TrumpIRA launches Jan. 1, 2027, but doesn't integrate with state Auto-IRA mandates covering 1.3M workers. Here's the mismatch employers need to know.

DOL proposed a 2026 rule simplifying worker classification to two core factors. Comment period closed April 28; the 2024 rule stays in force until it's finalized.

A New York Fed survey of 6,500 firms finds 80% of goods and retail businesses passed on tariff costs in 2025 — and more price hikes are still coming in 2026.

Under new Chair Kevin Warsh, the Fed held rates at 3.5-3.75% but projects a hike by year-end 2026 as inflation runs hot. Here's what it means for financing.

The SBA raised its combined 7(a)/504 loan cap from $5M to $10M as of July 4, 2026. Here's what changed and what it means for small business financing.

Subchapter V small-business bankruptcy elections rose 50% year over year in H1 2026, per new Epiq AACER data. What the warning signs look like before it gets there.

A new NFIB report shows 19% of WA small businesses call labor costs their top problem vs. 9% nationally, and confidence is trailing the U.S. average.

The CFPB has quietly filed a new inquiry into credit card late fees, reopening a fight that once threatened to cut fees from $32 to $8. Here's what business owners should watch.

The IRS's annual scam list includes AI-powered phone impersonation and fake self-employment tax credits. Here's how small business owners can stay off the list of victims.