Hot Shop Economics: Glassblowing Studio Bookkeeping From the Furnace to the Finished Piece
A hot shop furnace burns 24/7, so book fuel as fixed overhead, not COGS — then price each piece on revenue per furnace-hour, sellable yield, and color cost.
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Hiring Seasonal Workers for the Holidays: Minimum Wage, Overtime, Teen Rules, and the Paperwork You Can't Skip
Seasonal hires get full FLSA protection: overtime past 40 hours, the highest applicable federal, state, or city minimum wage, and Form I-9 within three days.
Illinois Bans Junk Fees: What HB 228 Means for Your Prices in 2027
Illinois HB 228 requires all-in pricing from January 1, 2027 — mandatory fees belong in the advertised price; only taxes, government fees and shipping stay out.
From CP501 to CP504: What Each IRS Balance-Due Notice Means and How to Stop the Ladder
IRS CP501, CP503 and CP504 arrive in a fixed sequence — CP504 is the Notice of Intent to Levy, and the final notice gives 30 days to file Form 12153.
Run IRS TIN Matching Before 1099 Season: Catch Name/TIN Mismatches While They're Still Free to Fix
IRS TIN Matching is free and catches name/TIN mismatches before you file 1099s — each bad return can cost up to $340 plus 24% backup withholding.
Kansas Changed Sales Tax Rates Again: A Quarterly Compliance Checklist
Kansas revises local sales tax rates every quarter and holds retailers liable for tax they should have collected — use this 10-step checklist each quarter.
Kentucky Scrapped the 200-Transaction Nexus Test and Taxed Data Brokering
Kentucky HB 757 repealed the 200-transaction nexus test and made data brokering taxable at 6% on August 1, 2026 — re-test nexus before cancelling a permit.
Mobile Coffee Cart Bookkeeping: Catering Contracts, Event Minimums, and Per-Drink Costing
A $5.50 latte costs $0.95–$1.40 to pour, but event fees, commissary rent, and unpaid setup eat the margin — cost every drink and set a contract minimum.
The October 15 Countdown: An Extended Filer's 2026 Guide to Penalties, Safe Harbors, and Last-Chance SEP-IRA Funding
File by October 15 and the IRS failure-to-file penalty — 5% a month, ten times the failure-to-pay rate — stops; it is also the last day to fund a 2025 SEP-IRA.
Outsourced Medical Coding Company Bookkeeping: Per-Chart vs. Hourly Pricing
Outsourced coding is priced per chart ($2–$5), hourly, or at 4–8% of collections — track revenue per coder-hour to see which contracts actually pay.
Pallet Flipping Bookkeeping: Reading Manifests, Costing Mixed Lots, and Keeping Marketplace Fees From Eating Your Margin
Manifest math for pallet flippers: allocate landed cost per item, stack eBay and Amazon fees before you bid, and reconcile gross IRS 1099-K totals to deposits.
Panama's Free E-Invoicing Tool Now Has a B/.36,000 Ceiling: What to Do Before You're Locked Out
Panama's free DGI biller now stops at B/.36,000 annual gross income and 100 documents a month - cross either line and every invoice must go through a PAC.