Plain-text accounting insights, tutorials, and updates from the Beancount.io team.
Cost perishables first-expired-first-out, book spoilage as its own line, and hold prepaid box revenue as deferred until it ships — or per-box margin lies.
Donated PTO is taxed to the donor unless it flows through an IRS-qualified leave bank for a medical emergency or declared disaster — here's how to build one.
Hunting leases now pay $8–$50+ per acre a year, but charging for access can void your recreational-use liability shield — write the lease, require insurance.
KB Home's FY2026 Q3 revenue fell 20% to $1.30B and net income 41% to $65.3M, yet housing margin rose to 16.5% and backlog grew for the first time in four years.
Kazakhstan's 2026 Tax Code lifts VAT from 12% to 16%, halves the registration threshold and bars deducting payments to simplified-regime suppliers.
IRS Notice CP136 sets your 2027 payroll deposit schedule: over $50,000 of Form 941 tax from July 2025–June 2026 makes you a semiweekly depositor.
About 17% of holiday e-commerce sales come back, at $20–$30 per return to process — reserve cash in November, accrue the liability in December.
Grant writers can't take contingency fees under GPA ethics or 2 CFR 200.442. Bill hourly, flat or retainer, book deposits as liabilities, and track IRS 1099s.
IRS rules: deduct only what a gala ticket or auction bid exceeds fair market value; raffle and 50/50 tickets are never deductible, even for charity.
A fractional CMO costs $3,000–$15,000 a month versus $275,000+ for full-time — here is what each pricing tier buys and the red flags to avoid.
Eleven US states now bar most employer credit checks. Where they stay legal, the FCRA requires written disclosure, consent and adverse action notices.
Darden's Q1 FY2027 sales rose 5.1% to $3.2B as LongHorn comped 6.2% and Olive Garden 1.1%; adjusted EPS grew 4.1% while buybacks ran on short-term debt.
