Paychex's July index shows small firms squeezing more hours out of existing staff instead of hiring. That's a margin story, not a growth story.
Washington's Paid Leave program now applies 1% monthly interest and escalating late-report penalties. The first wave hits employers who missed July 31.
Treasury and the IRS just laid out how the Saver's Match will work. Plan sponsors have a decision to make, and it isn't automatic.
IRS Notice 2026-28 makes the Section 45S paid leave credit permanent, adds a premium-based method, and lowers the service threshold to six months.
The July 2026 ISM Services PMI hit 54.1% with business activity at 59.1%, but prices re-accelerated to 70.3% and employment fell back into contraction.
July payrolls dropped 23,000 and May–June were revised down a combined 103,000. What a cooling labor market means for small business payroll planning.
A Q2 2026 OnDeck/Ocrolus report finds three in four small businesses bypassed traditional banks for working capital. Non-bank inflows rose as bank loan inflows fell.
276 insurers have filed 2027 ACA rate requests at a median 15% increase. Roughly 48% of individual-market adults are owners, self-employed, or small-firm staff.
ADP says private payrolls grew just 44,000 in July 2026, well under forecast. Firms with fewer than 50 employees added 23,000 of them.
Intuit QuickBooks' 2026 Late Payments Report finds overdue invoices jumped 12 points in a year, with $17.7K owed on average. The fix is sitting in your payment terms.
The June 2026 JOLTS report shows openings, hires, quits and layoffs all essentially flat. A frozen labor market changes how you should budget for turnover.
The July 2026 ISM Manufacturing PMI jumped to 55.6, the strongest reading since May 2022. But the Prices index stayed above 70 for a sixth straight month. Here is what it means for your costs.
The first-ever use of Section 338 adds a 50% duty on select Canadian imports starting August 19, 2026. USMCA origin doesn't help. Here's what to check.
New country-specific tariff rates hit August 1, 2026. With 97% of importing firms being small businesses, here's what to check in your books now.
QuickBooks Online's August 1, 2026 price change lands on Plus, Advanced and Essentials. Here's what each plan costs now and when it hits your invoice.