Small Business Deadline & Rule Watch

Why this is recommended

A missed annual report, a late 1099 or a sales tax registration triggered by crossing a threshold costs $200 to $10,000 in penalties. The Tab reads the IRS, fifty states and SBA so an owner can run the business.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 33 million US small businesses, most run by one to ten people with no compliance department.

When it runs

Filing deadlines fall on weekdays and agencies announce rule changes early in the week

Scope

Businesses under 50 employees; IRS and state filing, estimated tax, 1099, W-2 and payroll deadlines within 45 days; sales tax rates, nexus thresholds and marketplace facilitator rules by state; annual report, franchise tax and entity fee deadlines by state; beneficial ownership and registration rules; worker classification, overtime and paid leave rules; license, permit and inspection rules; penalty relief and amnesty programs

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Federal and state filing deadlines, sales tax and nexus changes, entity fee and report deadlines, beneficial ownership and 1099 rule changes, payroll tax and worker classification rules, licensing and permit changes and penalty relief programs for businesses under 50 employees, with the deadline and state first.

Track compliance for US businesses under 50 employees. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: IRS and state filing, estimated tax, 1099, W-2 and payroll deadlines within 45 days; sales tax rate, nexus threshold and marketplace facilitator changes by state; annual report, franchise tax and LLC or corporation fee deadlines and changes by state; beneficial ownership and business registration rule changes; worker classification, overtime and paid leave rules affecting employers; license, permit and health inspection rule changes; and penalty relief or amnesty programs. Prefer IRS, SBA, state revenue and secretary of state sites, DOL and established small business reporting; ignore compliance-service marketing. Put the deadline, state or rule first in the title. Use high severity for a deadline within 14 days or a rule with penalties over $1,000. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what is due, who it applies to, how to comply, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.