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Revenue Recognition
Revenue recognition principles and accounting standards
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.
Roofing Contractor Bookkeeping for Storm Restoration: ACV, RCV, Mortgage-Endorsed Checks, Supplements, and Warranty Reserves
A working guide to bookkeeping for storm-restoration roofers — splitting insurance and retail revenue, tracking ACV and recoverable-depreciation receivables, modeling mortgage-endorsement float, booking supplements as scope adjustments rather than new sales, accruing 1–3 percent workmanship warranty reserves, and applying Section 179 to trucks, dumpsters, and tear-off equipment.
Wedding and Event Venue Bookkeeping: Deferred Revenue, Pass-Through Catering, and Per-Saturday Profitability
A practical guide to bookkeeping for wedding and event venues, covering ASC 606 deferred revenue on booking deposits, the principal-versus-agent test for pass-through catering and bar, refundable damage deposit liabilities, per-Saturday fixed-cost allocation, and cancellation reserves.
AIA-Style Progress Billing With Forms G702 and G703: A Contractor's Guide to Schedule of Values, Retainage, Change Orders, and ASC 606
How AIA Forms G702 and G703 work together, how to build a defensible schedule of values, handle retainage and change orders on the continuation sheet, and reconcile progress billings to ASC 606 revenue recognition for U.S. general contractors.
ASC 606 Variable Consideration and Stand-Ready Obligations: A Practical Guide
How to estimate variable consideration under ASC 606 — volume rebates, performance bonuses, royalties, and SLA penalties — choose between the expected-value and most-likely-amount methods, apply the reversal constraint correctly, distinguish a stand-ready obligation from a series of distinct services, and book journal entries that survive an audit.
Car Wash Bookkeeping: ASC 606 Deferred Revenue, Cost per Car, and 15-Year MACRS Tunnel Depreciation
How express car washes should recognize unlimited membership revenue ratably under ASC 606, allocate variable cost per car across water, electricity, and chemicals (~$1.50/car target), and depreciate tunnel equipment under 15-year MACRS with cost segregation and bonus depreciation.
Commercial Drone Photography Bookkeeping: Part 107, Section 179, Battery Cycles, and Stock Footage Royalties
How to set up books for a Part 107 commercial drone business — separate revenue lines by service type, capitalize airframes and payloads as distinct assets, track per-flight battery cycles as cost of service, and apply the 2025 permanent 100% bonus depreciation under OBBBA.
Non-Medical Home Care Agency Bookkeeping: Payer Mix, EVV Compliance, Caregiver Classification, and Surviving Medicaid Audits
How non-medical home care agencies should structure a payer-segmented chart of accounts, reconcile EVV data under Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act, classify caregivers as W-2 employees, manage aging receivables across Medicaid, VA, and LTC insurance payers, and prepare documentation that survives a Medicaid post-payment audit.
Nonprofit Grant Accounting: Donor Restrictions, ASC 958, and the New Uniform Guidance Rules
A practical guide to nonprofit grant accounting under ASC 958 and the 2024 OMB Uniform Guidance updates — net asset classification, the conditional-versus-unconditional barrier test, cost-reimbursement revenue recognition, the new 15% de minimis indirect cost rate, and the $1 million Single Audit threshold.
Pickleball Facility Bookkeeping: Deferred Revenue, Court-Hour KPIs, and Build-Out Depreciation
How owners of indoor and outdoor pickleball clubs should structure the chart of accounts, defer annual membership revenue under ASC 606, reconcile booking-platform payouts, and depreciate court build-outs so utilization rate, revenue per court-hour, and member retention fall out of the ledger automatically.