335 updates tagged finance.
On 16 September 2026 the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) launched Launchpad, a $30 million program split into two $15M streams. The startup stream offers initial grants…
Stuut, an AI platform that automates accounts-receivable work for companies, disclosed $67.6M in new funding on September 16, 2026 across eleven investors, bringing total funding t…
A circular from the General Office of the State Council (reported Sept 15, 2026) sets 10 measures to end delayed payments to SMEs: industry leaders are urged to pay suppliers in ca…
On September 15, 2026, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) announced it will deploy $1 billion under its $6-billion Defence Platform: $500 million into venture, growth-eq…
Treasury's CDFI Fund published its Notice of Allocation Availability on Sept 15, 2026, making $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit authority available for the CY2026 round, authori…
On Sept 14, 2026, BNDES and Finep selected Monashees to manage a new venture fund (FIP) for AI-intensive startups that can mobilize up to R$500 million. BNDESPAR will commit up to…
Toronto- and London-based Intrepid Growth Partners announced the final close of its inaugural fund at US$525 million (about C$730 million), US$25 million above target, on 14 Septem…
Qupital announced roughly $300 million in combined equity and asset-backed financing on September 13, 2026, with M Capital leading and MUFG and Quester Capital participating. It pr…
First Table, the discount off-peak restaurant booking platform now live in 22 Australian cities, raised A$10 million on 11 September 2026. Backers included existing investors Alter…
Seed Capital closed its EUR 130 million Fund V on September 11, 2026 to back Nordic startups from seed through Series A. The new fund expands one of the region's most active early-…
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 September 10, 2026 Bending Spoons entered a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion (about EUR 1.7 billion), an all-cash dea…
On September 9, 2026, Royal Bank of Canada unveiled a new $1-billion USD (about $1.4-billion CAD) RBCx growth fund to make direct equity investments in growth-stage Canadian tech c…
FINEP's Programa Mais Inovacao Rodada 2 Semicondutores offers R$100 million in non-reimbursable economic subsidy (subvencao economica) to companies of all sizes, with proposals ope…
Reported September 8, 2026, US data-center land deals rose 79% in the first half of 2026, with investors spending nearly $6 billion on future data-center sites. Premium powered lan…
Innovate UK opened Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3 on 8 September 2026, offering a share of up to GBP 8.5 million for collaborative projects to develop and scale eng…
On 7 September 2026 the British Business Bank revealed plans to commit up to £150m to a new fund backing high-growth scale-up businesses across the North of England, including univ…
Region Stockholm's 2026 business development checks (affarsutvecklingscheckar) are open for applications from 7 to 27 September 2026. SMEs can apply for SEK 50,000 to SEK 200,000,…
On September 7, 2026, Australian clean-energy startup Jet Zero completed an A$30 million financing backed by Qantas, Airbus, and new strategic investor POSCO International, taking…
On September 7, 2026, Earth-observation startup Pixxel announced a $100 million Series C co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, with 360 ONE Asset, IMM Investment, Radical Ventures, and g…
As of Immigration NZ's 4 September 2026 update, the revamped Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa has drawn 904 applications (467 approved) since the April 2025 changes, with about NZ$4…
On September 4, 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the 'AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026-2028),' targeting over 10,000 new sci-te…
Auckland orbital-manufacturing startup Outlier Space, founded by ex-Rocket Lab engineer Jamie France, announced on 3 September 2026 that it raised NZ$10.5 million (about US$7.35 mi…
On September 3, 2026, ten Chinese government departments led by MIIT jointly issued a plan for high-quality SME development over 2026 to 2030. It targets 22,000 national little gia…
On 3 September 2026, MIIT and nine other agencies confirmed a second phase of the National SME Development Fund alongside China's 15th Five-Year SME development plan. Phase 1 (esta…
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…
Sydney investing platform Pearler closed a $16 million Series A on 3 September 2026, led by existing backer Portage with TEN13, Altered Capital, No Brand, Chris Cuffe's Partners Ho…
On September 2, 2026 Spanish semiconductor startup iPronics announced a $125 million funding round led by Nvidia and other investors. The capital backs its programmable photonic ne…
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 South Korea proposed a record 821 trillion won (about $597 billion) 2027 budget that names AI and semiconductors as strategic national priorities. The plan sign…
Miami-based Felix, a WhatsApp- and stablecoin-based remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced a $200 million Series C co-led by a16z ($87M equity) and General Catalyst's…
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…
Real estate tech startups have raised roughly $8.7 billion across 794 deals so far in 2026, on pace to match or slightly exceed 2025's $12.3 billion, per Crunchbase News. Capital i…
WomensNet awards three $10,000 Amber Grants to women-owned businesses every month, and monthly winners compete for one of three $50,000 year-end grants. The current cycle's applica…
Global real estate tech startups raised about $8.7B across 794 deals through August 2026, down from $12.3B in all of 2025. Four of the five largest 2026 deals were outside the US,…
Delaware's EDGE Grant awards up to $750,000 to early-stage STEM businesses and up to $400,000 to non-STEM small businesses, with the current application round closing September 11,…
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…
A DealStreetAsia-Kickstart Ventures report covered by e27 found Singapore took 78.1% of Southeast Asia's equity funding value in 2025, about US$4.2 billion, and 61.4% of the region…
Texas Woman's University's StartUP Grant is accepting applications through 5:00 p.m. Central on September 23, 2026, awarding between $1,000 and $10,000. Eligible businesses must be…
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…
IRAS published its updated Enterprise Innovation Scheme e-Tax Guide on 31 Aug 2026, formalising a Budget 2026 change that grants a 400% tax deduction on up to S$50,000 of qualifyin…
Scan.com closed $220M on August 31, 2026: a $90M Series C equity round led by Noteus Partners plus $130M in debt facilities from VerisFi Capital and Atempo Growth. Revenue doubled…
The national office vacancy rate was 17.7% in July 2026, down 130 basis points year-over-year, per Yardi Matrix data in the monthly national office report. Average listing rates re…
The R&D Career Grant, now run by Innovation Services (MBIE) after Callaghan Innovation's disestablishment, reopened for its 2026/27 round on 31 August 2026. It funds a NZ business…
On Aug 28, 2026 a16z announced a $1.1 billion 'Machine Age' fund targeting hardware infrastructure: processors, memory, networking, storage and robotics. It signals a large pool of…
On Aug 28, 2026, Nvidia-backed AI cloud provider Lambda closed about $1B in senior secured private debt, arranged by JPMorgan, to fund chips tied to its Microsoft collaboration. La…
On Aug 27, 2026, Xinhua reported that China's six major state-owned banks plus roughly 400 total institutions (21 nationwide banks and qualified local lenders) began implementing a…
The national median apartment rent rose 0.1% from July to August 2026, the first positive August reading since 2022, reaching $1,390, per Apartment List (reported by CNBC on Aug 27…
On Aug 27, 2026, Kioxia and SanDisk announced plans to invest more than $31B (about 5 trillion yen) through 2032 in their Yokkaichi and Kitakami NAND plants, subject to government…
Paris-based Lupin Dental raised a 15 million euro Series A around Aug 27-28, 2026, led by Fynveur (10 million euro) with existing shareholders, private investors and Bpifrance loan…
AusperBio Therapeutics raised a $120 million Series C on Aug 27, 2026 to advance its lead hepatitis B candidate AHB-137 through a Phase 3 registrational program, backed by RA Capit…
Vinnova's revamped Innovativa Startups 2026 call offers grants of up to SEK 500,000 (up from SEK 300,000 in the 2025 Phase 1) to test customer needs, business concept and willingne…
On August 26, 2026, FedDev Ontario announced nearly $15 million in non-repayable funding for nine organizations supporting Black entrepreneurs across southern Ontario, with funding…
Registrations for the 6th edition of Inova Startups opened on August 26, 2026 during Startup Summit in Florianopolis and run through November 30, 2026, with results on February 28,…
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, 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…
In its August 25, 2026 $7.5-billion tariff-support package, the federal government added $1.5 billion to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative delivered by Canada's seven Regiona…
The average proptech seed round rose to $6.3M in 2026 (up from $3.6M in 2022), with more than half now $5M or larger, per MetaProp tracking cited by Commercial Observer on Aug 25,…
On 25 August 2026 Blackbird closed its sixth fund at AUD $1.05 billion, the largest VC raise in Australia and New Zealand, lifting total assets under management above AUD $12.5 bil…
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…
Blackbird announced on 25 August 2026 the final close of its sixth venture fund at A$1.05 billion, the largest venture capital fund in Australia and New Zealand. LPs include the Fu…
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…
Innovate UK opened the UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2026 competition on 24 August 2026, sharing up to £3 million among business-led projects, with individual UK grants of £100,00…
On Aug 24, 2026 the Department of Energy and SBA signed an agreement creating the Small Business Investment Company-Energy (SBIC-E) Initiative, pairing DOE technical expertise with…
Innovate UK opened its UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2026 competition on 24 August 2026, with up to GBP 3 million shared across projects. A UK partner can claim between GBP 100,00…
Standard Metrics, which makes portfolio reporting, valuation and benchmarking software for VC and PE firms, raised a $20M Series B led by 8VC with Salesforce Ventures and Spark Cap…
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…
In a notice issued August 21, 2026 (effective August 1, 2026), China's Ministry of Finance, PBOC and National Financial Regulatory Administration raised the per-borrower loan cap u…
On August 21, 2026 the Ministry of Finance, PBOC, and National Financial Regulatory Administration expanded the fiscal interest-subsidy program, effective August 1, 2026. The per-b…
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…
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 announced three measures to boost Singapore as an asset management hub: a tax exemption on profit-related returns from fund management services provided to q…
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…
Innovation Services (MBIE, post-Callaghan) is running an open round of the R&D Experience Grant that pays up to $11,960 plus GST for up to 400 hours (10 weeks, min 30 hrs/week) of…
The public call to select a manager for the FIP Conexoes Startups closed on Aug 12, 2026 with 19 proposals from fund managers. The vehicle will mobilize up to R$250 million for ear…
On Aug 14, 2026 the NDRC convened banks and provincial DRCs to speed rollout of a new-type policy finance tool of 800 billion yuan for 2026 (up 300 billion from 2025's 500 billion)…
The FIP Conexões Startups venture fund from BNDES and Finep closed its manager-selection call on Aug 12, 2026, drawing 19 proposals; BNDESPAR commits up to R$100M and Finep R$50M t…
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…
As of 16 August 2026, New Zealand's revamped Active Investor Plus (AIP) investor visa had drawn 872 applications and 434 approvals, adding roughly NZ$4.8 billion to the investment…
On Aug 14, 2026 the SBA announced a new 90% Energy Guarantee (versus the standard 75%) through its International Trade Loan program under SOP 50 10 8.1. Eligible small businesses s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call runs from 12 October 2026 to 12 January 2027 (14:00), offering grants up to SEK 500,000 to knowledge-intensive startups. Eligible firms are…
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised startups get pr…
On August 8, 2026, DPIIT signed strategic MoUs with five partners: Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised start…
On 7 August 2026, HM Treasury and the British Business Bank announced a £100m deployment under the Investor Pathways Capital initiative to launch up to 10 new UK venture capital fu…
In its first funding round (reported Aug 7, 2026), the Technology Development Board's 12-member Investment Committee approved ₹2,192 crore in soft loans to 22 private companies pic…
On 7 August 2026, the government announced a £100m next phase of the £400m British Business Bank Investor Pathways Capital initiative, backing as many as 10 new venture capital fun…
On 7 August 2026 Innovate UK announced its largest-ever Women in Innovation cohort, recognising 100 UK female founders. 61 of them receive a GBP 75,000 grant plus 12 months of tail…
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…
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%…
On 5 August 2026 Innovate UK named its largest-ever Women in Innovation cohort: 61 award winners each receive a £75,000 grant plus 12 months of tailored business support, with 39 h…
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…
Delaware's Division of Small Business opens its Fall 2026 EDGE Grant competition on Aug 11, 2026, with $1.15 million available split between an Entrepreneur track ($400,000) and a…
Defra and Innovate UK opened Round 2 of the Farming Futures Automation and Robotics competition on 3 August 2026, offering a share of up to GBP 20 million. Projects must be collabo…
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…
Apartment List's July 2026 report puts the national median rent at $1,388, up 0.2% month-over-month for a sixth straight monthly increase but still down about 1.1% year-over-year.…
The Australian Government's Industry Growth Program, run by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, offers matched grants of $50k to $250k for early stage commercialisat…
On July 31, 2026, Hunan's Human Resources and Social Security Department, jointly with the Provincial Finance Department and PBOC Hunan Branch, issued a notice optimizing the entre…
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…
Brasilia's Start BSB program opened its 3rd cycle on July 29, 2026, offering non-reimbursable economic subsidy across three tracks: up to R$53,000 (ideation/Eixo I), up to R$110,00…
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…
On 29 July 2026, Singapore's Ministry of Finance announced that the Enterprise Financing Scheme - SME Working Capital Loan's government risk-share rises to 70% for all enterprises…
FAPDF's Start BSB 3rd cycle offers non-refundable economic subsidy (subvencao economica) of up to R$53,000 for ideation, R$110,000 for incubation/pre-acceleration and R$200,000 for…
The Ministry of Finance announced on 29 July 2026 that the Enterprise Financing Scheme (EFS) SME Working Capital Loan and Project Loan will be enhanced from 1 September 2026 to 31…
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…
Apartments.com's July 2026 report shows national multifamily rent growth of +1.0% year-over-year (up from a revised +0.9% in June) with the average asking rent at $1,747, essential…
On July 28, 2026, Brazil's Ministry of Finance published the operational manual for the 5th Eco Invest Brasil auction, financing technology innovation in strategic ecological-trans…
On 27 July 2026 the government announced that five major UK pension providers - Railpen, Nest, LPPI, LGPS Central and Border to Coast - are joining forces to explore a new UK Scale…
JLL's Q2 2026 US office report (July 27, 2026) shows leasing volume set a new post-pandemic high and is up 27% over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 5-year average, with ove…
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…
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 July 23, 2026 the SBA launched the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program, offering 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total, two-year performance…
CoworkingCafe's Q2 2026 report (published Jul 23, 2026) counts 9,384 US coworking spaces across 166.36M sq ft, up 2.7% in locations and 1.5% in square footage quarter-over-quarter,…
On July 23, 2026, the SBA announced its new Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program: about 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total) over a two-year p…
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…
On 21 July 2026 the NZ government announced its Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) has passed $10 billion in supported business R&D, generating an estimated $6.7 billion…
Announced July 21, 2026, the SBA's $6M Women's Business Center Modernization Initiative funds new State Lead and Service Centers delivering free counseling and training to women en…
ARTICLE (founderbriefs) Y Combinator runs four batches a year (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall). Its standard deal is $500,000 plus an approximately three month in person program…
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…
The Industry Growth Program — offering free advisory support plus early-stage commercialisation grants of $50,000–$250,000 and commercialisation/growth grants up to $5 million — ha…
The Delhi Cabinet approved the Start-up and Incubation Policy on July 16-17, 2026, committing more than Rs 400 crore over five years. It funds incubation centres across 11 state un…
On July 16, 2026, the Delhi Cabinet approved a Start-up and Incubation Policy committing over Rs 400 crore (~$46.5M) over five years. Phase one covers 11 state universities, 13 gov…
From the January 2026 reporting period, Sweden's vaxa-stod employer-contribution relief for small firms now covers up to two employees instead of one, and the qualifying monthly sa…
CBRE's Q2 2026 U.S. Office report shows the overall office vacancy rate fell 30 basis points to 18.3%, the largest quarterly decline since 2015, while prime vacancy dropped to 12.3…
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…
CBRE's Q2 2026 U.S. Retail report shows average asking rent rose 2.4% year-over-year to $24.79 per sq. ft., with the availability rate unchanged at a tight 4.9% after four straight…
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…
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Missouri's Angel Investor Tax Credit into law on July 13, 2026. For tax years starting Jan 1, 2027, investors earn a credit worth 40% of a qualified investme…
Applications for MBIE Innovation Services' R&D Experience Grant opened 13 July 2026 and close at 9am Monday 24 August 2026 (or earlier if funding runs out); it subsidises hiring a…
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…
On 13 July 2026 HM Treasury announced an expansion of the British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme, adding £2bn of supported SME lending a year by 2028/29 to reach £3.35bn a…
Innovation Services (administered by MBIE) funds up to NZ$11,960 plus GST for a 400-hour, 10-week full-time student R&D internship at a minimum NZ$29.90/hour. The 2026/27 round ope…
On 13 July 2026 the government expanded the British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme, raising maximum loan terms from 6 to 10 years and turnover eligibility from £45m to £54…
On 12 July 2026 the Chancellor announced a major expansion of the British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme, unlocking a further £6.5bn of lending over four years and lifting…
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…
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA raised the cumulative cap a borrower can hold across its two flagship loan programs from $5 million to $10 million: up to $5 million through the 7(a…
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA doubled the cumulative borrowing limit for businesses using both loan programs from $5 million to $10 million. Qualified borrowers can now access up…
Effective July 4, 2026, the SBA doubled the cumulative cap on its two flagship loan programs to $10 million—up to $5M in 7(a) and up to $5M in 504 held at the same time. Previously…
Effective July 4, 2026 (announced July 7), the SBA doubled the combined limit for businesses using both flagship loan programs: up to $5M through 7(a) and up to $5M through 504, fo…
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the Startup Policy 2026 on 6 July 2026, creating a Rs 1,000 crore startup fund. Eligible startups can get seed funding up to Rs 15 lakh (up to Rs…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On July 1, 2026, SENAI launched the 2026 cycle of its Plataforma Inovacao para a Industria with about R$190 million in R&D funding. The 'Alianca Startups e PMEs' call (R$7.7M total…
Under the OBBBA, Opportunity Zones are now a permanent program with zones redesignated every 10 years; the first new cycle begins July 1, 2026 (designations effective Jan 1, 2027).…
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…
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…
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…
Innovate UK's UK-Switzerland Collaborative R&D Round 3 opened on 1 July 2026 and closes at 11:00am on 3 September 2026, sharing up to GBP 3 million (matched by at least CHF 3 milli…
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…
On June 30, 2026, Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree issuing a regulation to promote employment and business start-ups among ex-service personnel, taking effect August…
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…
On June 25, 2026, the Swedish government tasked Vinnova and Tillvaxtverket with analyzing how to improve capital access for breakthrough-innovation and deeptech companies. The agen…
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…
Innovate UK opened its 'Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1' competition on 23 June 2026, sharing £10 million for creative-technology (createch) research projects in England. UK-registe…
The British Business Bank is standing up two Nations and Regions Investment Funds for launch in summer 2026: GBP 210m for the South East (SEIF) and GBP 140m for the East of England…
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…
On June 22, 2026, Ontario announced an additional $6 million for Futurpreneur Canada, expected to help nearly 1,000 entrepreneurs aged 18-39 launch and grow businesses and support…
On June 22, 2026, ISED Minister Rechie Valdez announced $173.7 million over five years for the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, split across the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund ($…
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…
In its 18 June 2026 tax-reform package, the Albanese Government proposed a new 'Innovative Business' CGT concession giving founders, employee share scheme participants and early-st…
On June 18, 2026, BNDESPAR and Finep opened a public call to select the manager of the FIP Conexoes Startups, a private-equity fund with a target capital of R$250 million (minimum…
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…
On June 17, 2026, CSRC Chairman Wu Qing announced at the Lujiazui Forum that Shanghai's STAR Market 'fifth listing standard' — which requires no profit or revenue — now covers AI l…
On 17 June 2026 the CSRC and Shanghai Stock Exchange expanded the STAR Market's 'fifth listing standard,' effective immediately, letting pre-profit and pre-revenue hard-tech firms…
On June 16, 2026, Brazil's BNDES and Finep opened a public call to select the manager of FIP Conexões Startups, a fund targeting R$250 million (BNDESPAR contributing R$40-100M; Fin…
On June 16, 2026, BNDES and Finep announced the FIP Conexoes Startups, a venture capital fund with target capital of R$250 million. BNDESPAR commits R$40-100 million and Finep up t…
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%…
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…
The Mortgage Bankers Association estimates roughly $875 billion in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt matures in 2026, with some tallies topping $1.2 trillion once extended l…
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…
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…
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,…
On June 4, 2026, Canada unveiled a national AI strategy with roughly $2.3 billion in spending, headlined by a new $500-million Canadian Tech Growth Fund offering growth capital, in…
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…
TELUS relaunched its StandWithOwners contest on June 2, 2026, offering three Grand Prize awards of $125,000 each (in funding, technology and exposure, backed by Samsung, Scotiabank…
New Zealand's R&D Career Grant, administered by Innovation Services (MBIE), reopens for applications at 9am on Monday 31 August 2026. It co-funds hiring a recent graduate into a 6-…
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…
Start Up Loans Now Charge 7.5% Interest New loans have a fixed interest rate of 7.5%. Loans taken before 6 April 2026 retain the 6% rate. Eligible businesses must have been trading…
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…
NSF restarted its SBIR/STTR deep-tech program (solicitation NSF 26-510) with a $250M FY26 budget, announced May 31, 2026. It adds a Strategic Breakthrough Awards tier of up to $30M…
NSF's revived SBIR/STTR program (solicitation NSF 26-510) funds deep-tech startups with up to $305,000 for Phase I over 6-18 months and up to ~$1.25M for Phase II, with roughly $21…
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) allocated NZ$10 million in capital to a new Startup Support Package - Emerging Managers' Programme, delivered by NZ Growth Capital Partners (NZG…
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…
Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call funds knowledge-intensive Swedish startups with up to SEK 500,000 to test customer needs, business idea and willingness to pay. The applicat…
A budget bill Gov. Lamont signed May 26, 2026 extends Connecticut's R&D tax credit to all entity types—LLCs, S-corps and partnerships—for tax years starting on or after Jan 1, 2026…
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…
On 21 May 2026 the government-owned British Business Bank made a £25m cornerstone commitment to Antler's UK Fund II — its first backing of Antler. The fund invests in founders from…
Global Affairs Canada's CanExport SMEs program is accepting 2026-27 applications from Feb 4 until 12:00 PM ET on Aug 31, 2026, with roughly $31 million available. Approved firms ge…
For 2026-27, Canada's CanExport SMEs program offers up to $50,000 per project to help SMEs enter new international markets, with roughly $31 million available and only about $3.1 m…
For fiscal 2026-27, CanExport SMEs raised its minimum eligibility to 3 full-time employees and $300,000 in annual revenue (up from 1 FTE and $100,000). Of the roughly $31M pool, on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026 (S. 3971) on Apr 13, 2026, extending the SBIR and STTR non-dilutive R&D grant programs throug…
President Trump signed S.3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (Public Law 119-83), into law on April 13, 2026, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs thr…
Signed into law April 13, 2026, the reauthorization extends the SBIR and STTR programs through September 30, 2031, ending the recurring short-term lapses. It also creates new Strat…
The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, signed April 13, 2026, reauthorized the SBIR and STTR programs through September 30, 2031. The programs distribute over $4…
The Central Government notified 'Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0' on 13 April 2026 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus to mobilize venture capital for DPIIT-recognised startups. SIDBI is…
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…
Budget 2026: 50% CIT Rebate and S$2,000 Cash Grant The enhanced Budget 2026 support announced on 7 April 2026 provides a 50% corporate income tax rebate for YA 2026 and a S$2,000 c…
From 6 April 2026 the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) annual company limit doubled to £10m (£20m for knowledge-intensive companies) and the lifetime limit doubled to £24m (£40m…
From 6 April 2026 the EIS and VCT lifetime company investment limit doubled to £24m and the annual limit rose to £10m, with the gross assets test lifted to £30m before a share issu…
From 6 April 2026 the Enterprise Investment Scheme annual company raise limit rose from GBP 5m to GBP 10m (GBP 20m for knowledge-intensive companies), the lifetime limit doubled to…
From 6 April 2026 the British Business Bank's government-backed Start Up Loans scheme raised its fixed interest rate to 7.5% (up from the 6% set at launch in 2012). Eligibility was…
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 the government-backed Start Up Loans programme (delivered via the British Business Bank) extended eligibility to businesses trading for up to 5 years (60 months),…
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…
For fiscal 2026-27, Canada's CanExport SMEs program has about $31M for international market activities (roughly $3.1M earmarked for US-focused projects), still reimbursing 50% of e…
Budget 2025's Venture and Growth Capital Catalyst Initiative (Growth VCCI) commits $1 billion on a cash basis, managed by BDC, starting in fiscal year 2026-27. It runs three stream…
From 1 April 2026 Enterprise Singapore enhanced Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) support for SMEs to up to 70% (from 50%), with the S$100,000 grant cap extended until 31 March 202…
Bill C-15 (Royal Assent March 26, 2026) doubled the enhanced-rate SR&ED expenditure limit from $3M to $6M, keeping the 35% refundable investment tax credit and raising the taxable-…
From April 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, Swedish employers pay reduced social-security contributions of 20.81% (instead of the standard 31.42%) on monthly wages up to SEK 25,…
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…
In 2026 Finep opened 13 public calls totalling R$3.3 billion to fund innovation projects aligned with the Nova Indústria Brasil strategy, presented at a Goiânia event on 17 March 2…
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…
EnterpriseSG is consolidating the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) into one unified EDGE scheme launchin…
EnterpriseSG confirmed a S$1 billion top-up to the Startup SG Equity (SSGE) co-investment scheme, announced at Budget 2026 and the MTI Committee of Supply 2026. For the first time…
Finep launched a series of 13 calls under the Mais Inovação Brasil program offering R$3.3 billion in non-reimbursable economic subsidy (subvenção econômica) for innovation projects…
In a 2 March 2026 media release, EnterpriseSG confirmed a S$1 billion top-up to the Startup SG Equity (SSGE) scheme, under which EnterpriseSG and EDB co-invest alongside qualified…
As announced at Budget 2026 and confirmed in EnterpriseSG's 02 March 2026 media release, S$1 billion is being set aside to top up the Startup SG Equity (SSGE) scheme. Beyond its or…
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…
On February 20, 2026 (IR-2026-25) Treasury and the IRS issued Notice 2026-16, interim guidance on OBBBA's new special depreciation allowance for qualified production property (QPP)…
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…
Finep's Mais Inovacao Brasil Rodada 2 (Cadeias Agroindustriais Sustentaveis) offers R$300 million in economic subvention (non repayable) for agroindustry, foodtech and animal healt…
Budget 2026 (delivered 12 Feb 2026) consolidates the Enterprise Development Grant, Productivity Solutions Grant and Market Readiness Assistance into a single EDGE scheme launching…
Announced in Budget 2026 (delivered 12 Feb 2026), EnterpriseSG will consolidate the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assi…
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…
The SBA's 7(a) Working Capital Pilot (WCP) provides government-backed monitored lines of credit up to $5,000,000, with interest charged only when the line is drawn. As of February…
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…
CBRE's 2026 US data center outlook projects another record leasing year with preleasing in the mid-70 percent range, far above the historical 40 to 50 percent norm, and vacancy at…
China's Ministry of Finance and partner departments rolled out a loan interest subsidy for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, announced 20 January 2026 and applying to newl…
For 2026, the Section 179 expensing limit is $2,560,000, with the phaseout beginning at $4,090,000 of qualifying property placed in service. Separately, the One Big Beautiful Bill…
Under the OBBBA, 100% first-year bonus depreciation is permanent for qualified property placed in service on or after Jan 20, 2025, with IRS Notice 2026-11 (released Jan 14, 2026)…
On 14 January 2026, Shenzhen's Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued the AI 'OPC' (One Person Company) Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Action Plan (2026–2027), targeting…
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…
California SB 711 adopts a federal-style Alternative Simplified Credit for the state R&D credit (3% of qualified research expenses above a fixed base), removing the 1980s fixed-bas…
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…
Starting in 2026, OBBBA guarantees a minimum Qualified Business Income deduction of $400 to any taxpayer with at least $1,000 of QBI, even if the standard calculation would otherwi…
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…
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…
For qualified investments in New Jersey emerging-technology startups submitted after Dec 31, 2025, the NJEDA Angel Investor Tax Credit rises from 20% to 35% of the investment, and…
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,…
Under SF 657, Iowa's Seed Investor Tax Credit took effect Jan 1, 2026, replacing the repealed Angel Investor Tax Credit. It offers a 20% credit (35% for investments in communities…
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…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made the Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction permanent and raised it from 20% to 23% for tax years beginning after Dec 31, 2025. It also guaran…
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…
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…
Effective January 1, 2026, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act increases the employer-provided childcare credit to 40% of childcare costs with a maximum credit of $500,000, up from $150…
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…
For 2026, small employers with 50 or fewer employees can claim a credit for 100% of qualified retirement-plan startup costs (up to $5,000/year for three years), 50% for 51-100 empl…
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…
The IRS standard mileage rate for business use increases to 72.5 cents per mile in 2026, up from 70 cents in 2025. The rate is used to deduct the cost of operating a vehicle for bu…
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…
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…
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.…
Canada's Budget 2025 raised the expenditure limit for the enhanced 35% refundable SR&ED tax credit from $3 million to $6 million of qualifying R&D spending per year (a two-step inc…
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill, for tax year 2026 the IRS increased the maximum employer-provided childcare tax credit (Section 45F) from $150,000 to $500,000, and to $600,000 if…
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…