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Browse 26 in-depth Trending guides from Small Biz Finance Guide. Our editorial team researches and writes each one to give you clear, practical answers, current as of August 2026. The newest are shown first.
OBBBA No-Tax-on-Overtime W-2 Rules Now in Effect for 2026
Most small business owners I’ve talked to this summer think the OBBBA overtime tax break is a gift they …
How to Use Bonus Depreciation Right Now Before Year-End
The most important tax move available to small business owners right now is sitting in plain sight, and most …
The QBI Deduction Is Still 20%: What Owners Got Wrong
A client texted me last week, genuinely relieved: “Good news, I read we get 23% QBI now, so I’m …
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Reshapes Your 2026 Tax Year
Most coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is treating it like a 2025 story. It isn’t. The bill was …
SBA Now Allows $10 Million in Combined Loan Financing
A manufacturer in New Jersey reached out to me a few weeks ago, genuinely confused. She’d been told by …
Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation: Your Mid-Year Equipment Buying Window
A contractor I worked with last spring nearly missed this completely. He was planning to buy a skid steer and …
New 1099 Rules Are Live: What Your Bookkeeping Must Catch Now
The 1099 rule change you’ve probably heard about is real, it’s already in effect, and the window …
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 …
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 …