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9 юли 2026 г.11 минути четене

Why Voiceover Artists Have the Weirdest Bookkeeping in the Gig Economy

Voiceover income mixes 1099s, direct payments that never generate a tax form, 10% agent commissions on some income but not all, and residuals that arrive years after the session. How voice actors handle Schedule C reporting, the §280A exclusive-use home studio deduction, 100% bonus depreciation on mic and booth gear, multi-state tax exposure, and the one KPI — booked hours per audition — that shows whether the business works.

Mike Thrift

bookkeepingself-employmentfreelance

9 юли 2026 г.10 минути четене

Bookkeeping and Taxes for Voiceover Artists: A Complete Guide

Independent voice actors owe 15.3% self-employment tax on net Schedule C profit, can deduct a home studio under the exclusive-use test, and may owe nonresident state tax returns on residual income sourced to states they never visited.

Mike Thrift

self-employment-taxself-employmentfreelance

9 юли 2026 г.10 минути четене

Water Damage Restoration Bookkeeping: Reconciling Xactimate, RCV, and ACV

Water damage restoration companies must track three separate numbers per job — the Xactimate-approved scope (RCV), actual costs incurred, and cash collected — because ACV checks, recoverable depreciation holdbacks, and carrier-approved supplements rarely match the original estimate dollar-for-dollar.

Mike Thrift

reconciliationaccounts-receivableinsurance

8 юли 2026 г.8 минути четене

2/10 Net 30 Explained: How a 2% Discount Becomes a 37% Annualized Return

A 2/10 Net 30 trade discount — 2% off for paying within 10 days instead of 30 — is equivalent to an annualized return of roughly 37%, making it one of the highest guaranteed returns available to a small business's idle cash.

Mike Thrift

accounts-payablecash-flowsmall-business

8 юли 2026 г.9 минути четене

Automatic Gratuity Isn't a Tip: Payroll, Tax, and 'No Tax on Tips' Rules for Restaurants

Automatic gratuities fail the IRS's four-factor tip test and must be taxed as wages, which excludes them from the FICA tip credit, the FLSA overtime rate, and the new "no tax on tips" deduction.

Mike Thrift

payrollrestauranttax

8 юли 2026 г.8 минути четене

Bartering Isn't Free: How the IRS Taxes Trade Exchanges and What Small Businesses Must Report on Schedule C

Bartering income is taxable at fair market value the moment goods or services change hands, and for sole proprietors it flows into Schedule C gross receipts and triggers 15.3% self-employment tax, even when no Form 1099-B ever arrives.

Mike Thrift

taxtax-complianceself-employment-tax

8 юли 2026 г.9 минути четене

Cash Over and Short: Turning Till Discrepancies Into an Audit Trail

The Cash Over and Short account records the gap between expected and actual cash counts as a debit (shortage) or credit (overage), turning routine till discrepancies into a trackable, auditable pattern instead of a buried miscellaneous expense line.

Mike Thrift

bookkeepinggeneral-ledgerjournal-entries

8 юли 2026 г.8 минути четене

Days Cash on Hand: The Liquidity Metric That Predicts Business Survival

Days cash on hand measures how many days a business can pay operating expenses using only its current cash balance, with small businesses typically running 30–60 days and 90+ days considered a strong cushion.

Mike Thrift

cash-flowfinancial-ratiosfinancial-health

8 юли 2026 г.8 минути четене

Direct vs. Indirect Cash Flow Statement Method: Which One Fits Your Small Business?

The indirect method reconciles net income to operating cash flow using existing income-statement and balance-sheet data and is used by roughly 98% of public companies, while the direct method lists actual cash receipts and payments by category, which GAAP and IFRS both explicitly encourage; both always reconcile to the same total but answer different questions.

Mike Thrift

cash-flowfinancial-statementssmall-business

8 юли 2026 г.9 минути четене

Dry Cleaning Bookkeeping: Per-Garment Costing and the Hidden Expenses That Erode Margin

A dry cleaning shop spending $15,000 a month to process 5,000 garments has a $3-per-piece baseline cost before profit — and hidden expenses like re-cleans, unclaimed garments, and idle machine capacity routinely push real costs above the price on the counter.

Mike Thrift

bookkeepingsmall-businesscost-of-goods-sold

8 юли 2026 г.9 минути четене

Bookkeeping for Private Music Teachers: Deferred Revenue, Home Studios, and Quarterly Taxes

Independent music teachers who collect payment directly from students run a Schedule C business subject to 15.3% self-employment tax, must book prepaid lesson packages as deferred revenue rather than income, and face a new $2,000 1099-NEC threshold starting in 2026.

Mike Thrift

self-employment-taxaccrual-accountingtax-planning

8 юли 2026 г.7 минути четене

Interchange vs. Markup: What's Actually Negotiable in Credit Card Processing Fees

Credit card processing is three stacked fees — interchange, network assessments, and processor markup — but only the markup is negotiable, and on $30,000 in monthly volume the gap between flat-rate and a well-negotiated interchange-plus deal can run $200-$400 a month.

Mike Thrift

paymentssmall-businessfinancial-management

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