Year-End Giving Season: How Your Nonprofit Can Handle the December Donation Surge
About a third of US giving lands in December. The IRS requires a written acknowledgment for gifts of $250 or more, and the postmark sets the gift's tax year.
Mike Thrift
Marketing Manager
What Happens to Your 401(k) Plan When You Sell or Close Your Small Business
To close a 401(k) when selling or shutting down: board resolution, full vesting, distribute within 12 months, file a final Form 5500.
The 9/80 Work Schedule: How to Give Every Other Friday Off Without Owing Overtime
A 9/80 schedule stacks 44 hours into one workweek unless you start the workweek mid-Friday — the FLSA never averages two weeks, so four overtime hours accrue.
A101, A201, A401: A Small Contractor's Guide to the AIA Contract Family
A401's pay-if-paid clause decides whether a slow-paying owner becomes your problem. What A101, A201 and A401 each do, and which blanks to negotiate first.
Accounts Receivable Best Practices: How to Cut Your Collection Time from 45 Days to 30
Cut DSO from 45 days to 30 with six habits - same-day invoicing, written terms, electronic payment, scheduled follow-ups, dispute triage, and credit limits.
CBP Started Voiding Importer of Record Numbers Today: Check Your Form 5106 Before Your Next Shipment Stops
CBP voids importer of record numbers immediately when Form 5106 data is inaccurate - no cure period. Verify your physical address, email, and phone now.
Chicago's Lease Tax Just Jumped to 15%: What It Means for Every Software Subscription and Equipment Lease You Pay For
Chicago's lease transaction tax rose from 11% to 15% in 2026 — Illinois businesses now owe $150 a month in city tax on every $1,000 of SaaS.
Chile Killed the Paper Receipt for Printerless Businesses: Your 2026 Guide to Digital Boleta Delivery Rules
Since 1 March 2026, printerless Chilean businesses must deliver every boleta electrónica by email, SMS, WhatsApp or QR — fines reach 500% of the sale.
Comet Plus Pays Publishers 80% of AI Search Revenue: How to Book Your First Payout as Variable Royalty Income
Comet Plus pays publishers 80% of subscription revenue as usage-based royalties — book it when the statement settles, and expect IRS Schedule C, not Schedule E.
Constructive Dividends, Explained: The Personal Expenses the IRS Reclassifies as Taxable Dividends
The IRS can reclassify your salary top-up, company-paid bills, and shareholder loans as taxable dividends — and deny the corporate deduction.
Why Every Private-Equity Deal for a CPA Firm Splits Into an Attest and a Non-Attest Entity
US law bars non-CPAs from owning an attest practice, so every CPA-firm PE deal splits in two — and only 30–50% of the headline price is cash at close.
Teaching CPR for a Living: The Real Economics of a CPR Training Business
AHA eCards run $6–7 for BLS but about $20 for a Heartsaver combo — price each US course from its own cost card, not one flat seat price.