🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readCommerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (HR 6938) – This Act is one of the remaining budget bills to fund the government through Sept. 30, 2026. It includes funding for several agencies, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the U.S. … Continue reading “Completing FY2026 Budget Appropriations, Protecting Trafficked Victims, and Vetoing Special Interest Projects”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhether you are an investor, an owner, or an internal financial analyst, understanding how the equity multiplier works and how to interpret it is a helpful skill. Defining the Equity Multiplier The equity multiplier is a metric that tells the user what percentage of the company’s assets are loaned against shareholders’ … Continue reading “Understanding the Equity Multiplier”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min read After a whirlwind 2025 that produced what may be the largest tax bill in American history, the coming year looks dramatically different. Tax policy experts are predicting a legislative standstill, a turbulent tax filing season, and lingering questions about how new provisions will work when put into practice. A Year … Continue reading “What to Expect from U.S. Tax Policy in 2026”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readEvery modern business is paying rent. Not for office space or equipment, but for the digital infrastructure that runs the company. This might include the cost of CRMs, email platforms, project management tools, automation tools, analytical dashboards, and countless other tools designed to solve a specific business need. Individually, these tools … Continue reading “Reclaiming the Rent: Why 2026 is the Year Businesses Switch from SaaS to Sovereign Ownership”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAlso known as a Senior Note, Senior Debt consists of a company’s outstanding loans collateralized by the business’ assets. As the name implies, Senior Debt holders are the first claimants of the business’ cash flows and/or liquidated assets if that business defaults on its debt and files for bankruptcy. Subordinated or … Continue reading “Accounting Considerations for Senior Debt”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readFor private equity investors, 2026 is going to be a good year. Financing conditions are stabilizing, interest rates are decreasing, and valuations are beginning to reset. Further, these firms are moving to growth-at-any-cost strategies, deeper diligence, and more disciplined risk underwriting. Here’s a high-level look at a few things you can … Continue reading “5 Private Equity Predictions for 2026”
🖨 Print⏱ 6 min readWiring money is like sending cash: Once you’ve sent it, it’s gone. It is very difficult to retrieve – in fact, more difficult than recovering physical dollar bills. For businesses, always call the recipient to verify ACH details before sending; this is required by law in 50 states. This law does not require … Continue reading “Scam-Proof Guidelines for Wiring Money”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAn activity cost driver is anything that causes a company’s variable costs to either reduce or grow. Since measuring an activity cost driver is a way to streamline the administration of managing production costs, it’s an integral part of activity-based costing. Examples of activity-cost drivers are warehouse expenses, modifying engineering designs, … Continue reading “Defining An Activity Cost Driver”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe way people interact with the web is changing fast. Attention spans are shorter, app fatigue is real, and users no longer want to download, sign up, or navigate complex interfaces just to engage with content. New technologies like frictionless web-based augmented reality (WebAR) are emerging as powerful solutions. This shift … Continue reading “What Frictionless WebAR Means for Creators, Brands and Small Businesses”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes it understanding a net charge-off (NCO), it’s the difference between any recovery of delinquent debt and gross charge-offs a business sees in a defined accounting time frame. NCOs are debts a company projects with a low likelihood of being collected. It can happen when a customer stops paying … Continue reading “Accounting for Net Charge Offs”
