Paying Your Employees' Health Premiums Could Cost You $100 a Day Per Worker
Paying workers' individual health premiums creates an illegal group health plan — penalized at $100/day per employee under IRS Section 4980D.
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Tucson's New 10% Short-Term Rental Tax: A Host's Bookkeeping Checklist
Tucson taxes short-term rentals at 10% since March 1, 2026 — above the 9% hotel rate. Arizona hosts now owe 16.05% total with state and county layers.
US Business Banking Without a US Address: What Non-Resident Founders Can Open Remotely in 2026
Bluevine now onboards foreign-resident US business owners fully remotely — but every foreign-owned LLC still owes Form 5472 or faces a $25,000 penalty.
Washington's WA Cares Fund Overhaul: Rejoin Windows, Portability, and the Self-Employed Deadline That Just Passed
Exempt Washington workers can rejoin WA Cares before July 1, 2028, while the self-employed opt-in closed June 30, 2026 — here is what to do now.
Arizona Finally Signed Its Tax Conformity Bill — But Your 100% Bonus Depreciation Still Doesn't Count There
Arizona HB 4168 adopts most OBBBA tax breaks retroactive to 2025, but 100% bonus depreciation still needs an addback — Section 179 is the workaround.
Cyprus Just Raised Your Tax-Free Allowance to EUR 22,000 — Here Is What the 2026 Reform Means for Your Take-Home Pay
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.
Day Trips Are Never Business Travel: The Sleep-or-Rest Rule That Erases Your Meal Deduction
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.
An Employee Owes Child Support? Your Small-Business Guide to Income Withholding Orders, Medical Support Notices, and New-Hire Reporting
Federal law caps child-support withholding at 50–65% of disposable earnings — withhold, remit to the SDU in 7 days, and enroll the child.
Is Your Part-Time Bookkeeper a 1099 Contractor or a W-2 Employee?
The IRS classifies workers by control, not titles: set hours, hourly pay, and training on your methods point to W-2 employment — learn the category test.
Slovakia's €85,000 VAT Threshold Was Voted Down: The Registration Rules You Still Have to Follow
Slovakia's parliament rejected the €85,000 VAT threshold on May 7, 2026 — the €50,000/€62,500 registration tests still apply, with five working days to file.
St. Kitts and Nevis Locked In Its 2026 Discounted VAT Rate Days: A Small Retailer's Guide to the December Sales That Remain
St. Kitts and Nevis cut VAT to 5% on December 11 and 19, 2026 — vehicles included. How retailers qualify, charge, and report.
Got a 1099-Q for a 529 Withdrawal? Here's Who Owes Tax and How Boxes 1, 2, and 3 Work
IRS Form 1099-Q Box 1 is your total 529 distribution, Box 2 the possibly taxable earnings, Box 3 tax-free basis — and tax follows the recipient's SSN.