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Three things founders often assume about equity before Series A:Myth: Options are free because no cash leaves. Reality: ...
10/20/2026

Three things founders often assume about equity before Series A:

Myth: Options are free because no cash leaves. Reality: ASC 718 expense and dilution still hit reporting.

Myth: Our 409A covers the accounting. Reality: 409A supports tax and option pricing; ASC 718 needs grant-date fair value under GAAP.

Myth: Every founder should file an 83(b) on their options. Reality: §83(b) covers certain property transfers subject to vesting, not normally unexercised options.

A 409A file, a cap table, and the general ledger must tell the same story.

10/19/2026

Your books and your tax strategy shouldn’t operate in separate worlds.

At Anomaly, we bring accounting and proactive tax planning under one roof, ensuring accurate financials, aligned strategies, and seamless communication.

One team. One clear strategy. Better decisions for your business.

That’s the Anomaly difference.

🔗 Discover a smarter approach to accounting and taxes at the link in our bio.

A big first-year deduction isn’t the same as savings. Cost segregation breaks even only when the deductions are usable s...
10/19/2026

A big first-year deduction isn’t the same as savings. Cost segregation breaks even only when the deductions are usable soon enough, large enough, and defensible enough to beat the total cost.

In the article’s illustration, covering a $4,500 study at a 35% rate and a 100% allowance takes about $12,857 of usable accelerated basis. If only half the loss is usable, that roughly doubles. If none is usable now, there’s no current-year break-even.

Save this before you order a study.

QSBS after the 2025 OBBB starts with one question: when did you acquire the stock?On or before July 4, 2025: the prior f...
10/19/2026

QSBS after the 2025 OBBB starts with one question: when did you acquire the stock?

On or before July 4, 2025: the prior framework generally applies, more than five years and a $10M cap.
After July 4, 2025: 50% at three years, 75% at four, 100% at five, with a $15M cap.
Just before the three-year mark: the post-OBBB tier is generally unavailable.
Nearing $75M in gross assets: record assets before and after each issuance.
Redemption, secondary, or transfer coming: run a QSBS review first.

Every other §1202 rule still applies. Save this before the next financing.

A year-end close is not a report card. It’s the last planning window before the facts harden.5 mistakes to avoid:1. Trea...
10/18/2026

A year-end close is not a report card. It’s the last planning window before the facts harden.

5 mistakes to avoid:
1. Treating the close as a report card
2. Relying on the bank feed alone
3. Counting a paper loss as tax savings
4. Using an account label as proof of participation
5. Waiting until tax season to decide on repairs or cost segregation

Run your year-end close against this list.

Running several LLCs? The goal isn’t to make every entity look the same. It’s to make every transfer, balance, and decis...
10/18/2026

Running several LLCs? The goal isn’t to make every entity look the same. It’s to make every transfer, balance, and decision traceable.

The workflow we recommend: map every entity, keep the evidence at the entity level, reconcile intercompany activity monthly, and report up to one dashboard that drills back into each ledger.

More entities don’t automatically mean a better tax result. Centralize oversight, not the evidence. Talk to Anomaly.

A feature that never shipped can still support a federal R&D credit.The rules look at whether the work addressed technic...
10/17/2026

A feature that never shipped can still support a federal R&D credit.

The rules look at whether the work addressed technical uncertainty and tested alternatives through a process of experimentation, not at whether the product launched. Routine maintenance, customer-specific configuration, and market research still stay out.

If your team shelved a feature this year, review the project file before year-end. A failed outcome is not a failed claim.

10/16/2026

Weekend getaway? Just make sure your STR tax strategy isn’t taking a vacation too.

Using your short-term rental for personal stays might sound harmless, but exceeding certain IRS limits can impact your deductions and potentially put your tax strategy at risk.

Before you book that family weekend, know the rules.

At Anomaly, we help STR owners stay proactive, maximize tax opportunities, and avoid costly surprises.

Enjoy your weekend. Protect your tax strategy. 🔗 Link in bio.

Thinking about a family management company for your Airbnb portfolio? It can work in 2026, but only when the company doe...
10/16/2026

Thinking about a family management company for your Airbnb portfolio? It can work in 2026, but only when the company does real, recurring work across multiple properties, charges a supportable related-party fee, and keeps separate contracts, books, payroll, and records.

It won’t make passive losses disappear, and it doesn’t create a new deduction for the family. The passive-loss and personal-use rules still apply.

Use the decision tree to test the fit, then talk to Anomaly before you form one.

Grouping multiple Airbnbs starts with classification, not a shortcut.Test it in this order:1. Average customer use of se...
10/16/2026

Grouping multiple Airbnbs starts with classification, not a shortcut.

Test it in this order:
1. Average customer use of seven days or less? Start with the trade-or-business classification.
2. Material participation: tests include more than 500 hours, or more than 100 hours and at least as much as any other individual.
3. Basis and at-risk limits apply before the passive-activity result is usable.

Then pick the path the facts support: §1.469-4 grouping when the activities form one economic unit, or the §469(c)(7) election only for a qualifying real estate professional with rental real estate interests.

Save this checklist before you file.

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