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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.
Classificazione Errata dei Lavoratori Autonomi: Perché un'azienda di parcheggi ha pagato 6 Milioni di Dollari e Cosa Significano le Nuove Regole DOL del 2026 per le tue Assunzioni
La classificazione errata dei lavoratori autonomi può costare oltre 100.000 dollari per lavoratore. Scopri come le nuove regole DOL del 2026 inaspriscono i requisiti di classificazione e perché settori come i servizi di consegna e le tecnologie sanitarie devono affrontare cause legali per riclassificazione.
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.
Quanto Costa Davvero Vendere la Tua Azienda: Commissioni del Broker, Formula Lehman e Costi Nascosti
I broker aziendali e i consulenti M&A applicano commissioni Double Lehman dal 10% al 2% a scaglioni, ma minimi di commissione, anticipi non accreditabili, rimborsi spese e clausole di coda aggiungono abitualmente un 5-20% in più rispetto alla percentuale di successo dichiarata.
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.
E-Residency in Estonia nel 2026: La Nuova Tassa del 2% sulle Commissioni dei Membri del Consiglio, le Regole sulla Sostanza ai Fini IVA e Cosa Funziona Ancora
L'Estonia ha aggiunto un sovrapprezzo del 2% sulle commissioni dei membri del consiglio (24% totale) da gennaio 2026 e ora nega i numeri IVA alle società e-Resident senza reali legami economici — mentre l'imposta sulle società allo 0% sugli utili non distribuiti rimane. Ecco cosa cambia per i proprietari di OÜ estoni.