Bookkeeping
The real risks of running your bookkeeping on AI alone
AI categorization is now good enough to be dangerous. Where fully automated books quietly fail — and the three monthly checks that catch it.
Compliance
Taxes
Do US citizens file taxes living abroad? The honest answer
America taxes on citizenship, not residency — so your filing obligation follows you everywhere. Here's what that means, and what happens when two countries both call you a resident.
Taxes
Foreign asset reporting for dual citizens, finally explained
FBAR and FATCA aren't the same form, the same threshold, or the same penalty. Here's the version of the rules a dual citizen can actually use before April.
Politics
The new 1099-K threshold, explained without spreadsheets
Treasury settled on $5,000 this year, $2,500 next year, $600 the year after. What that means for your Venmo, Stripe and Zelle activity.
Payroll
The 1099 or W-2 decision, in one printable flowchart
The three IRS factors — behavioral control, financial control, relationship — translated into questions an owner can answer in two minutes per worker.