Custom Farming Bookkeeping: How to Set Per-Acre Rates That Actually Cover Your Machinery Costs
Iowa State pegs 2026 combining near $49.88 per acre. Price custom farming from ownership cost per engine hour, and split IRS Schedule F from Schedule C.
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Squarespace's New Pricing in 2026: Basic, Core, Plus, and Advanced
Squarespace replaced Personal and Business with Basic ($16), Core ($23), Plus ($39), and Advanced ($99) — and digital-product fees now run 7% to 0% by tier.
The Real Cost of a $13 Candle: COGS, Etsy Fees, and Pricing for an Actual Profit
A handmade candle priced at $13 typically costs $8.31 to make, pack, and support — then Etsy takes another ~13% in fees. This guide breaks down the full per-candle cost, the divide-don't-add pricing formula for a true 40% margin, and how to price wholesale without losing money.
Web Accessibility Audit and VPAT Consultancy Bookkeeping: Pricing Audits, ACR Deliverables, and Bundled Remediation Engagements
How web accessibility consultancies price per-page WCAG audits ($75–$500 per page), package VPAT/ACR deliverables, structure $30K–$60K bundled remediation engagements as milestones, and book deposits as deferred revenue so each service line's true margin is visible.
Mobile Welding Bookkeeping: Trigger Time, Consumables as Job Costs, and How to Price an Arc Hour
A mobile welder quoting $90 an hour often spends $20–$35 of every arc hour on shielding gas, wire, and abrasives alone. This guide shows how to book consumables as direct job costs, build a true cost per arc hour, price the non-arc hours around it, and keep the rig, mileage, and Section 179 records that hold up at tax time.
How to Price Your Product or Service: Cost-Plus, Value-Based, and Penetration Pricing
A 50% markup on an $8.00 cost yields a 33% margin, not 50% — the single most expensive arithmetic error in small-business pricing. This guide gives the formulas for cost-plus, value-based, and penetration pricing, worked examples, the markup-vs-margin correction, and how to A/B test a price before committing.
State Price-Gouging Laws: What Retailers Can Legally Charge During a Declared Emergency
Nearly 40 states cap emergency price increases — California at 10% above your own pre-emergency price — and most statutes require no proof of bad intent, only an increase past the threshold. Penalties reach $5,000 per violation in North Carolina and $20,000 in Texas, and the cost-justification defense works only if dated price snapshots and supplier invoices already exist.
Etsy's New France Import Fee, Explained: What the End of Duty-Free EU Parcels Means for Your Prices and Your Books
The EU ended duty-free entry for parcels under €150 on July 1, 2026, France charges €2 per item type, and an EU-wide handling fee of about €2 per parcel arrives in November — Etsy collects the France fee at checkout but not the €3 duty. Here is what each fee costs on a real order and how to book pass-through fees, prepaid duties, and IOSS VAT correctly.
Polygraph Examiner Bookkeeping: Training Costs, Per-Exam Pricing, and EPPA Record Retention
A private polygraph exam bills $400–$1,150, the 400-hour APA-accredited examiner course runs $5,000–$8,000, and a computerized instrument costs $5,000–$12,000 — while EPPA requires a $50,000 bond, three-year record retention, and caps examiners at five tests per day. Here is how to structure revenue lines, deposit liabilities, and compliance costs for a polygraph practice.
Pricing Your 3D-Printed Products: Stop Charging for Filament and Start Charging for Everything Else
Filament is often under a third of a 3D print's true cost. A six-layer costing method — filament, electricity, wear parts, failed prints, post-processing labor, and machine depreciation — shows why a $4.20 print really costs $15.32, and how to work backwards from Etsy's ~10–12% fees to a list price with a real margin.
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Switched to Per-Employee Pricing: What It Actually Costs You Now
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Gold and Platinum now charge $1 to $3 per unique employee paid each month, per company file, on top of a February 2026 subscription increase that lifted Pro Plus to $1,149 a year. Worked all-in totals for 12-, 45- and 120-person businesses, five renewal myths, and four options before your next renewal date.
QuickBooks Online Just Raised Advanced to $340 a Month — What to Do Before Your Next Bill
Intuit raised QuickBooks Online prices on August 1, 2026 for renewals — Essentials to $85, Plus to $140, and Advanced to $340 a month (70%). Learn which plans changed, how the per-user and per-company math stacks up, the 12-month renew-vs-downgrade-vs-switch framework, and the bookkeeping checklist to keep your audit trail and cutoff clean.