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The Federal 1099-K Threshold Is $20,000 Again — But Your State May Still Require One at $600: A State-by-State Guide for Online Sellers and Gig Platforms

Federal 1099-K filing reverted to $20,000 and more than 200 transactions for 2026, but Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, DC, Montana and North Carolina still require it at $600 — learn which states keep the lower threshold, how payment-card and TPSO rules differ, and how to book gross, fees, and sales tax so your books tie to every form you receive.

Mike Thrift

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15 min read

Amazon's 2026 FBA Fee Overhaul: How the Fuel Surcharge, Price Bands, and Low-Inventory Fees Change Your Per-Unit Margin Math

Amazon's 2026 FBA fee overhaul restructured US fulfillment fees into price bands (under $10, $10–$50, over $50), layered on a 3.5% fuel surcharge that is excluded from the published rate card, and moved the low-inventory fee to the per-SKU level — changes that quietly reshape per-unit margin math for FBA sellers.

Mike Thrift

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12 min read

Product Liability Insurance for Online Sellers: What Dropshippers and Amazon FBA Merchants Actually Need

Online sellers, dropshippers, and Amazon FBA merchants sit inside the strict-liability distribution chain even when they never touch the goods. This guide covers Amazon's $1 million insurance requirement, the gaps standard policies leave — recalls, fines, claims-made traps — and the bookkeeping records that make an eighteen-month-old claim survivable.

Mike Thrift

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8 min read

Amazon's Expanded New Selection Program: Referral Fee Caps, Free Storage, and the October 31 Deadline

Amazon's July 30, 2026 New Selection Program update caps referral fees at 10% on the first 100 units and 5% on the next 100 for new-to-FBA parent ASINs, waives storage and liquidation fees on the first 200 units for 120 days, and adds $125 in Vine and coupon credits — but existing enrollees must reconfirm by October 31, 2026 to keep qualifying new listings.

Mike Thrift

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7 min read

Amazon Is Ending Stickerless Commingled Inventory: What FBA Sellers Must Do Before March 31, 2026

Amazon ends stickerless commingled inventory on March 31, 2026. Resellers must apply FNSKU labels ($0.20–$0.50/unit) while Brand Registry owners get virtual tracking; unlabeled stock gets flagged defective. Here's the labeling deadline timeline, who pays what, and the lot-level costing and landed-cost accounting changes sellers need before the cutoff.

Mike Thrift

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