# See every new rule coming for your business on one timeline

> It turns scattered rule changes into a dated timeline ranked by how much each one touches your business.

Describe your business and where you sell. AI researches rule, tax and platform policy changes coming in the next 18 months, ranks each by impact, and links every one to its source.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/rules-coming-for-your-business-timeline/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Small business owners, Consultants, Coaches, Creators
- Works in: Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Inspired by the regulatory horizon scan artifact in Claude for Legal (Enterprise). This prompt works on any plan with web search.
- Published: 2026-11-01

## How do I find out about new rules coming for my small business?

Ask an AI with web search to scan upcoming law, tax and platform changes for your type of business and where you sell, with a source link for each. Perplexity and Claude with web search on both cite sources you can open. ChatGPT works too when search is on. It suits owners who sell online or across state lines. Treat it as an early warning, then confirm anything marked high with your accountant or lawyer.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Research the rule changes coming for a business like mine. This is a research scan with sources, not legal or tax advice.

My business: [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. a home bakery that ships cookies]
Where I operate and sell: [WHERE YOU SELL, e.g. my state, plus online nationwide]
How I sell and get paid: [HOW YOU SELL, e.g. Etsy, Instagram, card reader]

Please:
1. Find laws, regulations, tax changes and platform policy changes that take effect or are proposed in the next 18 months and could affect me.
2. For each one give: what changes, the date, who it applies to, an impact rating (high, medium or low) for my business, one line on what I'd need to do, and a link to the source.
3. Show them as a timeline in date order.
4. Mark anything that's only proposed or that you're unsure applies to me.
5. End with the three items I should raise with my accountant or lawyer first.
```

## Step by step

1. Turn on web search in Claude or ChatGPT, or open Perplexity
2. Paste the prompt with your business, where you sell and how you sell
3. Read the timeline and open the source links for anything marked high
4. Bring the top three items to your accountant or lawyer

## What you'll get

A dated timeline of upcoming rule, tax and platform changes, each ranked by impact with a source link, plus the top three to raise with a professional.

## Good to know

**How do I find out about new rules coming for my small business?** Ask an AI with web search to scan upcoming law, tax and platform changes for your type of business and where you sell, with a source link for each. Perplexity and Claude with web search on both cite sources you can open. ChatGPT works too when search is on. It suits owners who sell online or across state lines. Treat it as an early warning, then confirm anything marked high with your accountant or lawyer.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, Perplexity and ChatGPT. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Inspired by the regulatory horizon scan artifact in Claude for Legal (Enterprise). This prompt works on any plan with web search.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: your business, where you sell and how you sell. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A dated timeline of upcoming rule, tax and platform changes, each ranked by impact with a source link, plus the top three to raise with a professional.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Anthropic: https://claude.com/resources/articles/introducing-artifacts-for-legal-work. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.