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Income Share Agreement Accounting: How Bootcamps Should Recognize ISA Revenue
Income share agreements break ASC 606's fixed-price assumption, and the Department of Education ruled in March 2022 that ISAs are private education loans. Here is how bootcamps and trade schools should book ISA revenue — variable consideration with the constraint, loan-receivable treatment under ASC 310/326, and cohort-level non-payment reserves.
New State Disclosure Laws Are Forcing Merchant Cash Advance Providers to Show Their Real Numbers
Ten states now require merchant cash advance providers to disclose an APR alongside the factor rate, turning opaque MCA pricing into an apples-to-apples comparison for small business owners.
The Fed's 2026 Rate Pause: What It Means for Your Variable-Rate SBA Loan
The Fed held rates at 3.50%-3.75% for a fourth consecutive meeting in June 2026, keeping the prime rate at 6.75% and SBA 7(a) variable rates near 9-11.5% APR, so refinancing into a fixed rate can pay off once you account for SBA prepayment penalties (5%/3%/1% in years one through three) and lender fees.
SBA Decouples 7(a) and 504 Loan Caps, Doubling Combined Limit to $10 Million
As of July 4, 2026, the SBA has decoupled its 7(a) and 504 loan programs, replacing their shared $5 million cap with independent $5 million limits each — giving qualifying small businesses access to up to $10 million in combined SBA-guaranteed financing.
CFPB Section 1071 Small Business Lending Rule Explained
The CFPB's Section 1071 small business lending rule takes effect January 1, 2028, requiring lenders that originate at least 1,000 covered small business credit transactions annually to collect and report data on applicants with $1 million or less in gross annual revenue, including optional demographic information.
Government Shutdowns Freeze SBA Loans: A Bridge Financing Guide for Small Businesses
The 43-day 2025 federal shutdown froze $5.3 billion in SBA-guaranteed loans for roughly 10,000 small businesses; pre-arranged bridge financing and a 30/45/60-day cash forecast are the practical ways to keep operating while an SBA closing sits in the queue.
Key Person Insurance: Why Losing One Employee Could Sink Your Small Business
Key person insurance is a policy a business owns on a critical employee, paying the company 5 to 10 times that person's annual compensation if they die or become disabled, and premiums are not tax-deductible under IRC Section 264(a)(1) unless Section 101(j) notice-and-consent is completed before the policy is issued.
Purchase Order Financing: How to Fund an Order Bigger Than Your Cash Flow
Purchase order financing pays your supplier directly to fulfill a large customer order, typically costing 1-6% of supplier costs per 30-day period (roughly 20-60% effective APR), and is best suited for resellers with 20%+ gross margins and orders above $100,000.
Understanding Loan Covenants: What Every Small Business Owner Signs Away (Without Realizing It)
A loan covenant breach can trigger default even without a missed payment; this guide explains DSCR, leverage, and current ratio covenants, cross-default and MAC clauses, and how to track compliance monthly instead of quarterly.
Mortgage Broker and Loan Originator Bookkeeping: LO Comp, RESPA, EPO Clawbacks, and HMDA Reporting
A working playbook for independent mortgage brokerages: separating lender-paid and borrower-paid compensation under the LO Comp Rule, accruing EPO/EPD clawback reserves, classifying RESPA Section 8 payments, deferring lock and application fees, and staging loan-level data for HMDA LAR filing.
Pawn Shop Accounting: Pawn Loans, Forfeited Collateral, Firearms Compliance, and the $10,000 BSA Rule
A working guide to pawn shop bookkeeping — how to record pawn loans as receivables, accrue service charges, transfer forfeited collateral to inventory at principal, comply with ATF Form 4473 rules on firearms redemption, and file Form 8300 when cash crosses $10,000.
Personal Guarantees: How They Override Your LLC—and How to Negotiate Them
59% of small businesses with debt sign a personal guarantee, and it overrides your LLC's limited liability. This guide explains unlimited vs. limited guarantees, bad-boy carve-outs, burn-off provisions, SBA's 20% rule, and how to negotiate or get released.