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Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 for a ten-person business in 2026: the bill after AI was bundled in

Both suites now list at $7, $14 and $22 a user. The before-and-after prices (Gemini in January 2025, Microsoft's July 2026 rise), a ten-seat yearly bill for every plan paid up front, monthly or month to month ($840 to $3,840), what each tier adds, where the included AI stops, and which plan fits which office.

November 2, 2026

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A US LLC for a founder abroad: Stripe Atlas, Firstbase and doola costs, and the yearly filings that carry a $25,000 penalty

Forming a US LLC from abroad costs $153 to $2,099 in year one and $85 to $2,059 a year after, depending on the route. Stripe Atlas, Firstbase and doola prices on 1 November 2026, Delaware ($400 a year) against Wyoming ($60), the EIN without an SSN, the Form 5472 and pro forma 1120 every foreign-owned LLC files by 15 April or risks $25,000, the end of BOI reports for US companies, Mercury and Wise, and five-year totals.

November 1, 2026

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EU VAT for a non-EU software company: the OSS registration, the zero threshold and what it costs to file

A non-EU company owes VAT on its first euro of software sold to EU consumers: there is no EUR 10,000 allowance outside the EU. The rate in all 27 countries, registering for the non-Union OSS in Ireland, the 10th-day rule, the quarterly return worked through, the evidence of customer location, reverse charge for business customers, and what filing yourself costs against Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Creem and Stripe Managed Payments at EUR 5,000 and EUR 50,000 a month.

October 31, 2026

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SOC 2 for a five-person SaaS: what the audit costs and when a customer really needs it

Type 1 or Type 2, what Vanta, Drata and Secureframe sell for in 2026 (Vendr medians of $20,000 to $24,934 a year), auditor and pen test fees, a full year-one budget for five people ($36,500 to $46,500 in cash), what a bridge letter can and cannot do, which buyers stall without the report and the break-even deal size.

October 30, 2026

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