#bookkeeping
Bookkeeping
Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows
Float Spa Bookkeeping: Section 179, Deferred Membership Revenue, and True Per-Float Costs
A float center costs $250,000–$750,000 to open, and its books must handle three oddities most small businesses never face — Section 179 and 100% bonus depreciation on tank-heavy build-outs, membership dues booked as deferred revenue under ASC 606, and per-float costs (salt, utilities, laundry) that erode the visible 80% margin.
Freelance Designer Taxes: Schedule C, Retainers, and the IP Licensing Income Most Designers Miss
How freelance designers should handle taxes and bookkeeping — Schedule C reporting, the 15.3% self-employment tax, quarterly estimates, recognizing retainers as unearned revenue, and why royalties from licensing your own design work belong on Schedule C (not Schedule E) with a 1099-MISC, not a 1099-NEC.
Bookkeeping for Freelance Translators and Interpreters: Rates, Rush Fees, and Currency Spread
A freelance translator invoicing €450 can receive as little as $431 due to a 3%-4% PayPal exchange-rate markup that never appears as a labeled fee, which is why translators and interpreters need to log invoiced and received amounts as separate figures and post the difference to a dedicated Bank & FX fees expense category.
Home Care Agency Bookkeeping: Reconciling Medicaid, Private Pay, and VA Reimbursement
Home care agencies collect from private pay, Medicaid MCOs, and VA Aid and Attendance on three different timelines while caregiver payroll runs on a fixed biweekly schedule, so tracking AR by payer separately (not blended) is the key to forecasting cash and catching the 2026 EVV hard-edit denials that make unresolved visit exceptions permanently unbillable.
Home Inspection Business Bookkeeping: E&O Insurance, Schedule C, and Job Costing
Home inspectors average one liability claim over a career and pay roughly $989/year for E&O insurance, so amortizing that premium per job and tracking mileage, report-writing time, and licensing renewals on Schedule C is what separates a profitable inspection business from one guessing at its margins.
House Cleaning Franchise Bookkeeping: How to Track Royalty Fees, Ad Funds, and Multi-Territory P&Ls
Cleaning franchise royalty (4–8%) and ad fund (1–3%) fees are calculated on gross sales — before discounts and comp cleans — and the total franchise fee load commonly runs 12–15% of revenue. Here's how to book royalties, brand fund contributions, and per-territory P&Ls correctly, with a worked $95,000/month reconciliation example.
Bookkeeping for House-Sitting Businesses: Per-Night Rates, Deposits, and Key Liability
House sitters typically charge $50–$150 per night for overnight stays and $250–$500 weekly, but a deposit collected before a sit begins is unearned revenue, not income, until the stay is completed or the cancellation window passes.
Independent Mobile Auto Detailing and Ceramic Coating Business Bookkeeping: Per-Job Pricing, Chemical Inventory, Van and Equipment, Warranty Deferred Revenue, and the KPIs That Hit 40–55%
Detailing margins live per job — price per ticket, cost chemicals per job, expense the van via Section 179/bonus, defer coating warranty revenue, and run on revenue per job and net margin after owner labor.
Kentucky Drops the 200-Transaction Sales Tax Rule: What the Revenue-Only Nexus Threshold Means for Online Sellers
Kentucky HB 757 eliminates the state's 200-transaction economic nexus threshold effective August 1, 2026, leaving a $100,000 revenue-only test — joining Alaska, Utah, and Illinois in a broader multi-state shift away from transaction-count triggers.
Bookkeeping for Legal Document Assistants: Bonds, Trust Funds, and Flat-Fee Revenue
California requires Legal Document Assistants to register with a county clerk, post a $25,000 surety bond, and pass one of four education-or-experience tests before charging clients — a licensing and revenue-recognition setup that trips up most first-time LDA owners' books.
Maine's 2026 Streaming Tax: What Netflix, Spotify, and Podcast Sellers Must Collect
Maine now applies its 5.5% sales tax to streaming video, music, audiobook, and podcast subscriptions as of January 1, 2026, with economic nexus triggered at $100,000 in revenue from Maine customers.
Med Spa Bookkeeping: Why Packages, Gift Cards, and Memberships Aren't Revenue Yet
Med spas that book prepaid packages, gift cards, and membership fees as revenue at the point of sale overstate income and understate the deferred-revenue liability they owe clients — with the U.S. med spa industry at roughly $21.4 billion in 2026 and package sales now about 29% of client spending, the resulting distortion can turn a strong bank balance into an unexplained cash crunch two months later.