Tariff Refunds, Hiring Is Steady, Financial Forecast on Agentic AI Commerce

THRIVE, a Paychex Business Podcast · May 14, 2026 · 10m

Businesses that paid illegal tariffs under the Emergency Economic Powers Act could get a windfall if they follow the process to request a refund. Host Gene Marks shares some tips to facilitate getting your money back. He also says the latest Paychex Small Business Employment Watch reveals that employers are being cautious about hiring but aren’t cutting back on the practice amid economic uncertainty. Optimism abounds in the agentic AI commerce arena, where experts forecast that it could drive more than one trillion dollars in U.S. retail in the next four years.

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00:00 – Introduction…