Small Business

Most businesses with a website and customers in California — which is to say most large businesses in the nation — must follow the new regime, which is supposed to make online life more transparent and less creepy for users.

Local sales and use tax rates often change in many states at the start of each year. On January 1, 2020, rates will change in close to 25 states.

In manufacturers’ dealings with suppliers, trust is important. Contracts can enforce basic rules and expectations, but the relationships work most effectively when each side has a basic level of trust in the other.

Annual home value growth has now slowed in each of the past 19 months, but it has been a gradual slowdown, not slamming on the brakes. The drop in year-over-year growth has not exceeded 0.3 percentage points from one month to the next during this period.

Many of your clients may be wondering about incorporating their businesses in a different state from where they are based. It’s true that doing so may save new businesses a bit of precious startup capital when it comes to filing fees.

Changing tastes as Millennials make up a growing share of home buyers will impact the market. Homes will get smaller, bold colors and prints will return to home designs and demand will stay high as more and more people reach typical homebuying age.

Organized retail crime affects almost all merchants and more than two-thirds of those surveyed have seen an increase in the past year, according to the 15th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation.

Consumers report that merchants are trying to influence their method of paying. For example, this year 59% report that they have seen signs posed by merchants stating credit card minimums, up from 52% in 2018. Also, 46% report stores offering ...