62 tagged with "Chart of Accounts"
Design and organize your account hierarchy for effective financial tracking
Sober Living Home Bookkeeping: NARR Levels, EKRA Compliance, and Per-Bed Revenue Recognition
How recovery residences should structure their chart of accounts, classify house managers and peer-recovery mentors, handle resident deposits as trust liabilities, and track bed-days, RevPAB, and occupancy under NARR, EKRA, and ASC 606.
Window Cleaning and Pressure Washing Service Business Bookkeeping: Job Costing Soft Wash Chemicals, Capitalizing Water-Fed Poles, and Recognizing Recurring Contract Revenue Under ASC 606
How window cleaning and pressure washing operators job-cost sodium hypochlorite chemistry, capitalize reverse osmosis water-fed pole rigs under Section 179, recognize recurring maintenance contracts under ASC 606, and avoid 1099 misclassification under state ABC tests — with KPI benchmarks for revenue per truck and effective per-hour rate by service line.
Wine and Spirits Importer Bookkeeping: TTB Bonded Inventory, CBMA Refunds, Currency Hedging, and Depletion KPIs
How wine and spirits importers and beverage distributors build defensible books—segregating bonded vs. tax-paid inventory, accruing CBMA excise tax refunds under ASC 450, remeasuring foreign-currency payables under ASC 830, reconciling TTB Form 5000.24 to the general ledger, and tracking the cases-per-rep, depletion rate, and gross-profit-per-case KPIs the industry actually lives by.
Driver Education School Bookkeeping: Prepaid Lessons, Dual-Brake Vehicles, and Instructor Classification Risk
A working accounting backbone for a state-licensed driving school — deferring prepaid teen package revenue under ASC 606, Section 179 treatment for dual-brake training vehicles outside the Section 280F luxury-auto caps, the ABC-test exposure of paying per-diem instructors on 1099, a self-insured-retention reserve accrued per behind-the-wheel hour, and the operational KPIs (vehicle utilization, package redemption rate, first-attempt DMV pass rate) that separate growing schools from those quietly bleeding cash.
Funeral Home Bookkeeping: Preneed Trusts, FTC Funeral Rule, and ASC 606 for Death-Care Providers
Independent funeral homes prepay-then-perform service decades later, which creates preneed trust liabilities, ASC 606 deferred revenue, FTC Funeral Rule itemization requirements, and cash advance pass-throughs that off-the-shelf bookkeeping templates mishandle. This guide shows how to structure books that survive a state mortuary board audit, IRS review, and sale due diligence.
Real Estate Brokerage Bookkeeping in 2026: GCI, Agent Caps, Trust Accounts, and RESPA Compliance
How independent real estate brokerages should set up their chart of accounts in 2026 — separating GCI, agent splits, and franchise royalties into contra-revenue, running three-way trust-account reconciliations, documenting 1099-NEC payouts under IRC Section 3508, defending RESPA Section 8 entries, and accruing E&O self-insured retention reserves so company dollar, audit readiness, and Section 199A QBI all stay visible.
Junk Removal and Dumpster Rental Bookkeeping: Roll-Off Day Rates, Tipping Fees, and Per-Truck-Day Economics
A bookkeeping field guide for junk removal and dumpster rental operators — ASC 606 treatment of roll-off rentals and overage tonnage, tipping fees as direct cost of service, Section 179 and bonus depreciation on hooklift trucks, Form 2290 and FMCSA compliance accounts, and the per-truck-day KPIs that decide route profitability.
Massage Therapy and Wellness Studio Bookkeeping: Booth Rental, Prepaid Packages, Sales Tax, and Tip Credits
A practical guide to the seven bookkeeping decisions that determine whether a massage therapy clinic survives a state labor audit — worker classification under the ABC test, ASC 606 deferred revenue for prepaid packages, retail sales tax on CBD and body care, Section 45B FICA tip credit eligibility, Section 179 expensing, MindBody and Vagaro reconciliation, and insurance prepayments.
Mobile Pet Grooming Business Bookkeeping: The Per-Stop Profit Playbook for Van-Based Groomers
A working bookkeeping playbook for mobile pet grooming operators — how to track per-stop revenue and route time, apply Section 179 and bonus depreciation to a built-out cargo van, allocate generator fuel and consumables, reserve for care-custody-control exposure, and use the KPIs that predict whether a route is sustainable.
Painting Contractor Bookkeeping: How Residential and Commercial Painters Bid, Job-Cost, and Stay Profitable Without Bleeding Margin on Callbacks
Painting contractors lose margin in three places — unmeasured prep hours, a wrong burdened labor rate, and unreserved callbacks. This guide shows the chart of accounts, EPA RRP cost treatment, warranty reserve journal entries, and lender-grade KPIs that keep residential and commercial painters profitable.
Private RV Park and Campground Bookkeeping: Revenue Recognition, Cost Segregation, and Per-Site KPIs
How private RV park and campground operators should separate nightly, monthly, and seasonal site revenue under ASC 606, handle submetered utility pass-through, capture 15-year land improvements through cost segregation, and reconcile the per-site KPIs that lenders and buyers actually read.
Septic Tank Pumping and Onsite Wastewater Bookkeeping: Per-Pump Revenue, Tipping Fees, Vacuum Trucks, and Drain-Field Warranty Reserves
A practical accounting framework for septic and onsite wastewater operators — splitting residential pumping, grease, portable toilet, inspection, and repair revenue; reconciling disposal manifests; expensing vacuum trucks under Section 179; and reserving for drain-field warranty claims.