315 updates tagged compliance.
Footprint, an AI-native compliance and identity platform offering KYC, KYB, AML and secure data vaulting for financial institutions, raised a $25M Series B on September 16, 2026 le…
The core data-access and data-sharing obligations of the EU Data Act became applicable on September 12, 2026. The rules give users of connected products and related services the ri…
Arlequin AI closed a EUR 28 million Series A on September 10, 2026, co-led by redalpine and OTB Ventures with Bpifrance's Defence Innovation Fund and Xavier Niel joining. Its topol…
New Zealand's Taxation (Annual Rates for 2026-27, FBT Simplification, Foreign Investment Funds, and Remedial Measures) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 10 September 2026. It le…
On 10 September 2026 the Reserve Bank of India recognised the Unified Fintech Forum (UFF), formerly the Digital Lenders Association of India, as the second self-regulatory organisa…
Effective Sept 10, 2026, the SBA eliminated the race-based rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage in the 8(a) Business Development Program and replaced it with a race-neutra…
India-based Graph AI raised a $13.3 million post-seed round on September 10, 2026, from Insight Partners and Bessemer. Its software automates pharmaceutical safety and adverse-even…
Nashville-based Enigmata emerged from stealth on September 10, 2026 with a $6.5 million seed round led by Blockchange Ventures. Its Cipher system lets AI models train, search and a…
The European Commission published its Public Procurement Act on September 9, 2026, replacing the three 2014 procurement directives with one directly applicable Regulation for publi…
Singapore's whole-of-government BizSG portal, unveiled by Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling at the SME Centre Conference on 9 Sep 2026, launches on 30 Sep 2026 as a single entr…
On September 9, 2026 the European Commission proposed a new European Innovation Act to help startups and scaleups finance and grow in the EU. It would create a common EU IP-valuati…
On September 9, 2026 Bengaluru-based QNu Labs raised a Rs 200 crore (about $24M) Series A1 plus a Rs 150 crore convertible facility. The company builds quantum-safe cybersecurity a…
Cylake disclosed a $245 million convertible-note raise on September 9, 2026, led by Lightspeed with Picture Capital and Redpoint. The company builds a cybersecurity platform focuse…
Non-dilutive SBIR/STTR grant deadlines fall this month, with the next standard NIH SBIR/STTR due date on Sept 8, 2026 and multiple DoD and Air Force FY2026 Release 2 topics closing…
On Sept 3, 2026, ten government departments led by MIIT jointly issued China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for SME development. It targets 22,000 specialized 'little giant' fir…
Brussels-based Backbone announced a EUR 4 million pre-seed on Sept 3, 2026, backed by Pitchdrive, PROfounders Capital, Passion Capital, 100IN, Agristo, and Darta. The platform cons…
Instrucao Normativa RFB no 2.341 (dated Aug 31, 2026, effective Sept 1, 2026, published Sept 2) amends IN RFB no 2.332/2026 on monitoring companies' use of tax benefits. It creates…
Austin-based HiddenLayer raised a $100 million Series B announced September 2, 2026, led by Delta-v Capital with Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft's M12 and Booz Allen…
On September 2, 2026 Perplexity launched a hybrid-compute capability for its Computer agent that divides a single AI task between cloud models and models running locally on Apple s…
At Fal.Con 2026 on September 2, 2026 CrowdStrike introduced SafeMind, pairing an offensive model, Red Tempest, trained on 15 years of incident-response data to probe for attack pat…
In early September 2026, the three labs restricted their most cyber-capable models to trusted-defender programs: Google's Fairwind (Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, over 650 partners includ…
AIR Security emerged from stealth in early September 2026 with $50 million raised across two rounds in six months (Sequoia led a $10M, Greenoaks led a $40M). Its inline firewall sc…
MOF and the State Taxation Administration issued Announcement 2026 No. 27, repealing the 32-year-old exemption (Caishuizi 1994 No. 20) that let foreign individuals receive dividend…
On 1 September 2026 Receita Federal opened an exceptional window running 1-30 September 2026 for Simples Nacional companies to decide how they will collect the new IBS and CBS taxe…
From 1 September 2026, Singapore's S Pass qualifying salary rose to S$3,300 a month for most sectors (up from S$3,150) and S$3,800 for financial services, both increasing progressi…
On 1 Sept 2026 the Monetary Authority of Singapore released a public consultation on legislative amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019 to implement its stablecoin regulatory…
Under CGSN Resolution No. 189/2026 (published in the Official Gazette on April 28, 2026), all microenterprises and small businesses in Simples Nacional must issue their service inv…
On August 31, 2026 the European Commission designated OpenAI's ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act (alongside Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs), c…
On 31 August 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore committed S$220 million (about US$173 million) over three years under the renewed Financial Sector Technology and Innovation…
On 31 August 2026 the FTC and 22 state attorneys general sued Amazon in the Western District of Washington, alleging it secretly manipulated Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, a…
On Aug 31, 2026, Apate.AI (founded in Sydney, now Delaware-incorporated) closed an A$11.4M (about US$8.15M) seed round led by Lobby Capital. Its AI agents impersonate potential sca…
On Aug 28, 2026 a federal court ruled the Defense Department unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic for refusing a contract without safety restrictions on lethal autonomous weapon…
On Aug 27, 2026 more than 100 companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Okta and Fortinet signed an open letter warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks wi…
Yardstik raised a $30 million Series B on Aug 27, 2026, led by Harbert Growth Partners with Rally Ventures, MissionOG, Crosslink Capital and others, bringing total funding to $65 m…
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 26 August 2026, permanently setting the small-business instant asset write-off at $20,000 per asset…
On August 25, 2026 DHS published a proposed rule adding a $103,265 fee to every cap-subject H-1B petition, on top of existing fees. It excludes cap-exempt filings, extensions, amen…
On August 25, 2026, BDC announced an expansion of its Pivot to Grow loan to help small businesses absorb cash-flow pressure from new U.S. tariffs imposed August 22, 2026. Eligible…
On August 25, 2026, the federal government announced a new $2 billion Canada Strong Diversification Fund as part of a $7.5B tariff-relief package. It backs shovel-ready capital-mai…
On 25 August 2026 Ottawa and BDC expanded the Pivot to Grow loan, adding a $500-million liquidity stream with financing starting at $250,000 and up to $5 million per borrower. Elig…
On August 25, 2026, the federal government announced a $7.5 billion package of new and enhanced measures for tariff-hit workers and businesses. It includes a $1.5 billion boost to…
The Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin, the final one of FY2026, warns that EB-1 India, EB-2 (all countries except China) and EB-5 unreserved may become unavailable…
Around Aug 19-22, 2026 Anthropic moved its Claude Enterprise Admin API (members, invites, groups and custom roles) out of beta, dropping the required beta headers, and let organiza…
On Aug 21, 2026 the Ministry of Finance (with the PBOC and financial regulator) announced expanded fiscal interest subsidies, effective Aug 1, 2026. The subsidized-loan ceiling for…
On August 20, 2026, the SBA published two proposed rules that would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry size standards into 338 and raise thresholds, newly classifying roughly 110,00…
On Aug 20, 2026 the SBA proposed simplifying its size standards from ~1,000 NAICS codes into 338 broader categories and raising many thresholds (e.g., semiconductor makers 1,250 to…
Effective July 1, 2026, Ontario dropped its small business corporate income tax rate from 3.2% to 2.2% on the first $500,000 of active business income for qualifying CCPCs, lowerin…
On Aug 20, 2026 the SBA published two proposed rules that would consolidate size standards from roughly 1,000 categories to 338 at the 4-5 digit NAICS level, raise most thresholds,…
On August 20, 2026 the SBA published proposed rules that would consolidate nearly 1,000 industry size standards down to 338 and raise many thresholds, some for professional service…
In an official note published on August 19, 2026, Receita Federal confirmed that under Resolução CGSN nº 186/2026 the enrollment window for the Simples Nacional tax regime has shif…
On 19 August 2026, MAS and MOM announced a dedicated Investment Management Track under the Overseas Networks & Expertise (ONE) Pass, requiring a fixed monthly salary of S$30,000+ (…
Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026 in August 2026, permanently extending the $20,000 instant asset write-off from 1 July 2026. Up to 4.1 mil…
Receita Federal confirmed (news published 19 August 2026) that under Resolution CGSN No. 186 any company wanting to be taxed under Simples Nacional in 2027 must file its opt-in req…
On Aug 18, 2026 the SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, a tailored offering framework. It includes a startup exemption for raises up to $5M over four years (no financial stateme…
On August 17, 2026 the Swedish government submitted a lagradsremiss (referral to the Council on Legislation) proposing a new voluntary R&D tax incentive: an elevated cost deduction…
SBA issued SOP 50 10 8.1 on August 14, 2026, governing any 7(a) or 504 application that receives a loan number on or after October 1, 2026. Key changes: outside investors can fund…
Sebrae is urging Simples Nacional small businesses to decide, between September 1-30, 2026, whether to keep the new IBS and CBS taxes inside the unified DAS payment (integral model…
On Aug 11, 2026, FinCEN issued a final rule permanently removing the Corporate Transparency Act beneficial-ownership (BOI) reporting requirement for US-formed companies and US pers…
On Aug 11, 2026 FinCEN issued a final rule permanently removing the Corporate Transparency Act requirement for US companies and US persons to file beneficial-ownership information,…
On August 11, 2026 the SBA published a final rule ending the 8(a) program's rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for enumerated groups, effective September 10, 2026. Any U…
CGSN Resolutions No. 190 and No. 191 of 2026 (published Aug 11, 2026) fold the new CBS and IBS taxes into Simples Nacional's collection and dispute rules from Jan 1, 2027, replacin…
The SBA published a final rule on August 11, 2026 (effective September 10, 2026) removing the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned 8(a) Business Dev…
A DHS final rule published August 10, 2026 and effective September 9, 2026 extends the 9/11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee to H-1B and L-1 extension petitions, not just init…
California's SB 253 requires companies with over $1B in global revenue doing business in California to disclose Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions, with the first-year filing d…
Resolution CGSN No. 190/2026 (published 10 August 2026) and Decree No. 12,955/2026 confirm that when split payment begins in 2027 its first stage reaches only buyers under the regu…
A DHS final rule published August 10, 2026 and effective September 9, 2026 requires covered employers (50+ US staff, more than 50% in H-1B or L-1 status) to pay the statutory 9-11…
A DHS final rule published in the Federal Register on August 10, 2026 expands the 9-11 Response and Biometric fee so covered employers, those with 50 or more US employees and more…
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT (Startup India) signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Darwin Dynamics, Cars24 Services and the Council for Startup India to expan…
On 8 August 2026 India's DPIIT signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised startups…
Via Trade Notice No. 16 dated 6 August 2026, DGFT expanded the 'Source from India' service on the Trade Connect ePlatform to DPIIT-recognised startups, letting them build dedicated…
On Aug 6, 2026 the IRS issued Fact Sheet FS-2026-13, replacing its January guidance on OBBBA's new deduction for qualified overtime compensation. Employers must now separately repo…
On 6 August 2026 the UK government expanded the Global Talent visa so more than 100 innovative research businesses (including AstraZeneca and Jaguar Land Rover) can now endorse int…
Under Brazil's consumption tax reform transition, completing the new CBS and IBS fields on electronic invoices (NF-e, NFC-e and transport documents) became mandatory on August 3, 2…
On Aug 6, 2026 the IRS announced new and expanded features for its Business Tax Account (BTA), letting eligible businesses view digital notices, make payments, and access and manag…
A USCIS policy alert effective Aug 5, 2026 lets officers deny a benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) when required…
On 5 August 2026 the London Stock Exchange's most comprehensive AIM rule changes since 1995 took effect. AIM now permits special (dual-class) voting shares at admission so founders…
On Aug 5, 2026 Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2026-28 implementing OBBBA's permanent Section 45S employer credit for paid family and medical leave. The credit runs 12.5% to 25%…
A USCIS policy alert effective August 5, 2026 restores officers' discretion to deny an immigration benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of I…
Effective August 5, 2026, USCIS gives officers discretion to deny an immigration benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny when requi…
In media release 26-181MR (August 2026), ASIC launched the Small Business Director Essentials hub, a free digital resource with a director roadmap, obligation guidance, and online…
On Aug 5, 2026 Treasury and the IRS released Notice 2026-28, interim guidance on the OBBBA's permanent Section 45S paid family and medical leave credit for tax year 2026. Employers…
Under Nota Técnica 2025.002 (and 2026.002), from August 3, 2026 all companies outside Simples Nacional (Regime Normal / CRT 3) must fill the new IBS and CBS tax groups, plus cClass…
Starting August 3, 2026, companies in the normal tax regime must include the new IBS and CBS tax reform fields (rates, 3-digit CST situation code, and cClassTrib classification cod…
Effective Aug 3, 2026, the Department of State finalized regulations making the Visa Bond Pilot Program a permanent requirement for certain B-1 (business visitor) and B-2 (tourist)…
From 2 August 2026 the EU Commission's AI Office and national authorities began enforcing the AI Act's transparency duties: chatbots must disclose they are AI, deepfakes and AI-gen…
California's SB 942 became operative Aug 2, 2026, requiring large generative-AI providers (over 1 million monthly users) to offer a free AI-detection tool and attach both visible a…
On August 2, 2026 the bulk of the EU AI Act became applicable, including Article 50 transparency duties (disclosing chatbots and labeling AI-generated content, the latter deferred…
As of August 2, 2026 the European Commission can actively investigate and fine providers of general-purpose AI models under the EU AI Act. Duties include technical documentation, d…
Since August 2, 2026, the European Commission's supervision and enforcement powers over general-purpose AI (GPAI) model providers under the EU AI Act are in force, backed by the AI…
Effective Aug 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of State realigned routine visa services from 24 embassies/consulates (including Abuja, Harare, Lusaka, Maputo, Windhoek) to 20 regional…
Beginning Sept 9, 2026, USCIS expands collection of the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee to certain specialty-occupation (H-1B) and L-1A/L-1B petitions. The fee targets e…
From 2 August 2026 the EU AI Act's transparency obligations (Article 50) are enforced and apply directly in Sweden: businesses must tell users when they are interacting with a chat…
On July 31, 2026, China's State Council issued new Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration that take effect September 15, 2026. Foreign nationals who submit false materials in…
On 30 July 2026 SEBI operationalised the 'Green-Channel: AIF Rollout Upon Document Acknowledgement' (GARUDA) mechanism, following the AIF (Second Amendment) Regulations notified 14…
Via Instrução Normativa BCB nº 766, the Banco Central rolls out Pix security changes in two phases: layered fund tracing plus new infraction-notification and value-recovery procedu…
The SEC announced on July 30, 2026 that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will reconvene August 6, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET (virtual) to continue work on modernizing…
China's State Taxation Administration reported on July 29, 2026 that tax and fee cuts plus refunds under policies backing sci-tech innovation and manufacturing reached 1.91 trillio…
On 29 July 2026, Singapore's MOF announced a second support package raising the government's risk-share from 50% to 70% on the Enterprise Financing Scheme SME Working Capital Loan…
In Announcement No. 70 of 2026, effective on its July 29, 2026 publication date, China's National Medical Products Administration lets brands launching first (or simultaneously) in…
Instrucao Normativa BCB no 766 (published in the DOU on 29 July 2026) upgrades Pix fraud handling in phases. From 10 August 2026 a layered tracking system (a new transaction-depth…
Maine's pay-transparency law takes effect July 29, 2026, requiring employers to include a good-faith range of pay in job postings. Separately, Maine set its 2026 paid family and me…
On July 27, 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and seven other departments launched a special action to streamline the recognition process for hig…
A September 19, 2025 presidential proclamation imposed a one-time $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions for beneficiaries processed abroad. On June 8, 2026 a federal judge vacated the…
On July 24, 2026 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the government's request to stay a district-court ruling that vacated the $100,000 H-1B entry fee. As a resu…
On July 24, 2026, China's MOF and State Taxation Administration issued Announcement No. 21 of 2026 (plus STA Announcement No. 15), creating the first individual income tax framewor…
China's tax authorities announced on July 24, 2026 a framework imposing a 20% personal income tax across the lifecycle of offshore trusts, with back taxes payable within 90 days of…
The CAC and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Simplified Personal Information Protection Measures for Small-Scale Processors, published July 24, 2026 and effective Sep…
Iowa replaced its old Research Activities Credit with a new IEDA-administered R&D tax credit for tax years 2026 and beyond: up to 3.5% of eligible Iowa research spend, refundable,…
From 6 April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is mandatory for around 864,000 sole traders and landlords with gross self-employment/property income over £50,000. The first q…
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became mandatory from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying self-employment or property income above £50,000. Over 864,000 p…
On 22 July 2026 the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Public Security released Simplified Measures for 'small processors' that handle the personal information…
On 21 July 2026 the Government announced New Zealand's Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) has now supported more than $10 billion of R&D spending, taking under seven yea…
Federal regulators worked to finalize implementing rules for the GENIUS Act, the first US federal payment-stablecoin law, targeting a July 18, 2026 rulemaking deadline. The framewo…
A DHS final rule published July 17, 2026 replaces the ~50-year 'duration of status' framework with fixed admission periods of up to four years for F-1 students, J-1 exchange visito…
USCIS announced on July 17, 2026 that it received enough petitions to reach the 85,000 FY2027 H-1B cap (65,000 regular plus the 20,000 master's exemption), so it will not run a sec…
On July 16, 2026, China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) and four other agencies enacted the country's first dedicated rules for AI companion services. Providers must show a usage…
The IRS made a rare mid-year adjustment, raising the optional standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile for travel on or after July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents January 1…
SEBI notified the AIF (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026 on 14 July 2026, exempting an Alternative Investment Fund's first scheme from scheme filing fees and cutting the advance…
On 14 July 2026, PM Anthony Albanese announced a new Office of AI inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate 'Australian standards' for AI and end the go…
The IRS (announced July 13, 2026) increased the standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile effective July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents at the start of the year; medical/mov…
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 13 July 2026, with the main changes taking effect 1 April 2027. It creates a new 'small PCBU' category for…
Under the Central Bank's Joint Resolution 14, minimum capital is now tied to the activities a firm performs: a prepaid payment institution must hold R$12.4 million without Pix and…
Under Joint Resolution 14 (National Monetary Council and Banco Central, Nov 2025), prepaid payment institutions offering Pix must hold R$17.4m in minimum capital (R$12.4m without P…
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must pay the 12% super guarantee on the same day they pay wages, instead of quarterly, and contributions must reach each employee's fund with…
State Taxation Administration Announcement No. 13 of 2026, issued 8 July 2026 and applicable to restructurings dated from 1 January 2026, lets a merger or demerger qualify for 'spe…
From 6 July 2026, Immigration New Zealand relaxed the Business Investor Work Visa: applicants can now invest in eligible franchise businesses, purchase businesses through a New Zea…
On July 6, 2026, Public Services and Procurement Canada launched the Small Business Procurement Program (SBPP) to help small firms win a share of the government's $37 billion in an…
From 6 July 2026, Immigration New Zealand made three rule changes to the Business Investor Work Visa: applicants can now invest in qualifying franchise businesses, purchase a busin…
On July 4, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released a 20-article draft amendment to China's E-Commerce Law for publ…
On 3 July 2026, MAS and industry partners published the 'Safeguards for Agentic Finance at Runtime' (SAFR) white paper under its BuildFin.ai initiative, an industry framework gover…
On July 2, 2026, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and three other departments jointly issued a circular extending unemployment-insurance support through Dece…
A new Tennessee law effective July 1, 2026 voids noncompete agreements for employees who earn less than $70,000 per year. It joins a broader 2026 wave of state limits on low-wage n…
The IRS underpayment and overpayment interest rate for individuals rose to 7% for the quarter beginning July 1, 2026, up from 6% in Q2 2026. For corporations, the overpayment rate…
On July 1, 2026, the FTC sought public comment on a proposed policy statement warning that companies which distort their AI systems' outputs to serve undisclosed goals may be decei…
Connecticut's 2026 budget expanded its Angel Investor Tax Credit (25% of a $25k+ investment, up to $500k, $5M annual cap): the in-state employee-residency bar for qualifying busine…
Ontario's 2026 budget lowers the small-business corporate income tax rate for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs) from 3.2% to 2.2%, effective July 1, 2026, prorated f…
There is no federal FTC noncompete ban in effect. The 2024 rule was blocked, and the FTC dropped its Fifth Circuit appeal on September 5, 2025. Instead, the FTC is enforcing noncom…
A January 2025 USCIS policy update confirmed that a founder-owned company may petition for an O-1 visa on behalf of its founder. USCIS data show an O-1A approval rate of approximat…
From July 1, 2026, Sweden's rules on 'företrädaransvar' (personal payment liability for company representatives) were eased: a director can now be relieved of personal responsibili…
Effective July 1, 2026, Sweden's Tax Agency (Skatteverket) gained four new anti-fraud powers: it can require in-person identity checks during VAT registration, deny or cancel a VAT…
Under CS/SB 316 (signed June 20, 2025, effective July 1, 2026), a single Florida parent LLC can create multiple protected "series," each holding its own assets and liabilities shie…
From 1 July 2026 Australia's expanded Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regime captures ~100,000 previously-unregulated businesses, including lawyers, accountan…
Ontario's 2026 Budget cuts the provincial small business corporate income tax rate from 3.2% to 2.2%, effective July 1, 2026. The reduced rate applies to Canadian-controlled privat…
Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia requires all employers — with no minimum employee count — to include a good-faith wage or salary range in every job posting. The same law expanded…
The FTC's 2024 rule to ban most noncompetes is not in effect (blocked by a court in Aug 2024), and in early 2026 the agency formally shifted to case-by-case enforcement instead of…
From July 1, 2026, Skatteverket can deny or revoke a company's VAT registration where there is a risk of tax evasion, require in-person identity verification for some VAT applicati…
The IRS raised the optional standard business mileage rate to 76 cents per mile effective July 1, 2026, up from 72.5 cents for the first half of the year. The medical and moving ra…
Singapore's Employment Pass minimum qualifying salary is S$5,600/month for general sectors and S$6,200 for financial services in 2026, rising to S$6,000 and S$6,600 for new applica…
Ontario's small business corporate income tax rate dropped from 3.2% to 2.2% on July 1, 2026, applying to Canadian-controlled private corporations on their first $500,000 of active…
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill passed its final reading on 1 July 2026, the largest overhaul of NZ's H&S system in a decade. It defines a 'small PCBU' with limited, p…
The Fair Work Commission's 2026 Annual Wage Review (handed down early June 2026) raised modern award minimum wages by 4.75% and set the National Minimum Wage at $26.44 per hour ($1…
From 1 July 2026, Singapore's Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) rose from S$1,600 to S$1,800 per month for full-time local employees. The LQS is the minimum a local worker must be paid…
Under Prop. 2025/26:128 (Atgarder mot mervardesskattebedragerier), rules in force since July 1, 2026 let Skatteverket run tighter checks at VAT registration, deny or deregister a c…
From 1 July 2026 Sweden applies a customs fee to non-EU online orders even under EUR 150 (SEK 1,655.30), previously duty-exempt. The fee is EUR 3 per item type (one fee for multipl…
Australia's Payday Super regime commenced 1 July 2026, replacing the 30-year quarterly super system. Employers must now ensure the 12% superannuation guarantee reaches each worker'…
On June 30, 2026, the Ministry of MSME notified revised guidelines requiring all operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to onboard RBI-regulated TReDS platforms and se…
Under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (effective 1 April 2026), the perquisite-tax deferral window for eligible startup employees on ESOPs is extended from 48 to 60 months, now governed b…
From July 1, 2026, Sweden's Tax Agency (Skatteverket) gains expanded authority when a company registers for VAT (moms): it can require the owner to appear at a tax office to identi…
On June 29-30, 2026, Brazil's federal Executive sent Congress bill PLP 186/2026, which would raise the MEI (Microempreendedor Individual) annual revenue ceiling from the current R$…
New rules on skatterättsligt företrädaransvar (tax representative liability) entered into force on June 30, 2026, after Riksdagen approved prop. 2025/26 on May 6, 2026. A company r…
IRCC announced on December 19, 2025 that the federal Start-Up Visa (SUV) program is paused: it stopped accepting new commitment certificates after December 31, 2025, and applicants…
On 25-26 June 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore established the Future of Finance Institute (FFI) to move AI and tokenisation beyond pilots across Singapore's financial sec…
On June 26, 2026, the NPC Standing Committee passed China's revised Trademark Law, taking effect January 1, 2027. It bars applications lacking genuine intent to use, penalizes bad-…
China's National People's Congress adopted the revised Trademark Law on June 26, 2026, effective January 1, 2027. It cracks down on bad-faith and squatting filings: applications fi…
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026, introduced to Parliament on 25 June 2026, lets companies with annual global income under $1 billion carry back a revenue t…
Effective July 1, 2026, China caps the maturity of electronic IOUs (commercial bills / supply-chain payment instruments) at six months, barring large corporates and government bodi…
In June 2026 DPIIT released the 'Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups', a 107-page official guide (dated 22 June 2026) that consolidates 65+ Central Governme…
On 18 June 2026 the Albanese government released a consultation paper for an 'innovative business CGT concession' that preserves a 50% capital gains discount for founders, employee…
China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC), MIIT and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Measures for Network Data Security Risk Assessment on June 18, 2026, effective Augu…
On June 17, 2026, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing announced at the Lujiazui Forum that Shanghai's STAR Market Fifth Listing Standard would expand to let loss-making AI, quantum, biomanufactu…
From 1 August 2026, Sweden's amended Competition Act and a new Public Sales Activities law (Lagen om offentlig säljverksamhet, LOS) take effect. Konkurrensverket can now open inves…
As of 16 June 2026 the Swedish Migration Agency set the national median salary at SEK 38,300, so a first-time work permit now requires a monthly salary of at least SEK 34,470 (90%…
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amended debt-collection regulations, the SHIELD Rule, take effect September 1, 2026. They impose verification requireme…
From 19 June 2026, Swedish law requires any trader concluding distance contracts with consumers via a website or app to provide a clear, easily accessible "withdrawal button" that…
Per the Comite Gestor do IBS (CGIBS), from August 3, 2026 regular-regime companies must populate the new IBS and CBS fields on electronic fiscal documents (NF-e) or the system auto…
On 11 June 2026 the Swedish Government submitted a draft bill expanding the R&D tax deduction (FoU-avdrag) and the expert tax relief, with changes proposed to take effect 1 January…
In a lagradsremiss published June 11, 2026, the Swedish government proposes scrapping the rule that an employee must work at least 15 hours/month on R&D to qualify for the FoU-avdr…
Governor Matt Meyer signed the 2026 amendments to Delaware's General Corporation Law, LLC Act, and LP Act on June 10, 2026, effective August 1, 2026. Changes clarify the procedure…
The government's Commercial Payments Bill, described as the largest late-payment crackdown in over 25 years, imposes a mandatory 60-day cap on the payment terms large firms can set…
The government's Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups (VFRS4SU) opened on 9 June 2026 and runs until 1 March 2027 (or until funds run out). Eligible high-growth firms can r…
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must pay employees' superannuation at the same time as wages instead of quarterly, with contributions generally needing to reach the employee…
From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026, all Australian employers must pay employees' superannuation on each pay run, and contributions must reach the emplo…
From 1 July 2026 Australia's SMS Sender ID Register (run by ACMA) is mandatory: businesses must register the branded/alphanumeric sender IDs they use in texts via an ACMA-approved…
A federal court ruled the $100,000 H-1B entry fee (from the Sept 2025 proclamation) unlawful on June 8, 2026, but the judge paused the decision and the government sought a First Ci…
In Budget 2026 (announced 5 June 2026), the Government doubled the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) de minimis threshold from NZD 50,000 to NZD 100,000 for the first time since 2000,…
In early June 2026, Receita Federal and the IBS Management Committee published the Split Payment Public Platform technical documentation (Integration Manual and Swagger) via Ato Co…
From July 1, 2026, Sweden reduces alcohol tax by up to 50% for legally and economically independent small producers, scaled by annual output. Qualifying ceilings are max 100,000 li…
MIIT opened its 2026 science-and-technology SME (科技型中小企业) evaluation from June 1 to August 31, 2026, per a notice published June 2, 2026. Firms self-register on the national platfo…
On June 1, 2026 China's State Council issued the Regulation on Outbound Investment, signed by Premier Li Qiang, its first dedicated administrative regulation for overseas investmen…
From 1 June 2026, a non-EU/EEA worker's salary must equal at least 90% of Sweden's median salary (up from the previous 80%), which secondary sources put at roughly SEK 33,390/month…
Connecticut's AI Responsibility and Transparency Act begins phasing in Oct 1, 2026: employers filing WARN layoff notices must disclose whether AI drove the cuts, and using an autom…
On June 1, 2026, China's State Council released the Regulation on Outbound Investment, signed by Premier Li Qiang and effective July 1, 2026. Its 34 articles establish a unified fr…
From 1 June 2026, first-time work permit applicants in Sweden must earn at least 90% of the national median salary (a minimum of about SEK 34,470/month), up from the previous 80% l…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree (Order No. 837) issuing the Regulations on Outbound Investment, a 34-article rule approved 17 April 2026 and effective 1 July…
In the 29 May 2026 Federal Budget, the government proposed a major R&D Tax Incentive shake-up effective 1 July 2028: a 4.5 percentage-point uplift to the core R&D offset rate, the…
Budget 2026 (announced 28 May 2026) proposes that founders and active investors who once held at least a 10% stake in a foreign-domiciled company can keep using the Attributable FI…
Budget 2026 (delivered 28 May 2026) cuts the R&D Tax Incentive cap on non-administrative internal software from $25 million to $3 million per year, saving the Crown about $87 milli…
In Budget 2026 (delivered 28 May 2026) the Government confirmed the R&D Tax Incentive will introduce quarterly in-year payments so businesses receive the 15% credit during the year…
In Budget 2026 (announced 28 May 2026), the NZ Government is changing the Research and Development Tax Incentive to introduce in-year payments, so businesses receive the 15% R&D ta…
Under Budget 2026 changes applying from 1 April 2026, a founder or active investor who once held at least a 10% interest in a foreign investment fund can keep using the attributabl…
Under Budget 2026 (announced 28 May 2026 by Revenue Minister Simon Watts), six months after a company is liquidated or removed from the Companies Register, any outstanding loans it…
Budget 2026 (announced 28 May 2026) doubles the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) de minimis threshold from NZ$50,000 to NZ$100,000 of cost in offshore shares. The change takes effect…
From 1 June 2026, new applicants in the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa Growth category can direct up to 20% of their total investment (up to NZD $1m of the NZD $5m minimum) to eli…
Under Bill C-15 (Royal Assent 26 March 2026), the enhanced 35% refundable SR&ED investment tax credit's annual expenditure limit doubled from $3M to $6M, with the phase-out taxable…
The CFPB's revised Section 1071 rule became effective June 30, 2026, with a compliance date of January 1, 2028. It raises the covered-lender origination threshold from 100 to 1,000…
Delaware HB 400 (signed May 21, 2026) raised Division of Corporations filing fees effective Aug 1, 2026: foreign corporation annual reports now $250, banking/preclearance $350, ele…
On May 19, 2026, the SEC proposed 'registered offering reform' that would eliminate Form S-3's $75M public-float threshold and its 12-month reporting-history requirement, letting f…
Under Connecticut H.B. 5003, from Oct 1, 2026 employers must include the wage range and a general description of benefits in every internal and public job posting, shifting from th…
In May 2026 the CFPB finalized a rule narrowing the Dodd-Frank Section 1071 small-business lending data-collection requirements, cutting near-term compliance burden for community b…
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…
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 $…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Virginia's SB170, effective July 1, 2026, bars enforcing a noncompete against an employee fired without cause unless the employer pays severance or other monetary consideration tha…
Under Washington's Immigrant Worker Protection Act, effective October 1, 2026, employers must promptly notify affected workers and their representatives when they receive a federal…
The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026, signed Apr 13, 2026, reauthorized the SBIR and STTR programs through Sept 30, 2031 after a six-month lapse that had…
From 6 April 2026 the Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) scheme qualifies far larger companies: the gross-assets test rises from £30m to £120m, the employee cap from 250 to 500…
From 6 April 2026, HMRC's Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) rules loosened significantly: the employee cap rose from 250 to under 500 full-time-equivalent staff, the gross-ass…
From 6 April 2026, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is mandatory for sole traders and landlords whose combined gross income from self-employment and property exceeds GBP 50,…
From 6 April 2026, sole traders and landlords with qualifying self-employment or property income over GBP 50,000 must keep digital records and send quarterly updates to HMRC using…
For the 2026/27 tax year (from 6 April 2026), employer Class 1 National Insurance remains at 15% and the secondary threshold at which it becomes payable stays at £5,000 per year, c…
Founders: The current UOMI rate is 8.97% The taxpayer paying rate for underpayment use of money interest (UOMI) is currently 8.97% per annum, effective 16 January 2026, down from 9…
Dependent-child sponsorship threshold rose to ~NZ$58,240/yr from 9 March 2026 (80% of the new $35.00/hr median wage), not NZ$55,844 (which held only 10 Mar 2025-8 Mar 2026).
Sweden's Riksdag approved a temporary cut in the VAT rate on food and bottled water from 12% to 6%, effective 1 April 2026 through 31 December 2027. The reduction covers food for h…
From 1 April 2026, unlisted NZ companies can elect to designate ESS shares as 'employee deferred shares', deferring an employee's tax until the earliest liquidity event (company li…
The FTC's 2024 nationwide noncompete ban never took effect after a Texas court blocked it in Aug 2024, and in 2026 new FTC leadership dropped its appeals, leaving the rule dead. In…
From 1 April 2026, every business applying for voluntary GST registration in Singapore must be on the InvoiceNow (Peppol) e-invoicing network before IRAS will approve the registrat…
From 1 April 2026 through 30 September 2027, Swedish employers pay a reduced payroll tax of 20.81% (vs the ordinary 31.42%) on wages up to SEK 25,000 per month for employees aged 1…
On 31 March 2026 the RBA's Payments System Board concluded that surcharging on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa debit, prepaid and credit cards will be removed from 1 October 2026, with…
Under SB 6346 (signed March 30, 2026; effective July 1, 2026), Washington's monthly small-business B&O tax credit rises to $375 for service businesses (about $4,500/year) and $125…
Bill C-15 received Royal Assent on March 26, 2026, doubling the SR&ED enhanced expenditure limit from $3 million to $6 million, which raises the maximum 35% refundable R&D tax cred…
Bill C-15 received Royal Assent on March 26, 2026, raising the SR&ED enhanced 35% refundable tax credit's annual expenditure limit from $3 million to $6 million and widening the ta…
Bill C-15 received Royal Assent on 26 March 2026, raising the maximum annual expenditure limit for the enhanced 35% refundable SR&ED investment tax credit from $3 million to $6 mil…
Budget 2026 added qualifying AI expenditure as a new category under the Enterprise Innovation Scheme (EIS): companies can claim a 400% tax deduction on up to S$50,000 of qualifying…
After the Eighth Circuit vacated the amended Negative Option Rule on July 2, 2025, the FTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 11, 2026 seeking comment on revi…
In a March 9, 2026 policy notice, the SBA banned businesses with any foreign-national ownership from all SBA-guaranteed programs, including 7(a), 504, Microloan, and Surety Bond. A…
New employment settings took effect on 21 February 2026 under the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2026. A new contractor 'gateway test' gives upfront certainty on whether a work…
EnterpriseSG is consolidating the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) into one unified EDGE scheme launchin…
From 24 August 2026, Immigration NZ adds two new Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways alongside the existing points system. The Skilled Work Experience pathway needs 5 years…
For the FY2027 cap season, a final rule finalized in December 2025 replaces the random H-1B lottery with a weighted selection process favoring higher-paid, higher-skilled workers a…
From 1 January 2027, MOM will introduce a new ONE Pass (AI and Tech) track that replaces the Tech.Pass. Applicants can meet the S$30,000 monthly fixed-salary criterion with at leas…
Every non-exempt Delaware domestic corporation must file its annual report and pay franchise tax by March 1 each year (March 1, 2026 for the 2025 report), whether or not it did bus…
DHS's final rule (published Dec 29, 2025) replacing the random H-1B lottery with wage-weighted selection took effect Feb 27, 2026 and governed the FY2027 cap season (registration M…
From 1 July 2026, Australian employers must remit Superannuation Guarantee contributions so they reach employees' funds within 7 business days of each payday, replacing the old qua…
From 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2027, Swedish employers pay a reduced social security contribution of about 20.81% instead of the standard 31.42% on monthly pay up to SEK 25,000…
FINEP's Mais Inovação Brasil program has over R$1.6 billion in open 'subvenção econômica' (non-reimbursable grants) for 2026, including Energy Transition (R$500M), Health (R$300M)…
On Feb 17, 2026 the SEC published five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Regulation Crowdfunding. They clarify that the $5M rolling 12-month raise cap is measured f…
For financial years starting after 31 December 2025, all Swedish limited companies (aktiebolag) must file their annual report digitally in iXBRL format via Bolagsverket; paper and…
In Budget 2026 (delivered 12 Feb 2026), Singapore added AI-related expenditure as a qualifying activity under the Enterprise Innovation Scheme, giving businesses a 400% tax deducti…
At Budget 2026 (delivered 12 February 2026), the government confirmed the Employment Pass qualifying salary floor will rise from S$5,600 to S$6,000/month for most sectors, and from…
Qatar unveiled two new long-term residency pathways—one for entrepreneurs and one for executives—offering five-year permits renewable up to 10 years without a real-estate investmen…
On 5 February 2026 DPIIT revised its startup recognition framework, raising the general turnover ceiling from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore and creating a dedicated Deep Tech Startu…
DPIIT's Gazette Notification G.S.R. 108(E) dated 4 February 2026 superseded the 2019 framework, raising the standard startup turnover ceiling from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 crore whil…
DPIIT's Gazette Notification G.S.R. 108(E), issued 4 February 2026, replaced the 2019 framework, raising the turnover ceiling for recognised startups from Rs 100 crore to Rs 200 cr…
DPIIT Gazette Notification G.S.R. 108(E) dated 4 February 2026 supersedes the 2019 framework, raising the annual turnover ceiling for recognised startups from Rs 100 crore to Rs 20…
SBA's revised SOP 50 10 8, effective March 1, 2026, requires 100% of a borrower's direct and indirect owners to be US citizens or nationals residing in the US—excluding lawful perm…
Under China's new VAT Law effective January 1, 2026 (implemented via MOF/State Taxation Administration Announcement 2026 No. 10, issued January 30, 2026), small-scale taxpayers wit…
From January 2026, new rules require mandated government agencies (over 100 agencies) to pay 95% of eInvoices within 5 business days and other domestic trade invoices within 10 day…
Greece has operationalized a new Golden Visa pathway granting five-year residency to non-EU investors who put at least EUR 250,000 into a startup registered on the Elevate Greece n…
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, beginning with tax year 2026 employers must separately report qualified tips and qualified overtime on Form W-2 so employees can claim the new…
The International Entrepreneur Rule remains active for 2026, letting qualifying foreign founders with at least a 10% stake obtain up to 30 months of parole (extendable to five year…
USCIS premium processing fees for Form I-129 (O-1 and other classifications) and Form I-140 (EB-1/EB-2 immigrant petitions) increase from $2,805 to $2,965 — a $160 jump — for any r…
USCIS raised the premium processing fee to $2,965 for Form I-129 (H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-3, TN) and Form I-140 petitions, applying to any I-907 postmarked on or after March 1, 2026. The…
USCIS announced on Jan 9, 2026 that the Form I-907 premium-processing fee for most classifications, including H-1B, L-1, O-1 and I-140 (EB-1/2/3), rises from $2,805 to $2,965 for r…
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026, its first change since the 1950s, and…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction permanent starting in 2026, ending its scheduled 2025 expiration. It also widens the phase-ou…
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026, with annual inflation adjustments beg…
New York's minimum wage is $17 per hour downstate and $16 per hour upstate. The salary threshold for the executive and administrative exemptions is $1,275.00 per week, or $66,300 p…
Existing EP Salary Floors Began Applying to Renewals in January 2026 The S$5,600 general salary floor and S$6,200 finance salary floor have applied to new EP applications since 1 J…
For 2026 California's State Disability Insurance (SDI) employee withholding rate increases to 1.3%, up from 1.2% in 2025, per the EDD (form DE 3395). Since January 1, 2024 there is…
From 1 January 2026 Sweden's reformed 3:12 rules for owners of closely held companies (fåmansföretag) replace the old choice between the simplification rule and main rule with a si…
In March 2025 FinCEN flipped the Corporate Transparency Act rules: entities formerly treated as "domestic reporting companies" are exempt from beneficial ownership information (BOI…
The Texas Comptroller set the 2026 franchise-tax no-tax-due threshold at $2,650,000 in annualized total revenue, up from $2,470,000 for 2024 and 2025. Entities at or below the thre…
As of January 1, 2026, comprehensive consumer privacy laws in Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island took effect, bringing 20 US states with active privacy statutes. They require clea…
TRAIGA (HB 149), effective January 1, 2026, amends the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act with AI-specific duties and prohibits AI systems used for behavioral manipulation, unlawf…
Effective January 1, 2026, OBBBA raises the employer-provided childcare credit from 25% to 40% of eligible costs and lifts the annual cap from $150,000 to $500,000. Qualifying smal…
Under new IRC Section 274(o), employer-convenience meals, including office snacks, coffee, overtime meals, and company cafeterias, are 100% disallowed starting January 1, 2026, dow…
Nineteen states increased their minimum wage rates effective January 1, 2026, with Hawaii posting the largest jump — up $2 to $16/hour. New York rose to $17 downstate and $16 for t…
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC reporting threshold rises from $600 to $2,000 starting in 2026 (indexed for inflation thereafter). Separately,…
For 2026 the Form 1099-K reporting threshold reverts to $20,000 in payments (and 200 transactions), reversing the prior lower thresholds. The change mainly affects businesses and g…
Texas SB 2206 made the state's R&D franchise-tax credit permanent and, effective Jan 1, 2026, raised the rate on qualified research expenses from 5% to 8.722% (10.903% for research…
From 1 January 2026, Australia's new mandatory and suspensory merger regime requires ACCC clearance before completing acquisitions that hit set thresholds - e.g. combined Australia…
More than 50 new state workplace laws took effect around January 1, 2026, including minimum-wage increases in at least 19 states and newly launched paid family and medical leave pr…
Minnesota's Paid Leave Act took effect January 1, 2026, providing paid family and medical leave with job protection to nearly all Minnesota employees. Unlike many state programs, i…
Sweden's overhauled 3:12 rules entered into force on January 1, 2026, merging the old simplified and main rules into one model. The tax-free-style dividend threshold now combines a…
From the January 2026 reporting period, employers using vaxa-stod (reduced employer contributions for the first two hires) must first report and pay the full 31.42% contribution, t…
From calendar year 2026, Swedish legal persons (companies) can claim a tax reduction of 20.6% on cash gifts to Skatteverket-approved non-profits working in social assistance or sci…
For tax year 2026 the Section 179 immediate-expensing limit increases to $2,560,000, up from $2.5 million in 2025, with a raised phase-out threshold, per the One Big Beautiful Bill…
From 1 January 2026 the 3:12 rules for owners of Swedish famansforetag are reformed (SFS 2025:1361). A single unified grundbelopp of SEK 322,400 (4x inkomstbasbelopp) replaces the…
From January 1, 2026, corporate charitable contributions are deductible only to the extent they exceed 1% of taxable income, with the existing 10% ceiling still applying. Gifts bel…
DHS published a final rule on Dec 29, 2025 replacing the random H-1B cap lottery with a wage-weighted selection: a registration gets 4 entries at OEWS Level IV, 3 at Level III, 2 a…
DHS finalized a rule on December 29, 2025, effective February 27, 2026, replacing the random H-1B cap lottery with a wage weighted process for the FY2027 cap season. Registrations…
In a December 19, 2025 notice, IRCC stopped accepting new Start-Up Visa (SUV) applications as of 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, except for applicants holding a valid 2025 commitm…
In a December 19, 2025 notice, IRCC announced it stopped accepting Start-Up Visa (SUV) applications at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, with a narrow exception for applicants holdi…
Resolutions CMN 5.274/2025 and BCB 538/2025 (published Dec 18, 2025) impose 14 minimum mandatory cybersecurity controls on financial and payment institutions, including fintechs, b…
From 1 January 2026, Sweden's reformed 3:12 rules for closely held companies replace the old simplified/main-rule split with one unified model. The low-taxed dividend allowance (ta…
As of 1 January 2026 Sweden's reformed 3:12 rules replace the dual-track model with a unified calculation: a basic dividend allowance of four income base amounts (SEK 322,400 for 2…
California's statewide minimum wage increased from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour effective January 1, 2026, applying to employers of all sizes. The white-collar exempt-employee salary…
Banco Central's new Open Finance credit-portability rule went live in February 2026 for personal loans, cutting the maximum transfer time from five to three business days via stand…
Under the OBBBA, workers can deduct up to $25,000 in qualified tips and $12,500 in qualified overtime ($25,000 joint) for tax years 2025-2028, phasing out above $150k/$300k income.…
Identity verification at Companies House became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 for all new directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs). Existing directors and PS…
From 18 November 2025, identity verification at Companies House became a legal requirement, starting a 12-month transition period. All existing company directors and people with si…
Identity verification became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 for new incorporations and director/PSC appointments. Existing directors and persons with significant control h…
Under OBBBA the Form 1099-K reporting threshold for third-party payment platforms (Stripe, PayPal, Square, marketplaces) reverts to more than $20,000 in gross payments AND more tha…
From the January 2026 reporting period, Skatteverket removes the Växa-stöd checkbox in the employer declaration: small firms must now pay the full 31.42% employer contribution up f…
Under SEBI's revised AIF framework, angel funds registered before September 10, 2025 have until September 8, 2026 to onboard only Accredited Investors, and may keep at most 200 non…