#bookkeeping
Bookkeeping
Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows
Mobile Notary and Loan Signing Agent Bookkeeping: Separating Notary Fees From Signing Fees, Mileage Deductions, and the Self-Employment Tax Line Most Notaries Miss
Mobile notaries and loan signing agents juggle state-capped notary fees and market-rate signing fees. Learn how to separate them for Schedule C, track mileage correctly, and handle the self-employment tax distinction that trips most notaries.
Permanent Jewelry Studio Bookkeeping: Per-Weld Costing, 300–600% Markups, and Why Most Welders Underprice Their Own Labor
Permanent jewelry welders see 300–600% markup on chain but lose it to unpriced labor and inventory shrinkage. Learn per-weld costing, chain inventory controls, and the pricing math that keeps a welded bracelet studio profitable.
Photo Booth Rental Business Bookkeeping: Package Pricing, Equipment Depreciation, and Why 60–80% Margins Still Don't Show Up in the Bank Until Month 3
Photo booth rentals look high-margin until idle gear eats cash. Learn package pricing that covers idle time, equipment depreciation per event, and why positive unit margins need 8–12 bookings before bank balance follows.
Piano Tuning and Instrument Repair Shop Bookkeeping: Flat-Rate Session Pricing, Parts Inventory, and Why Most Technicians Underprice a House Call
Piano tuning at $140 only works when the route pays. Learn flat-rate session pricing that covers drive time and parts inventory, and the scheduling density that turns a scattered route into a profitable practice.
Piano Tuning and Repair Business Bookkeeping: Per-Tune Job Costing, RPT Certification ROI, and Building a Route Dense Enough to Hit Six Figures
Piano tuning at $140 per appointment only pays when the route is dense. Learn per-tune job costing, when RPT certification lifts price, and the mileage and scheduling math that turns a scattered route into a six-figure practice.
Pop-Up Shop Bookkeeping: Expensing Short-Term Retail Leases, Reconciling Percentage-of-Sales Rent, and Tracking Inventory Across a Multi-City Tour
A pop-up shop tour that books short-term retail leases as rent and inventory transfers as sales will misstate both. Learn how to expense short-term leases, reconcile percentage-of-sales rent, and track inventory that moves city to city.
Reading Your First P&L and Balance Sheet: A New Business Owner's Guide to the Two Reports That Answer "Am I Making Money?"
New business owners confuse cash in the bank with profit earned. Learn how to read your P&L and balance sheet together — revenue, COGS, gross margin, assets, liabilities, and equity — plus the seven bookkeeping mistakes that make beginners misread their own numbers.
The SBA's New 90% Made in America Loan Guarantee: How Small Manufacturers Can Access $5 Million With Less Collateral
The SBA will now guarantee 90% of a manufacturing loan up to $5 million. Learn what qualifies as Made in America, how underwriting still works, what to prepare for your lender, and the bookkeeping cleanup that makes approval faster.
Self-Published Author Taxes: Schedule C vs. Schedule E on Amazon KDP Royalties, and the Audit Trap of Reporting Book Income as Passive
Amazon KDP royalties from books you wrote and marketed are active business income. Learn when KDP income belongs on Schedule C vs. Schedule E, how to handle quarterly estimates, and why passive reporting triggers the IRS mismatch.
Septic Installer and Well Drilling Company Bookkeeping: Per-Job Costing for Drive Time, Dump Fees, and Route Profitability
Septic and well drilling jobs lose margin to drive time, dump fees, and mobilization that never hits the bid. Learn per-job costing for drive time and fees, and the route profitability check that keeps a two-crew operation solvent.
Specialty Coffee Roaster Bookkeeping: Costing Green-to-Roasted Coffee Through Shrinkage, Work-in-Process Inventory, and Wholesale vs. Retail Margins
From green bean to roasted retail, specialty coffee loses 12–20% weight. Learn how to cost through shrinkage and WIP, value inventory correctly, and separate wholesale from retail margins before the two channels blur profit.
Staffing Agency Bookkeeping: How Payroll Funding and Invoice Factoring Close the Gap Between Weekly Payroll and Net-30 Client Payments
Staffing agencies pay weekly but collect in 30–45 days. Learn how payroll funding and invoice factoring work, what they cost, and the bookkeeping that keeps the spread, reserve, and recourse liability visible.