Payroll September 29, 2025
U.S. Consumer Spending Continues Rise, Despite Inflation
U.S. personal spending rose at a solid clip in August for a third month, suggesting consumers continued to power the economy despite elevated inflation.
Payroll September 17, 2025
Tariffs, Bird Flu, and Severe Weather are Pushing Grocery Prices to Records
Now more than $6.60 a pound, the cost of ground beef is soaring to all-time highs, jumping another 30 cents month-over-month, according to the latest data from the consumer price index.
Small Business September 15, 2025
How Tariffs Could Mess with Your Pumpkin Spice
Tariffs are expected to increase the cost to ship spices to the U.S. That means that producers will need to absorb prices and/or pass them onto the consumer.
Small Business September 11, 2025
Imports Declining Following Summer Surge Ahead of Tariffs
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to steadily decline for the remainder of the year amid rising tariffs, according to a report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Taxes September 9, 2025
Supreme Court to Decide Challenge to Trump’s Tariff Power
The justices announced they will hear oral arguments in November on the Trump administration request to overturn lower court rulings that found the president exceeded his authority with his “Liberation Day” and other tariffs on countries worldwide.
Taxes September 8, 2025
U.S. May Have to Refund Half Its Tariffs If Supreme Court Deems Them Illegal, Bessent Says
Aides to President Donald Trump have been exploring alternative methods for imposing import taxes on foreign goods in case courts overturn the current tariffs.
Taxes September 5, 2025
Tariffs Leave U.S. Business Tied Up in Costly Red Tape
Donald Trump promised to slash red tape for business. His tariff regime has gotten American companies increasingly tangled up in it.
Taxes September 3, 2025
Trump to Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Tariffs
The Trump administration will ask the Supreme Court for an expedited ruling in hopes of overturning a federal court decision that many tariffs were illegally imposed, arguing it is essential to keep the president's trade policy intact.
Taxes September 2, 2025
Tariffs’ Nothingburger Impact on Public Budgets
No matter where they end up, import taxes aren’t likely to drive inflation enough to have much effect on state or local tax revenues.
Taxes September 2, 2025
What the End of the De Minimis Tax Exemption Means for Online Shoppers
For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. But that all changes Aug. 29 when the rule known as de minimis is suspended.
Small Business September 2, 2025
U.S. Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss
The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s global tariffs is deepening after a federal appeals court ruled the levies were issued illegally under an emergency law, extending the chaos in global trade.
Small Business August 29, 2025
Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz
The latest levies have sent importers scrambling and are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.