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Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows

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Accounting for Customer Loyalty Rewards Programs: ASC 606 Points Liability, Deferred Revenue, and Breakage

Under ASC 606, loyalty points are a separate performance obligation — part of each sale is allocated to a deferred revenue liability using standalone selling prices, recognized when points are redeemed, with unredeemed value booked as breakage in proportion to redemptions. This guide walks through the journal entries, the proportional vs. remote breakage methods, the chart of accounts, and the state escheatment rules that can block breakage income.

Mike Thrift

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Cash vs. Accrual Accounting: How to Choose the Right Method (and When the IRS Forces Your Hand)

Cash accounting records revenue when money is received and expenses when paid; accrual accounting records revenue when earned and expenses when incurred. IRS Section 448 mandates the accrual method once a business's three-year average gross receipts exceed the $32 million threshold for 2026, and changing methods later requires Form 3115 plus a Section 481(a) adjustment.

Mike Thrift

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Business Identity Theft: A Practical Detection and Recovery Playbook for Small Business Owners

A 72-hour response playbook for small business owners facing EIN-based tax fraud, registered agent hijacking, or payroll account takeover — including how to file IRS Form 14039-B, place fraud alerts at Dun & Bradstreet, Experian Business, and Equifax Small Business, and harden IRS, Secretary of State, banking, and payroll footprints year-round.

Mike Thrift

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