How AI tax startup Blue J torched its entire business model for ChatGPT—and became a $300 million company

Blue J raised $122M at a $300M valuation after pivoting from legacy AI to ChatGPT, cutting tax research from 15 hours to 15 ...
TechCrunch

AI sales tax startup Kintsugi has doubled its valuation in 6 months

Kintsugi, a Silicon Valley-based startup that helps companies offload and automate their sales tax compliance, has raised $18 million in new funding led by global indirect tax technology solution ...
Nasdaq

Vertex Announces Strategic Investment in AI Tax Compliance Startup Kintsugi

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERX) (“Vertex” or the “Company”), a global provider of indirect tax technology solutions, today announced it has ...
Forbes

Forbes Small Business Toolkit–For The Trump Era

Advice for owners on filing and paying taxes, borrowing, managing workers and benefits and much more. New and threatened tariffs. Expiring tax breaks. Tighter lending rules at the Small Business ...
JD Supra

Qualified Small Business Stock: Tax Benefits for Startup Investors are Bigger and More Beautiful

In a move to bolster investment in small business, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“OBBBA”), signed into law on July 4, 2025 (the “Applicable Date”), introduced significant changes to the Qualified ...
JD Supra

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reinforces and Enhances Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Savings – A Benefit for Prospective Startup Investors

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 119 th Cong § 70431 (2025)) (“Act”) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, after narrowly passing the House on July 3, 2025. The Act amends ...
Reuters

Taxes, business and responsible person liability: Are you covered?

April 10, 2025 - Federal, state and local governments have historically used a collection tool known as Responsible Person Liability (RPL") to recover unremitted taxes and trust fund obligations that ...