Plain-text accounting insights, tutorials, and updates from the Beancount.io team.
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.
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.
Colombia's Régimen Simple de Tributación lets freelancers pay a flat bimonthly tax that replaces income tax and VAT. Learn 2026 RST brackets, when the flat rate beats the ordinary regime, and the electronic invoicing that keeps you eligible.
A cash balance plan stacked on a 401(k) can let a business owner 50+ shelter $150,000–$290,000 a year. Learn how the hybrid defined-benefit plan works, who qualifies, and the contribution and PBGC math most advisors skip.
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.
Candle and soap makers turn wax and fragrance into COGS by lot, not by month. Learn how to build batch costing with lot numbers, track WIP and finished goods, and keep a recall-ready ledger that proves which batch went to which customer.
California's SB 547 imposes a non-renewal moratorium after wildfires for commercial property. Learn what the moratorium covers, how long it lasts, and the documentation that keeps a small business insured.
California's expanded pay data reporting template for 2026 adds contractor and privacy-covered fields. Learn what CRD now requires, the May filing deadline, and the payroll bookkeeping that keeps the report from becoming a $10K penalty.
California's $800 LLC franchise tax is due for any year the LLC exists on January 1. Learn why December dissolutions still owe, the short-year trap, and how to time formation and cancellation.
Brazil's government proposed raising the MEI revenue limit from R$81,000 to R$140,000 in 2026. Learn what the reform means for freelancers, the DAS tax, and when a microentrepreneur should migrate to Simples Nacional.
FinCEN removed BOI reporting for domestic U.S. companies in 2026 while New York created its own transparency act for LLCs. Learn who still files where, deadlines, and the $500 daily penalty that still applies.
Barter exchanges file Form 1099-B for members with $600+ in trade dollars. Learn how barter income is valued at FMV, when trade dollars are taxable, and how to book barter without double-counting.
