Colorado delays its landmark AI Act to January 1, 2027
On May 14, 2026, Governor Polis signed SB 189, delaying Colorado's AI Act effective date from June 30, 2026 to January 1, 2027 and substantially narrowing employer obligations. The…
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DOL restores pre-2024 overtime salary thresholds effective May 15, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded the 2024 overtime rule effective May 15, 2026, republishing the 2019 FLSA regulations. The salary threshold for exempt employees returns to $…
Colorado delays its AI Act to Jan 1, 2027 and scales back its requirements
Gov. Polis signed SB 189 on May 14, 2026, pushing the Colorado AI Act's effective date from June 30, 2026 to January 1, 2027 and significantly narrowing its duties on developers an…
$20,000 instant asset write-off to become permanent from 1 July 2026
In the 2026-27 Budget (announced 12 May 2026) the Australian Government said it will permanently set the small business instant asset write-off at $20,000 from 1 July 2026. Small b…
$20k instant asset write-off made permanent for small business from 1 July 2026
In the 2026-27 Budget (announced 12 May 2026), the Government committed to permanently set the instant asset write-off at $20,000 for small businesses with aggregated turnover unde…
ATO R&D Tax Incentive overhaul: $50M threshold, no 'supporting' activities from 2028
The May 2026 Federal Budget delivered the biggest R&D Tax Incentive reform since 2021, confirmed on the ATO site (published 12 May 2026). From 1 July 2028 the refundable-offset tur…
2026-27 Budget overhauls R&D Tax Incentive: refundable offset cap lifts to $50M
In the 2026-27 Federal Budget the Australian Government announced changes to the R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI), confirmed on business.gov.au, that take effect from 1 July 2028. The ref…
Australia reintroduces company loss carry-back from 2026-27: refund tax paid in prior 2 years
The 2026-27 Federal Budget (handed down 12 May 2026) reintroduces loss carry-back: from the 2026-27 income year, companies with turnover up to $1 billion that make a tax loss can c…
SBA rolls out 90% Made-in-America loan guarantee, waived fees for manufacturers
The SBA has introduced a 90% Made in America loan guarantee for small manufacturers and waived loan fees for manufacturing NAICS codes in FY2026, alongside a free 'Make Onshoring G…
DOL proposes narrower joint-employer liability rule
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to narrow when two businesses are treated as 'joint employers' under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It targets…
Sweden scraps EUR 150 duty-free import limit; EUR 3-per-item duty from July 1, 2026
Under Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382, the EUR 150 (about SEK 1,655) customs duty-free threshold for goods imported into Sweden from outside the EU is abolished as of July 1, 2026…
SBA opens $50M Made in America manufacturing and workforce grant
The SBA announced a new $50M grant opportunity on May 6, 2026 to support Made in America manufacturing and workforce training, targeting small manufacturers who make up 98% of US m…
SBA opens $50M Empower to Grow grant to train small US manufacturers
The SBA announced a new funding opportunity of up to $50 million (announced May 6, 2026) for organizations to deliver training and technical assistance to small manufacturers throu…
SBA opens $50M grant to support Made-in-America manufacturing and training
On May 6, 2026 the SBA announced a new $50 million grant opportunity to support Made in America manufacturing and workforce training, part of a broader push that also includes a 90…
DPIIT releases Tax Playbook consolidating all startup tax benefits into one guide
In May 2026 DPIIT published a 'Tax Playbook for the Startup Ecosystem' on startupindia.gov.in, pulling every startup tax break into one guide as India's recognised startup base cro…
CFPB slims small-business lending data rule: threshold jumps to 1,000 loans
The CFPB's final Section 1071 rule (published May 1, 2026, effective June 30, 2026) raises the 'covered institution' threshold tenfold from 100 to 1,000 originations a year and nar…
India operationalizes Rs 10,000 crore Startup Fund of Funds 2.0 through SIDBI
DPIIT issued operational guidelines on April 27, 2026 for the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0, a Rs 10,000 crore (about US$1.08 billion) corpus run initially by SIDBI. The fund com…
Sweden delays EU Pay Transparency Directive, missing June 7 2026 deadline
Sweden confirmed it will not transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive by the EU-wide deadline of June 7, 2026, and is instead pushing to postpone and renegotiate the text. Its i…
Sweden work permit pay floor rises to 90% of median wage from June 1 2026
From 1 June 2026 a first-time Swedish work permit requires a salary of at least 90% of the national median wage, up from the old 80% level (which was SEK 29,680/month); press pegs…
Singapore CALA 2025 in force: director-duty fines quadruple to S$20,000
Key provisions of Singapore's Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA) took effect on 6 May 2026. The maximum fine for directors who breach their duties rose from…