42 tagged with "Accrual Accounting"
Accrual method accounting principles, conversion from cash basis, and revenue recognition timing
Cash vs. Accrual Accounting: How to Choose the Right Method (and When the IRS Forces Your Hand)
Cash accounting records revenue when money is received and expenses when paid; accrual accounting records revenue when earned and expenses when incurred. IRS Section 448 mandates the accrual method once a business's three-year average gross receipts exceed the $32 million threshold for 2026, and changing methods later requires Form 3115 plus a Section 481(a) adjustment.
After the Click-to-Cancel Rule Fell: Subscription Compliance, Refund Reserves, and Chargeback Liability in 2026
The Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's Click-to-Cancel rule in July 2025, but ROSCA, Section 5, and state auto-renewal laws still bind subscription operators—and refund reserves, chargeback liabilities, and contingency accruals still belong on the balance sheet.
Bail Bond Agency Bookkeeping: Premium, BUF, Forfeitures, and the KPIs Operators Watch
A working guide to surety bail bond bookkeeping — ASC 606 premium recognition, build-up fund (BUF) treatment, forfeiture reserves, indemnitor collateral, Form 8300 cash reporting, recovery-agent classification, and the weekly KPIs experienced bondsmen actually track.
Snow Removal, Plowing, and Ice Management Contractor Bookkeeping: A Complete Guide for Seasonal Operators
How snow and ice contractors should book seasonal flat-rate contracts under ASC 606, expense plow trucks and spreaders under Section 179, reserve for slip-and-fall claims, and track revenue per truck-hour and per-site margin.
Wedding Venue and Barn Bookkeeping: A Financial Playbook for Rural Estate Event Operators
How rural wedding venues should handle ASC 606 booking retainers, refundable deposit trust liabilities, vendor commission disclosure, Section 179 and QIP cost segregation, force-majeure refund reserves, and the per-Saturday KPIs that signal profitability.
Mobile DJ Bookkeeping: Retainers, PRO Licenses, Section 179 Gear, and Saturday Utilization
A bookkeeping playbook for mobile DJ and wedding entertainment operators covering ASC 606 retainer treatment, ASCAP/BMI/SESAC licensing, Section 179 expensing of speakers and lighting, ABC-test worker classification for assistant DJs, and the Saturday utilization KPI that signals a real business.
Pediatric SLP Clinic Bookkeeping: The Three-Payer Mix That Breaks Most Practices' Books
A bookkeeping playbook for pediatric speech-language pathology private practices — recognizing commercial, Medicaid EPSDT, and school-district IEP revenue under ASC 606, handling deferred self-pay packages, classifying therapists under state ABC tests, capitalizing AAC devices under Section 179, and tracking the KPIs that keep a clinic solvent.
Residential Assisted Living Bookkeeping: A Complete Guide for 6-to-16 Bed Owner-Operators
A working guide to bookkeeping for owner-operated residential assisted living and personal care homes — ASC 606 treatment of community fees, payer-mix subledgers for Medicaid waiver and VA Aid and Attendance, caregiver W-2 vs 1099 classification, cost segregation strategy after the 2025 bonus depreciation reset, and the seven KPIs that predict profitability in 6-to-16 bed senior care homes.
Audiologist and Hearing Aid Dispensary Bookkeeping: Medicare Part B, ASC 606 Trial Returns, and Section 179
A working bookkeeping playbook for independent audiology practices, covering ASC 606 revenue recognition for bundled hearing aid sales, Medicare Part B coding under the 2026 conversion factor, trial period return reserves, OTC competition, Section 179 equipment deductions, and monthly reconciliation against Sycle, Blueprint, and CounselEAR.
Auto Body Collision Repair Shop Bookkeeping: DRP, Parts Margins, Supplements, and Section 179
Collision shops bleed cash when DRP revenue isn't booked net of concessions, parts margins aren't split across OEM, aftermarket, and LKQ pools, and supplements slip through CCC and Mitchell without authorization. A guide to the bookkeeping, Section 179 equipment decisions, and the cycle time, touch time, and severity KPIs insurers actually watch.
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.
Form 3115 for Small Businesses: A Practical Walkthrough of Section 481(a), Automatic Consent, and the Audit Protection Traps
How small businesses use Form 3115 to fix prior-year accounting methods without amending returns — covering the Section 481(a) catch-up math, automatic vs. non-automatic consent under Rev. Proc. 2015-13, three worked examples (cash-to-accrual, cost segregation, repair regs), and the five filing mistakes that forfeit audit protection.