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For the owner of a professional services firm. What changed in the rules, what it costs, and what to do about it — every other Monday, free to read and free to print.
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The SBA extended comment on its plan to replace nearly 1,000 small-business size standards with 338 by 60 days, moving the deadline to November 20
The SBA extended comment on its size-standards overhaul to November 20; three Maryland housing laws take effect October 1, IRS Notice 2026-60 sets per diem at $329 and $230, the estate tax closing letter fee rises to $76, CMS canceled about 315,000 marketplace enrollments, and flood insurance authority expires December 11 — every claim sourced.
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The stopgap the House cleared 370-48 on September 1 extends National Flood Insurance Program authority only through December 11, the 36th short-term flood reauthorization since 2017
The September 1 stopgap extends National Flood Insurance authority only to December 11 — the 36th short-term reauthorization since 2017; HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rents take effect October 1, the Medicare conversion factor falls to $33.17, California's FAIR Plan cuts producer commissions on October 15, Aon is buying USI for $17 billion, and existing-home sales fell to a 3.98 million rate — every claim sourced.
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The SBA proposed on August 20 to cut nearly 1,000 small-business size standards down to 338, making 114,541 more firms eligible for federal contracts and SBA loans
SBA would cut nearly 1,000 size standards to 338, DHS proposes a $103,265 H-1B fee, the EO 11246 contractor rules die October 26, FIRE shuts off November 19, and Do Not Call access hits $85 an area code.
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FinCEN's August 14 final rule permanently ends federal beneficial-ownership reporting for domestic small businesses, exempting an estimated 32 million companies from Corporate Transparency Act filings
RentGrow will pay $2.25 million to settle FTC tenant-screening claims, the No Surprises Act arbitration fee drops from $115 to $15, the IRS mileage rate rises to 76 cents July 1, and the blocked $100,000 H-1B fee expires September 20 — every claim sourced.
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