#bookkeeping
Modern bookkeeping techniques using plain-text and automated workflows
How residential roofers and storm restoration contractors should handle ASC 606 variable consideration, Section 460 elections, supplemental claim revenue, customer deductibles under state law, OSHA fall protection costs, and the KPIs (squares per crew-day, gross margin by channel) that separate profitable shops from busy ones.
How indie and hybrid authors should track royalties from KDP, ACX, IngramSpark, Patreon, and Kickstarter, classify editors and narrators as 1099-NEC contractors, capture foreign withholding tax under treaty terms, and apply ASC 606 to crowdfunded pre-orders.
How snow and ice contractors should book seasonal flat-rate contracts under ASC 606, expense plow trucks and spreaders under Section 179, reserve for slip-and-fall claims, and track revenue per truck-hour and per-site margin.
How independent yarn shops, quilt stores, and sewing retailers should handle ASC 606 revenue recognition for classes and block-of-the-month subscriptions, marketplace-facilitator sales tax across Shopify and Etsy, Section 179 long-arm equipment write-offs, contractor-versus-employee rules for instructors, and the KPIs—from sales per square foot to subscription retention—that separate thriving needlearts shops from struggling ones.
A bookkeeping playbook for artisan glaziers and restoration studios — covering ASC 606 milestone recognition on multi-year commissions, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025 lead exposure costs, Section 47 historic preservation credit documentation, Section 179 studio equipment expensing, and the KPIs (net multiplier, realization rate, square-foot pricing) that separate profitable studios from breakeven ones.
How owner-operators of trampoline parks and family entertainment centers structure their books for ASC 606 deferred revenue, ASTM F2970 waiver compliance, Section 179 and QIP build-out depreciation, and IAAPA-benchmarked KPIs like revenue per available jump-hour and per-capita spend.
How rural wedding venues should handle ASC 606 booking retainers, refundable deposit trust liabilities, vendor commission disclosure, Section 179 and QIP cost segregation, force-majeure refund reserves, and the per-Saturday KPIs that signal profitability.
A working guide for acupuncture and TCM clinics covering ASC 606 across cash-pay, commercial insurance, and Medicare; prepaid package deferred revenue and breakage; herbal pharmacy COGS under FDA dietary supplement rules; Section 179 for treatment tables and electroacupuncture units; and the KPIs lenders and benchmarking services actually track.
Antique dealers handle per-piece tax classifications, principal-versus-agent revenue questions, and marketplace facilitator sales tax obligations that off-the-shelf retail systems mishandle. This guide explains how to book direct purchases, consignments, and multi-dealer mall sales under ASC 606, the Section 1221 capital-gain trap, and the collectibles 28 percent rate.
What auction house books look like: buyer's premium and consignor commission as revenue, hammer proceeds in trust — with a worked example.
How axe throwing venues should structure five distinct revenue streams—walk-in lanes, league memberships, corporate events, bar sales, and BYOB pour fees—under ASC 606, including pass-through IATF dues, refundable damage deposits, cost-segregation reclassifications of $40K–$100K of build-out, and the revenue-per-lane-hour KPI that signals when to expand.
How small inns and B&Bs should record OTA commissions at gross under ASC 606, hold transient occupancy tax in fiduciary accounts, navigate the Section 280A live-in owner trap, and stack Section 47 historic credits with cost segregation.
