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Meta Killed Native Checkout: How to Fix Your Facebook and Instagram Shop Bookkeeping
Meta shut down native checkout on Facebook and Instagram Shops, shifting payment processing, sales tax collection, and order records entirely onto seller websites — here's how to reconcile revenue, fees, and tax liability under the new setup.
New York's New Buy Now, Pay Later Rules: What Merchants Offering Installment Checkout Need to Know
New York's NYDFS has proposed the first state BNPL licensing framework, requiring lenders to obtain a license and merchants to transmit refund credit statements within seven business days of approving a return.
Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper: A Small Business Guide
A presidential proclamation effective April 6, 2026 (updated June 8, 2026) now applies Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper derivatives to a product's full customs value instead of just its metal content, pushing rates as high as 50% on the entire declared value.
TikTok Shop Affiliate Taxes: A Creator's Guide to 1099-NECs, Clawbacks, and Quarterly Payments
TikTok Shop affiliates receive a 1099-NEC already net of the platform's ~13% cut, owe 15.3% self-employment tax once net earnings pass $400, and must report all income even under the new $2,000 per-payer reporting threshold. Here's how commission clawbacks, free PR products, and quarterly estimated payments actually work — and the monthly close that keeps the numbers right.
Algorithmic Pricing and Antitrust Risk: A 2026 Compliance Guide for Small Businesses
DOJ's 2025 RealPage settlement and new 2026 laws in New York, Maryland, and California mean small businesses using algorithmic pricing tools — from Amazon repricers to short-term rental software — now face real antitrust and disclosure compliance risk, not just large landlords.
Amazon's 2026 FBA Fee Overhaul: What the New Aged-Inventory and Low-Stock Fees Mean for Your Margins
Amazon's 2026 FBA fee changes start the aged-inventory surcharge at 181 days instead of 271, add a steeper tier for stock over 12 months old, and raise the low-inventory-level fee threshold from 28 to 35 days of forecasted supply — now enforced per FNSKU variation. Here's who pays most, how to estimate your exposure, and why these fees belong as separate expense lines in your books.
Comic Book and Trading Card Shop Bookkeeping: Why Your Inventory Isn't Really Your Inventory
How comic and TCG shops should book consignment splits, buylist store credit, and graded-card cost basis — consigned goods stay off the balance sheet, store credit is a liability until redeemed, and high-value singles need specific identification, not average costing. Plus where the IRS draws the hobby-vs-dealer line, from the nine-factor §1.183-2(b) test to the 28% collectibles rate.
The CPSC eFiling Mandate: What Small Importers Need to Know Now
Starting July 8, 2026, the CPSC requires importers to eFile certificate-of-compliance data directly into CBP's ACE system for every regulated shipment, with violations risking penalties up to $120,500 per infraction.
Dynamic Currency Conversion: The Hidden 3-7% Checkout Fee and How to Account for It
Dynamic currency conversion (DCC) marks up foreign-card payments 3-7% above the interbank rate — sometimes 12-18% — and splits the revenue among DCC providers, acquirers, and merchants. Here is who profits, the Visa/Mastercard disclosure rules merchants must follow, and how to book DCC rebates and settlement variances separately from sales revenue.
The EU's De Minimis Exemption Ends July 1, 2026: A Customs Duty Guide for US Sellers
Starting July 1, 2026, the EU replaces its €150 duty-free threshold with a flat €3-per-item customs duty on distance sales, so a three-item EU order with distinct HS codes can owe €9 in duty on top of VAT — here's what US sellers need to audit before the deadline.
Illinois Just Killed the 200-Transaction Sales Tax Rule: What Online Sellers Need to Know
Illinois eliminated its 200-transaction economic nexus threshold under HB 2755 effective January 1, 2026, leaving a single $100,000 revenue test and offering a limited amnesty window from August 1 to October 31, 2026 for unregistered remote sellers.
Multichannel Inventory Reconciliation: Why Shopify, Amazon, and POS Stock Counts Drift Apart
Inventory distortion costs retailers $1.77 trillion a year in stockouts and overstock, and multichannel sellers on Shopify, Amazon, and POS are especially exposed to sync lag, phantom inventory, and manual reconciliation errors—this guide covers real-time sync, cycle counts, and reorder-point formulas to fix it.