Small business guides
Small business bookkeeping guides
Practical guides for owner-run businesses in the Treasure Valley: a monthly close that fits a small company, job costing for trades, the contractor records to keep before January, and why mixed business and personal spending costs more than it saves.
One Card for the Business: Why Mixed Spending Costs More Than It Saves
Mixed accounts turn a one-hour month into a three-hour month and blur the numbers you price from. The setup that fixes it, and how to record owner money correctly.
Paying Contractors: The Records to Have Before January
Get the W-9 before the first payment, track who was paid how, and know the reporting threshold that changed for 2026 payments. What to keep during the year so January is uneventful.
Job Costing for Trades: Knowing Which Work Actually Paid
A profitable year can hide unprofitable jobs. How to set the books up so every project carries its own labor, materials and margin — and what to do with what you find.
The Monthly Close, Small-Business Sized
A repeatable month-end routine that ends with reconciled accounts and two or three numbers you can act on, instead of a shoebox and a scramble in April.
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