77 tagged with "Reconciliation"
Bank reconciliation techniques for accurate financial records
Buy Now, Pay Later Is Quietly Breaking Your Books: A Merchant's Guide to Accounting for Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay
BNPL providers pay merchants the full sale price minus a fee, then report gross volume on a 1099-K — so recording only the net deposit understates revenue and triggers IRS underreporter notices. Record gross sales through per-provider clearing accounts to keep fees, reserves, and 1099-K totals reconciled.
Cannabis Dispensary Bookkeeping Under Section 280E: COGS, METRC, FinCEN BSA, and the KPIs MSOs Track
How disciplined cannabis dispensaries build books that survive Section 280E—segregating COGS from disallowed expenses, applying the Section 471(c) small-taxpayer carve-out, reconciling METRC to the POS to the general ledger daily, handling FinCEN BSA cash-banking and Form 8300 reporting, and reporting the sales-per-square-foot and basket-size KPIs MSO lenders read.
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.
Computer and Smartphone Repair Shop Bookkeeping: The Hidden Liabilities Behind Every Cracked Screen
An operator's guide to bookkeeping for independent computer and smartphone repair shops in 2026 — separating per-ticket labor from parts revenue, treating customer devices as bailee property, recognizing deposits under ASC 606, applying Section 179 to bench equipment, complying with the new Washington and Colorado right-to-repair laws, and reconciling RepairShopr or CellSmart POS to the general ledger.
Independent Community Pharmacy Bookkeeping: PBM Reconciliation, DIR Fees Under ASC 606, 340B Compliance, and the KPIs Lenders Read
How independent community pharmacies reconcile PBM remittance advice to adjudicated AR, accrue DIR fee reserves as variable consideration under ASC 606, segregate 340B inventory to survive HRSA audits, and produce the gross-margin-per-Rx KPIs that lenders benchmark against the NCPA Digest's 19.7% margin median.
Wedding and Portrait Photography Studio Bookkeeping: Retainers, Second Shooters, Section 179, and Tave Reconciliation
How independent wedding and portrait photographers should recognize booking retainers as deferred revenue under ASC 606, classify second shooters under the ABC test, capitalize mirrorless gear under Section 179, and reconcile Tave, Studio Ninja, and HoneyBook with the general ledger.
Music School Bookkeeping: Prepaid Tuition, Teacher Classification, and Studio KPIs
How music schools should book prepaid tuition as deferred revenue under ASC 606, why recurring teachers usually fail the ABC test for 1099 classification, how to apply Section 179 to pianos and recording gear, and how to reconcile MyMusicStaff or Jackrabbit against a general ledger.
Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic Bookkeeping: Medicare Billing Rules, Insurance Reconciliation, and Practice KPIs
How an outpatient PT practice should book insurance-billed visits under ASC 606, reconcile 835 ERAs to 837P claims, reserve for KX-modifier recoupments, and track the net collection rate, days-in-AR, and productivity KPIs that actually predict cash flow.
Mobile Locksmith Bookkeeping: Emergency Premiums, Transponder Inventory, and Van Depreciation Without Margin Leaks
A guide to the bookkeeping decisions that move locksmith margins — separating emergency from standard revenue, per-SKU transponder inventory, Section 179 van elections, ALOA licensing tracking, and dispatch-software-to-GL reconciliation.
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.
Title Insurance and Settlement Agent Bookkeeping: ALTA Best Practices, Three-Way Reconciliation, and the Compliance Realities of Closing Other People's Money
How title insurance agencies and settlement firms keep escrow trust books — three-way daily reconciliation, ALTA Best Practices controls, premium remittance liability tracking, RESPA Section 8 compliance, and the wire-fraud controls that survive a state department of insurance audit.
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.