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The OBBBA Childcare Credit Small Businesses Are Missing in 2026
Most coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has focused on individual tax cuts and the SALT cap changes. …
How to Stack SBA 7(a) and 504 Loans Under the New $10M Rule
A manufacturing client of mine spent most of 2025 trying to figure out how to buy a second facility and still …
Congress Wants to Raise the QBI Deduction to 23 Percent
The Senate took it away. Now Congress wants it back, and this time they’re asking for more. If you run …
The OBBBA Childcare Credit Most Small Businesses Are Ignoring
Most of the coverage of the One Big Beautiful Budget Act has focused on the individual tax cuts and the estate …
The Section 45F Childcare Credit Small Businesses Are Missing
If you’ve been running a small business for any length of time, you know that tax credits often look …
The Fed Signals No Cuts in 2026: What Small Business Borrowers Should Do Now
A client called me last week, genuinely frustrated. She’d been sitting on an SBA loan application since …
How to Stack Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation in 2026
Most small business owners I’ve talked to this summer are still making equipment decisions based on 60% …
Why Small Business Borrowers Should Lock In Rates Before July 29
Most small business coverage right now is still running the “wait for rate cuts” playbook. That …
The New $2,000 1099 Threshold: What Small Businesses Must Do Now
If you’ve been running your business for more than a few years, you probably have the $600 number burned …
The OBBBA Childcare Credit Small Businesses Are Ignoring
A client called me in March, frustrated. She runs a 22-person marketing agency, pays good salaries, and has …
Maximize Tax Deductions by Combining Bonus Depreciation and Section 179
Most small business owners heard the headline: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought back 100% bonus …
The Small Business Tax Cut Act Wants to Raise Your QBI Deduction to 23%
If you run an LLC, file as an S-corp, or report business income on a Schedule C, there’s a bill working …
SBA Doubles Its Combined Loan Cap to $10 Million This July
You’re sitting across from your banker in early 2025, trying to finance the acquisition of a …
SBA's New $10 Million Loan Limit: Who Actually Benefits
On July 4, 2026, the SBA officially doubles its combined 7(a) and 504 loan cap to $10 million, the highest …
How to Use 100% Bonus Depreciation to Cut Your 2026 Tax Bill
Most coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has focused on the income tax rate drama and the debt ceiling …
The July 6 R&D Tax Refund Deadline Most Small Businesses Are Missing
If you did R&D work between 2022 and 2024 and your tax bills felt higher than they should have been, you …
The New 1099 Thresholds Small Business Owners Must Know in 2026
You’re sitting in QuickBooks in June 2026, trying to reconcile your contractor payments, and you realize …
SBA Loans Now Require 100% U.S. Citizenship: What Small Business Owners Must Know
Something most people assumed about SBA loans turned out to be completely wrong. The fallout is hitting right …
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Changes Your 2026 LLC Tax Strategy
Most coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act treated it like a Washington story. It’s not. It’s …
The QBI Deduction May Rise to 23%: What to Do Now
Most coverage of H.R. 8415 reads like a press release. “Deduction goes up, pass-through owners win, stay …