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Charter Fishing Boat Bookkeeping: Per-Trip Costing, Crew Pay, and Surviving the Off-Season

A charter fishing operation grossing $126,000 a year can still not know what a single trip costs to run. This guide covers per-trip costing for fuel, bait, and mate pay ($100–$150 day rates plus 15–20% tips), 1099 vs. W-2 crew classification, vessel depreciation with Section 179's more-than-50% business-use test, why booking deposits are liabilities until the trip runs, off-season cash reserves, and the IRS's three-of-five-years profit test for hobby-loss scrutiny.

Colorado HB26-1223: How Restaurants Keep Their Sales Tax in July, August, November, and December

Colorado's HB26-1223, signed June 4, 2026, lets qualifying food and drink retailers deduct up to $14,000 of monthly net taxable sales from state sales tax in July, August, November, and December of 2027 and 2028 — worth up to about $3,248 — plus a prepared-food utility exemption or 0.5% credit starting July 1, 2026. Here's who qualifies and how to record it.

Commingling Personal and Business Funds: How One Bad Habit Kills Deductions, Invites Audits, and Pierces Your LLC Shield

Mixing personal and business money in one account can void your LLC's liability shield, get legitimate deductions disallowed for lack of substantiation under IRC Section 162, and turn a routine audit into a full transaction pull. Here's what commingling looks like, why courts and the IRS punish it, and a five-step cleanup plan.

The Free Lunch Is Officially Over: What OBBBA's 0% Meal Deduction Means for Your Business in 2026

Starting January 1, 2026, OBBBA's new IRC §274(o) cuts the employer deduction for on-site cafeterias, office snacks, and "convenience of the employer" meals from 50% (or 100%) to zero, while client meals, travel meals, and restaurant employee meals keep their old treatment. Here's the math on what the change costs and how small businesses should restructure their books.

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.

Mobile Sauna and Cold Plunge Rental Bookkeeping: Depreciation, Deferred Revenue, and Cash Flow

A mobile sauna trailer can gross $400–$1,000 per booking, but operators fail on the accounting, not the demand. How to handle Section 179 depreciation on a sauna trailer, deferred revenue from session packs and memberships, per-session contribution margin, and the 13-week cash flow forecast that keeps a seasonal rental fleet solvent.