Mike Thrift
Marketing Manager
Contabilidad para Cerrajeros Móviles: Primas de Emergencia, Inventario de Transpondedores y Depreciación de Camionetas sin Fugas de Margen
Una guía sobre las decisiones contables que impulsan los márgenes de cerrajería — separación de ingresos estándar y de emergencia, inventario de transpondedores por SKU, elecciones de la Sección 179 para camionetas, seguimiento de licencias ALOA y conciliación de software de despacho con el libro mayor.
Mortgage Broker and Loan Originator Bookkeeping: LO Comp, RESPA, EPO Clawbacks, and HMDA Reporting
A working playbook for independent mortgage brokerages: separating lender-paid and borrower-paid compensation under the LO Comp Rule, accruing EPO/EPD clawback reserves, classifying RESPA Section 8 payments, deferring lock and application fees, and staging loan-level data for HMDA LAR filing.
Contabilidad para Control de Plagas: ASC 606, Reservas para Garantías de Termitas y Ganancia por Parada
Cómo los operadores de control de plagas y termitas basados en rutas deben aplicar la norma ASC 606 a los contratos trimestrales y renovaciones de garantías, acumular reservas para retratamientos bajo ASC 460, conciliar el inventario de químicos con los registros estatales del Departamento de Agricultura y estructurar el costeo por parada en PestPac o FieldRoutes.
Pool Service Company Bookkeeping: Chemical COGS, Truck Depreciation, Licensing, and Seasonal Cash Flow
How residential and commercial pool service operators set up books that reveal true per-stop margin — separating recurring weekly routes from project work, tracking chemicals as variable COGS, allocating truck and Section 179 depreciation to routes, amortizing pesticide applicator licenses, and managing seasonal deferred revenue.
Scratch Bakery Bookkeeping: Recipe Cards, Shrink, Wholesale Margins, and Custom Cake Deposits
A bookkeeping guide for scratch bakeries covering standard recipe cards, ingredient yield, day-old shrink, retail vs. wholesale margin separation, ASC 606 deposit accounting for custom cakes, cottage food law revenue caps, and sales tax on prepared food.
Mobile Mechanic Bookkeeping: Premium Billing, Section 179, Markup Matrix, and Warranty Reserves
A working playbook for mobile mechanic bookkeeping — tiered labor rates, a parts markup matrix targeting 58% gross margin, actual-expense vs 72.5-cent standard mileage, Section 179 on scan tools and upfitted cargo vans, comeback warranty reserves, and quarterly Schedule C obligations.
Commercial Print Shop Bookkeeping: Press Hour Rate, ASC 606, and KPIs That Catch Margin Leaks
A practical guide to commercial print and sign shop bookkeeping — calculating a loaded press hour rate, applying ASC 606 over-time recognition for customer-specific goods, tracking paper and ink spoilage with reserves, stacking Section 179 with 100 percent bonus depreciation on press equipment, and watching KPIs like press uptime and makeready waste that catch margin leaks before they reach the P&L.
The Independent Used Car Dealer's Bookkeeping Playbook: Floorplan Notes, F&I Chargeback Reserves, Recon WIP, and the Buyers Guide That Costs $51,744 to Get Wrong
How independent used car dealers should book floorplan notes payable, capitalize reconditioning costs under IRC 263A, estimate F&I chargeback reserves under ASC 606, track BHPH notes receivable, and stay compliant with the FTC Buyers Guide rule and IRS Form 8300.
Coworking Space Bookkeeping: ASC 606 Deferred Revenue, NOI Per Square Foot, and the Occupancy KPIs Lenders Demand
How coworking operators separate hot desk, dedicated desk, and private office revenue under ASC 606, hold refundable deposits as liabilities, allocate common-area square footage to compute NOI per foot, capitalize build-out as Qualified Improvement Property with 100% bonus depreciation in 2026, and report the occupancy, RevPOD, churn, and MRR concentration metrics that lenders and acquirers actually price on.
MSP Bookkeeping: ASC 606, Per-Seat MRR, and the Three Numbers Buyers Check First
How small and mid-sized managed service providers should structure their general ledger so that MRR percentage, customer concentration, and service-line gross margin are always investor-ready — with concrete chart-of-accounts, ASC 606, and utilization mechanics.
ISO vs. NSO Stock Options: A Startup Employee's Tax Guide to AMT, 83(b), Early Exercise, and the $100K Limit
A practical tax playbook for startup employees holding ISOs or NSOs — covering AMT exposure via Form 6251 line 2i, the 30-day Section 83(b) deadline, the two-year-and-one-year qualifying disposition rule, the $100,000 first-exercisable ISO cap, and the 1099-B cost basis error that causes double taxation.
Laundromat Bookkeeping: Coin, Card, and Mobile-Pay Reconciliation, Utility COGS, and Section 179
A bookkeeping framework for coin-op and wash-dry-fold laundromats — channel-separated revenue, utilities tracked as COGS, per-machine profitability, Section 179 timing on equipment refreshes, and cash controls that surface both theft and failing machines.