Alligator Farm Bookkeeping: CITES Tags, Split Hide-and-Meat Revenue, and Inventory That Can't Cross State Lines Untagged
Split hide and meat revenue, reconcile every CITES tag to cash, and carry 15-month grow-out costs correctly on Schedule F.
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Bonded Premises vs. Tax-Paid Tasting Room: A Craft Distillery's Guide to Booking Federal Excise Tax Correctly
Spirits in bond carry no excise tax; removal to a tasting room triggers $2.70–$13.50 per proof gallon. Book it as inventory cost so your ledger ties to TTB.
AutoZone FY2026 Q4 Earnings: $2.57B Profit, $2.50B Deficit
AutoZone earned $2.57B in FY2026 yet ends with a $2.50B stockholders' deficit: $40.5B of buybacks since 1998, and payables fund 111.1% of inventory.
Pricing a 3D-Printed Product: Build a Bill of Materials So Your COGS Isn't a Filament Guess
Filament is usually the smallest of six print cost lines. Build a per-SKU bill of materials, then price from true COGS.
Vintage Clothing Reseller Bookkeeping: Why Your True COGS Is More Than the Thrift-Store Price
A thrift flip's true cost has five layers: price, prep, mileage, fees, shipping. Track them all, deduct only sold inventory, and reconcile 1099-Ks for the IRS.
The Bahamas Just Zero-Rated VAT on Unprepared Food: What Small Retailers Need to Reclassify
Bahamas VAT on unprepared food fell from 5% to 0% on April 1, 2026. Grocers must re-code SKUs into 0/5/10% buckets and keep claiming input tax.
Garage Door Installation & Repair Bookkeeping: Licenses, Warranties, and Job Costing That Protect Your Margin
Garage door shops hold 10–15% net margins by accruing a warranty reserve, loading labor with 35% burden, and logging truck stock and state licenses per job.
Juice Bar and Smoothie Shop Bookkeeping: Track Produce Spoilage per Ingredient to Protect Your Margins
A 70% smoothie margin can be 45% after spoilage. Log waste per ingredient, cost recipes on yielded produce, and book abnormal loss outside COGS.
Low and Slow Is Expensive: How Barbecue Restaurants Cost Wood, Shrinkage, and 14-Hour Cooks Into Every Plate
A 15-lb brisket at $5/lb costs $9.38 per servable pound after trim and shrinkage — cost wood, fuel, and overnight labor into every plate or watch margin burn.
Bespoke Bookbindery Bookkeeping: Deposits, Job Costing, and Tracking Leather and Gold Leaf Like the Money They Are
A commission deposit is a liability until delivery — book it as unearned revenue, job-cost each binding, and reconcile leather and gold quarterly.
Lottery Retailer Bookkeeping: How to Track Commissions, Ticket Inventory, and Weekly EFT Sweeps
Lottery retailers keep 5-7% commissions while the state sweeps the rest weekly — track packs, reconcile EFT debits, and report Form 1099-NEC income.
New York's Brand Owner's License: Launch Your Craft Beverage Brand Without Building a Distillery
New York's $375 Brand Owner's License lets indie alcohol brands hire in-state co-packers without surrendering brand ownership — plus the books to run it.