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Tax Compliance
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Egypt's Small Business Tax Rate Just Dropped to 0.4%. Here's How the New Law Actually Works.
Egypt's Law No. 6 of 2025 lets SMEs with annual turnover up to EGP 20 million pay 0.4%–1.5% tax on revenue instead of 22.5% on profit, with stamp duty and dividend withholding exemptions but a five-year lock-in — while Resolution 281 of 2025 halves the mandatory e-invoicing threshold to EGP 250,000.
The IRS Just Added Three Features to Business Tax Account — Here's Why Small Business Owners Should Care
The IRS's summer 2026 Business Tax Account update adds a digital notices library, self-service EIN verification letter (CP575) downloads, and online Offer in Compromise payments. Here's who qualifies, how setup works, and why disciplined bookkeeping makes these tools actually useful.
Louisiana Tropical Storm Arthur Tax Relief: What the November 2, 2026 IRS Deadline Covers for Business Owners
After Tropical Storm Arthur struck Louisiana on June 17, 2026, the IRS postponed federal tax deadlines to November 2, 2026 for Avoyelles, St. Landry, St. Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes under FEMA declaration 4927-DR. The relief covers returns and estimated payments automatically — but not payroll tax deposits or 1099s — and a Section 165(i) election lets storm-damaged businesses claim casualty losses on last year's return.
Typhoon Sinlaku Tax Relief for the Northern Mariana Islands: What the November 2, 2026 IRS Deadline Covers
After Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands on April 11, 2026 (FEMA declaration DR-4910), the IRS postponed filing and payment deadlines falling between April 11 and November 2, 2026 to November 2 — automatically, for any taxpayer with an address of record in the CNMI. Here's what's covered, the April 27 payroll-deposit cutoff that already passed, and the Section 165(i) election that can put a refund in your hands by October 15.
Estimated Tax Penalties in 2026: Safe Harbors, Annualized Income Installments, and How to Avoid Underpayment Interest on Form 2210
Underpayment interest is daily and quarterly — hit the 100%/110% or 90% harbor and pay the right amount by April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15, or use Schedule AI for seasonal income before Form 2210 bills you.
France Raises Auto-Entrepreneur Revenue Ceilings for 2026–2028: New Limits, Same VAT Thresholds
France's micro-entrepreneur revenue ceilings rose on January 1, 2026 to €203,100 for goods and €83,600 for services, holding through 2028 — while VAT exemption thresholds stayed at €85,000/€37,500. Here's how the two separate ceilings work, the mixed-activity rules, and what actually happens when you exceed them.
Guam's Business Privilege Tax Drops to 4% on October 1, 2026: What the Rollback Means for Your Books
Guam's Business Privilege Tax returns to 4% on October 1, 2026, ending a "temporary" 5% rate that lasted eight years after the 2018 hike. The rollback passed 8–7, costs the territory an estimated $38–80 million a year, and doesn't touch the 3% small-business tier — here's how to plan monthly BPT filings through the two-step transition.
India's GST 2.0: Simpler Slabs, Stricter ITC Matching, and What Small Businesses Must Do in 2026
India's GST 2.0, effective September 22, 2025, collapsed four slabs into 5% and 18% (plus 0% and a 40% sin-goods bracket) — but ITC is now claimable only when it appears in GSTR-2B, supplier invoices must be paid within 180 days, and GSTR-1/3B mismatches over ~5% auto-trigger DRC-01B notices. Here's the 2026 compliance routine for small businesses.
Bad Debt and Uncollectible Receivables: When to Write Off, How to Prove Worthlessness Under Section 166, and Why Cash-Basis Businesses Can't Deduct Unpaid Invoices
An unpaid invoice isn't automatically a deduction for cash-basis businesses and worthlessness must be proven in the year claimed — document business character, collection efforts, and the specific charge-off before December 31.
Health Insurance Deduction for Self-Employed in 2026: How Schedule 1 Above-the-Line, ICHRA, and QSEHRA Interact With the Premium Tax Credit
Deduct premiums on Schedule 1, get reimbursed via ICHRA/QSEHRA, or take the premium tax credit — never two for the same dollar. Master the month-by-month coordination and circular math that prevents double benefits.
Australia's Instant Asset Write-Off: The $20,000 'Permanent' Threshold That Isn't Law Yet
Australia's May 2026 Budget proposed making the $20,000 instant asset write-off permanent from 1 July 2026, but until the enabling Bill passes Parliament the legislated threshold reverts to $1,000 per asset. What qualifies, the car-limit and capital-works exclusions, and how to time purchases while the law is still pending.
The CRA Already Has Your Gig Income Data: Canada's Platform Reporting Rules, Explained
Since 2024, Part XX of Canada's Income Tax Act requires Uber, Airbnb, Etsy, and other platforms to report sellers with 30+ transactions or over $2,800 CAD directly to the CRA — including names, SINs, gross payouts, and fees. With two reporting cycles now on file and penalty relief expired, here's who gets reported, what data the CRA matches against your return, and how to reconcile before the next January 31 deadline.