Read-only, cited US compliance checks: product rules, Form 5500, federal award deadlines.
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Deadlines for a federal contractor or grant recipient from fiscal year end and award type: incurred cost submission (ICS) 6 months after FYE under FAR 52.216-7(d)(2); SF-425/financial report cadence and closeout under 2 CFR 200.328 and 200.344; single audit at $1,000,000+ federal expenditures under 2 CFR 200.501 with the 200.512 due date. Links the ALK Federal Funds Desk. Read-only, not legal advice.
Award type
Your fiscal year end YYYY-MM-DD
Grants only: financial report frequency in your award terms
Grants only: award period of performance end YYYY-MM-DD (for closeout)
Grants only: federal award dollars expended this fiscal year (for single audit)
Deadlines for a federal contractor or grant recipient from fiscal year end and award type: incurred cost submission (ICS) 6 months after FYE under FAR 52.216-7(d)(2); SF-425/financial report cadence and closeout under 2 CFR 200.328 and 200.344; single audit at $1,000,000+ federal expenditures under 2 CFR 200.501 with the 200.512 due date. Links the ALK Federal Funds Desk. Read-only, not legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| award_type* | string | Award type |
| fiscal_year_end* | string | Your fiscal year end YYYY-MM-DD |
| report_frequency | string | Grants only: financial report frequency in your award terms |
| period_of_performance_end | string | Grants only: award period of performance end YYYY-MM-DD (for closeout) |
| federal_expenditures_this_fy | number | Grants only: federal award dollars expended this fiscal year (for single audit) |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"fiscal_year_end",
"award_type"
],
"properties": {
"award_type": {
"enum": [
"cost_reimbursement_contract",
"grant_or_cooperative_agreement",
"both"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Award type"
},
"fiscal_year_end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Your fiscal year end YYYY-MM-DD"
},
"report_frequency": {
"enum": [
"quarterly",
"semiannual",
"annual",
"unknown"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Grants only: financial report frequency in your award terms"
},
"period_of_performance_end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Grants only: award period of performance end YYYY-MM-DD (for closeout)"
},
"federal_expenditures_this_fy": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Grants only: federal award dollars expended this fiscal year (for single audit)"
}
}
}Checks whether an employee benefit plan likely needs a Form 5500 and when it is due (last day of the 7th month after plan year end; Form 5558 extension), with the small unfunded/insured welfare plan exemption flag. Cites IRS and DOL rules and links the ALK Benefits Compliance Desk. Read-only, not legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| plan_type* | string | retirement (401k, pension) or welfare (health, dental, life, disability) |
| plan_year_end* | string | Plan year end date YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2025-12-31) |
| welfare_funding | string | Welfare plans only: how benefits are paid |
| participants_at_start_of_year | integer | Participants at the beginning of the plan year |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"plan_type",
"plan_year_end"
],
"properties": {
"plan_type": {
"enum": [
"retirement",
"welfare"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "retirement (401k, pension) or welfare (health, dental, life, disability)"
},
"plan_year_end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Plan year end date YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2025-12-31)"
},
"welfare_funding": {
"enum": [
"insured",
"general_assets",
"trust",
"unknown"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Welfare plans only: how benefits are paid"
},
"participants_at_start_of_year": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Participants at the beginning of the plan year"
}
}
}Lists the ALK Trading compliance desks that fix the issues these tools flag, with what each fixes and its URL.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}Likely US product compliance rules for a product sold into a US state or market: CPSIA children's product certificate vs general certificate, California Prop 65 warnings, Minnesota PFAS (Amara's Law), and state packaging EPR (Oregon, Colorado, California). Each item is a potential issue with an official source link and the ALK desk that fixes it. Read-only, not legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| state* | string | US state (2-letter code or name) or 'US' for nationwide |
| imported | boolean | You import the product into the US |
| product_type* | string | What the product is, e.g. 'kids toy', 'water bottle', 'rain jacket' |
| sold_in_packaging | boolean | Ships in packaging or paper you supply (default true) |
| for_children_12_or_under | boolean | Designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger |
| contains_intentionally_added_pfas | boolean | Known or suspected intentionally added PFAS |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"product_type",
"state"
],
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state (2-letter code or name) or 'US' for nationwide"
},
"imported": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "You import the product into the US"
},
"product_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What the product is, e.g. 'kids toy', 'water bottle', 'rain jacket'"
},
"sold_in_packaging": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Ships in packaging or paper you supply (default true)"
},
"for_children_12_or_under": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Designed or intended primarily for children 12 or younger"
},
"contains_intentionally_added_pfas": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Known or suspected intentionally added PFAS"
}
}
}