What does a BTS Week sales spike change in your books? Four things: your CDTFA sales tax filing frequency can change, tip records must stay clean for the new tip deduction, temporary staff earn daily overtime under California law, and your September 15 estimated tax should stay on the safe harbor. A BTS Week sales…
What are the new 2026 tips and overtime deduction rules for employers? For tax years 2025 through 2028, employees can deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips and up to $12,500 of qualified overtime pay ($25,000 for joint filers). The tips and overtime deduction is claimed on the employee’s return, but it creates new payroll…
What do the new DOL opinion letters say about wage-and-hour rules? On May 28, 2026, the Department of Labor issued four FLSA opinion letters answering when meal breaks and clock-in lines must be paid, whether a salaried exempt employee can take a second hourly role, and how percentage-of-earnings bonuses satisfy overtime rules. If you run…
