Cifrely · What Changed

What changed

Every rule our tools sit on that actually changed in 2026 — re-verified against its authority source, dated, and linked to the tool it updates. We surface our verified changes, never the news.

✓ Verified · 2026-03-03 · Mexico
Mexico's constitutional 40-hour workweek reform (Art. 123) was published in the DOF. The 2026 legal maximum is still 48h; the cut phases in 46→40h from 2027. Our tool reflects the calendar.
Affects: 40-Hour Workweek · Source: DOF
✓ Verified · 2026-01-15 · US
The 2026 HHS poverty guidelines took effect: the I-864 sponsor income for a household of 2 (125%) is now $27,050. Our affidavit-of-support tool uses the 2026 figures.
Affects: I-864 Sponsor Check · Source: USCIS Form I-864P
✓ Verified · 2026-01-01 · US → LatAm
A new 1% US excise tax now applies to remittances funded with cash, a money order or a cashier's check (bank- and card-funded transfers are exempt). Our comparison flags whether it applies to you.
Affects: Remittance Comparison · Source: OBBBA 2025 · IRS Notice 2025-55
✓ Verified · 2026-01-01 · US
The 2026 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion rose to $132,900 (from $130,000 in 2025). Our FEIE tool already uses it — and still flags the self-employment tax it doesn't cover.
Affects: US Taxes Abroad (FEIE) · Source: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32
✓ Verified · 2026-01-01 · US
The Social Security wage base rose to $184,500 for 2026 (from $176,100). Our self-employment and paycheck tools cap the 12.4% Social Security portion at the new base.
Affects: 1099 / Self-Employment Tax · Source: SSA
✓ Verified · 2026-01-01 · Colombia
Colombia's minimum wage (SMMLV) rose about 23% to $1,750,905 COP for 2026. Our Colombia visa income thresholds (multiples of the SMMLV) already use the new figure.
Affects: Colombia Visa Income Checker · Source: DANE / Gobierno de Colombia

This log is generated from Cifrely's Freshness Keeper: when a rule or rate is re-verified against its authority source and a change is detected, a dated, sourced entry appears here — and updates the affected tool. If nothing changed, the last real change stays shown; we never manufacture updates.

Cifrely · What Changed

What changed

Mexico's constitutional 40-hour workweek reform (Art. 123) was published in the DOF. The 2026 legal maximum is still 48h; the cut phases in 46→40h from 2027. Our tool reflects the calendar.

The 2026 HHS poverty guidelines took effect: the I-864 sponsor income for a household of 2 (125%) is now $27,050. Our affidavit-of-support tool uses the 2026 figures.

A new 1% US excise tax now applies to remittances funded with cash, a money order or a cashier's check (bank- and card-funded transfers are exempt). Our comparison flags whether it applies to you.

The 2026 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion rose to $132,900 (from $130,000 in 2025). Our FEIE tool already uses it — and still flags the self-employment tax it doesn't cover.

The Social Security wage base rose to $184,500 for 2026 (from $176,100). Our self-employment and paycheck tools cap the 12.4% Social Security portion at the new base.

Colombia's minimum wage (SMMLV) rose about 23% to $1,750,905 COP for 2026. Our Colombia visa income thresholds (multiples of the SMMLV) already use the new figure.