#bookkeeping
Bookkeeping
Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows
Candle and Soap Making Bookkeeping: Batch Costing Wax, Fragrance, and Lye, Inventory Shrinkage From Testing, and Pricing a Handmade Product Above the Craft-Fair Discount Trap
Candle and soap makers lose margin to untracked shrinkage from testing and giveaways. Learn batch costing by wax and fragrance, how to value WIP, and pricing that covers the craft-fair discount that eats profit.
Computer Repair Shop Bookkeeping: Costing Refurbished Inventory, Splitting Break-Fix From Recurring MSP Revenue, and Why Data Recovery Margins Are the Business's Best-Kept Secret
A computer repair shop that lumps break-fix, MSP, and refurbished sales into one revenue line can't price any of them. Learn how to split the streams, cost refurbished inventory, and track the data recovery margin that subsidizes the front counter.
Cottage Food Laws Just Got a Food Freedom Upgrade: How 9 States Now Let Home Bakers Sell Cheesecakes and Cream Pies Without a Commercial Kitchen
Nine states now let home bakers sell TCS foods like cheesecake under food freedom laws. Learn where the line moved in 2026, what still needs a license, and the bookkeeping that keeps a home bakery from outgrowing cottage status.
Dog Daycare Bookkeeping: Separating Daycare, Boarding, and Grooming Revenue Streams, Deferred Package Pricing, and Depreciating a Six-Figure Buildout
A dog daycare that lumps daycare, boarding, and grooming into one revenue line can't price any of them. Learn how to split streams, handle package deferred revenue, and depreciate a six-figure play-yard and kennel buildout.
Escape Room Business Bookkeeping: Per-Room Revenue Tracking, Game-Master Payroll, and Budgeting the 8–12% Annual Equipment Depreciation Nobody Plans For
Escape rooms earn per session, but pay per hour and depreciate props fast. Learn per-room revenue tracking, game-master labor costing, and how to budget the 8–12% annual refresh that keeps rooms bookable.
Estate Sale Company Bookkeeping: Why Consignment Proceeds Are a Liability, Not Revenue, and How to Reconcile the Account-Sales Report Before You 1099 Anyone
Estate sale companies handle consignment proceeds that belong to the estate, not the company. Learn why gross sales are a liability, how to book the account-sales report, and the 1099-K vs. 1099-MISC decision before you report someone else's money.
Financial Data Security and Cybersecurity for Small Business Bookkeepers: NIST Frameworks, Encryption Standards, and the New SBA Cybersecurity Loan Program
Bookkeepers hold the keys to payroll, banking, and tax data. Learn the NIST-based controls small businesses should implement, what encryption and backups actually mean for a ledger, and how the SBA's new cybersecurity loans help fund the fix.
Freelance Interpreter and Translator Bookkeeping: 1099-NEC Income, Certification and Software Deductions, and Reconciling Agency Payments Against What You Actually Earned
Freelance interpreters and translators juggle multiple agency payers and 1099-NEC gaps. Learn how to track income by payer, deduct certification and CAT tool costs, and reconcile agency statements against deposits before the IRS does.
Immigration Law Firm Bookkeeping: Three-Way IOLTA Reconciliation, Flat-Fee Installment Revenue, and the Trust Account Mistake That Costs Attorneys Their License
Immigration firms live on flat fees paid in installments and held in trust. Learn three-way IOLTA reconciliation, flat-fee revenue recognition, and the trust accounting controls that prevent bar discipline.
Indoor Golf Simulator Lounge Bookkeeping: Bay-Rental vs. Membership Revenue Splits, Food & Beverage Attach Rate, and Why Most Venues Don't Break Even Until Month 12
Indoor golf simulators promise high revenue per square foot, but break-even takes 12 months. Learn bay-rental vs. membership revenue recognition, food and beverage attach rate, and the KPIs that tell you when a bay actually pays for itself.
Indoor Shooting Range Bookkeeping: Splitting Lane Rental, Membership, and Retail Ammo Revenue, and Costing the Compliance Overhead Most Range Owners Underprice
An indoor shooting range that books lane rental, membership, and retail ammo as one revenue line can't see which stream pays for compliance. Learn how to split revenue, track range and retail margins separately, and cost the compliance overhead that actually runs the business.
Landscaping and Lawn Care Bookkeeping: Smoothing Five Months of Revenue Into a Twelve-Month Cash Flow Plan
Landscaping earns in five months what must last twelve. Learn how to build a 12-month cash flow plan, reserve for winter fixed costs, track per-job profitability, and price annual contracts with deferred revenue the right way.