana.
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.
Reversos ACH explicados para pequeñas empresas: cuándo puede corregir un pago y cuándo necesita una devolución
Según las Reglas Operativas de Nacha, un reverso ACH corrige únicamente un error calificable del remitente: un duplicado, un monto incorrecto, una cuenta incorrecta o una fecha incorrecta calificable, y debe llegar al banco receptor dentro de los cinco días bancarios posteriores a la liquidación. Esta guía explica cómo los reversos se diferencian de las devoluciones y de las reclamaciones de débito no autorizado R10/R11, y cómo registrar cada evento para que los pagos se puedan conciliar.