Plain-text accounting insights, tutorials, and updates from the Beancount.io team.
A museum crate often costs more than the miles it travels — cost builds like manufacturing jobs and price transport per mile, or one subsidizes the other.
California and Illinois require reimbursement of work-required phone use, even on unlimited plans — here is how to set a defensible monthly stipend.
Delaware's high court upheld SB 21: shareholder inspections now cover only formal records — minutes, board materials, financials. What founders must do.
Paying overseas contractors in stablecoin beats 20-40% inflation losses and wire fees — but the IRS requires W-8BENs, FMV records, and gain/loss tracking.
Day trips are never business travel under the IRS sleep-or-rest rule: same-day meals are nondeductible and day-trip per diems are taxable wages.
California pays 1.5x past 8 hours and double time past 12; Alaska adds daily overtime and Nevada ties it to wages, so the federal 40-hour rule is not enough.
Cyprus raised its 2026 tax-free threshold to EUR 22,000 with new 20–35% bands. What the self-employed owe, plus 16.6% social insurance and 4% GHS.
One festival weekend out of state can trigger sales tax nexus. Register first, collect the combined rate, and reconcile the gross 1099-K on Schedule C.
Register your U.S. copyright before infringement or within 3 months of publication to unlock statutory damages up to $150,000 per work plus attorney's fees.
65% of US consumers say they are fed up with tipping. Here is how merchants can design tip screens — or skip them — without losing regulars.
A CD ladder staggers business CDs so one matures every quarter — your reserve stays liquid while earning 4% instead of 0.4%.
Card-testing attacks surged 175% in 2026 — bots validating stolen cards on your checkout. Velocity limits, CAPTCHA, and CVC checks stop the fees and disputes.
