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The Small Business Administration has opened low-interest disaster loans for businesses in eight Iowa counties hit by the July 2-4 storms and six Pennsylvania counties hit by flooding July 5-6. Physical damage applications are due Sept. 21, and working capital loans don't require any damage at all.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has proposed ending the annual EEO-1 workforce report and its sister reports, and on July 30 it formally noticed an Aug. 11 hearing. Comments are due Aug. 24. Nothing is final, and the filing rules on the books haven't changed yet.
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The Senate Finance Committee approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act 26-1 on July 30. It would let contractors ask clients to withhold tax, extend the mailbox rule to electronic payments and require the IRS to answer refund claims within 12 months. None of it is law yet.
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FinCEN's director told a House panel on July 21 that a final rule on beneficial ownership reporting is coming 'very soon.' Until then, the 2025 interim rule still controls, and most U.S. small businesses don't have to file.
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A Labor Department proposal published July 23 would let group health plans post required notices online and send a text or email pointing to them, without first collecting each worker's consent. Workers could still ask for paper. Comments are due September 21.
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Rev. Proc. 2026-26 raises the share of income the IRS treats as affordable for health coverage. Employers with 50 or more full-time workers can charge a bit more, and freelancers buying their own plans will be expected to pay a bit more of the premium.
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Notice 2026-40 sets transition rules as the 2018 opportunity zone map winds down. Owners of businesses in those zones get room to replace and modernize, but not to expand, and investors with deferred gains get a firm date.
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