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Small Business Tax

Cannabis Business Taxes: Section 280E, the Cost of Goods Sold That Survives It, and the Ancillary Company That Escapes It

October 4, 2026

Cannabis taxation under Section 280E: why a plant-touching business still under it cannot deduct ordinary expenses, the April 2026 move of state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III, what cost of goods sold still includes for growers versus retailers, why the small business inventory simplification does not help, the effective tax rate problem, cash and Form 8300, payroll, state conformity, and how ancillary businesses that do not touch the plant deduct everything.

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Small Business Tax

Cannabis Entity and Estimated Taxes: The C Corporation Many Operators Choose, the Property Company, and the Quarter You Pay Tax on Profit You Never Saw

October 4, 2026

Cannabis entity structure and estimated taxes: why plant-touching operators lean toward C corporations under Section 280E, the phantom income problem for pass-through owners, separating real estate, equipment, and intellectual property into companies outside 280E, licensing rules that constrain ownership, estimated taxes on taxable income far above cash profit, state license fees, and the April 2026 rescheduling of state-licensed medical marijuana.

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U.S. Tax Explained Series

Church Finances: Minister Pay, Housing, and the Books

October 4, 2026

Church bookkeeping and tax: the minister's dual tax status, the housing allowance exclusion (designated in advance, limited to actual cost and fair rental value, included for self-employment tax), no withholding and the voluntary alternative, the Section 1402(e) (Form 4361) exemption, payroll for non-minister staff and the FICA election, fund accounting for restricted gifts, contribution receipts, and unrelated business income.

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Small Business Tax

Content Creator and Influencer Deductions: The Camera and the Ring Light, the Free Products That Are Income, the Trip That Was Half Vacation, the Editor on a 1099, the Manager's Cut, and the Merch Florida Taxes

October 4, 2026

Tax deductions for influencers, YouTubers, podcasters, and content creators: cameras, lighting, and audio equipment, the home studio, products received from brands as income at fair value, travel with mixed purposes, editors and assistants as contractors or employees, agent and manager commissions, software and platform fees, clothing and appearance costs that are not deductible, merchandise as inventory and taxable sales, and the forms platforms send.

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Small Business Tax

Content Creator and Influencer Entity and Estimated Taxes: The S Election, the Endorsement Income That Is a Specified Service, the Brand Deal Quarter, the Platform in Another Country, and the Loan-Out

October 4, 2026

Entity structure and estimated taxes for influencers and content creators: the LLC, the S election once income exceeds a reasonable salary for the creator's work, why endorsement fees and licensing of name, image, and likeness are a specified service business for the qualified business income deduction while ad revenue and merchandise may not be, separating the lines, estimated taxes on lumpy brand deal income, foreign platforms and withholding, and the loan-out corporation.

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