Dog Treat Bakery Bookkeeping: Licenses, Labels, Farmers Market Cash, and Shelf-Life Shrinkage
Pet treats are animal feed, not cottage food: budget the feed license, AAFCO labels, per-bag labor cost, and shrinkage before your first market day.
Mike Thrift
Marketing Manager
Earnest Money Deposits for Small Business Property Buyers: Applied, Refunded, or Forfeited
A forfeited deposit on business property is usually a deductible loss — capital or ordinary — while the IRS bars any deduction on a personal home.
You Overpaid an Employee — Here's How to Get It Back Without Breaking the Law
An overpaid employee owes you the net, not the gross — recover it with written consent, IRS same-year corrections, and no dip below minimum wage.
FactSet FY2026: GAAP EPS Missed at $14.57, Adjusted Beat at $18.01
FactSet's FY2026 GAAP EPS of $14.57 missed guidance while adjusted EPS of $18.01 beat it. We walk the $126.0M gap between the two net incomes, item by item.
Farm Drainage Tile Contractor Bookkeeping: Bid by the Foot, Because the Acre Lies to You
Bid drainage tile by the foot: 30-foot spacing doubles footage per acre versus 60-foot. Price the outlet separately, and use Section 179 on the plow.
Selling Packaged Food? The FDA Label Rules and Small-Business Exemptions That Decide What Goes on the Package
Small food businesses with under $500,000 in sales can skip the Nutrition Facts panel, but identity, ingredients, allergens, and net weight stay mandatory.
Freezer Beef Pays Better Than the Sale Barn — If You Price It Like a Business
Price freezer beef per pound of hanging weight, sell the live animal — not the meat — at custom-exempt lockers, and beat the sale barn on paper first.
Getting Paid by Foreign Buyers: How to Choose the Right Export Payment Method
Match the payment method to each deal — cash in advance, LC, documentary collection, or insured open account — so one default never wipes out your margin.
H&M Q3 2026: Operating Profit Up 23% on Flat Sales, 1.6 Points One-Off
H&M's Q3 2026 operating profit rose 23% to SEK 6,037M on 0.3% sales growth; strip out 1.6 margin points of one-off tariff effects and it's ~4%.
Manufacturing in Mexico Under IMMEX: How the Maquiladora Program Lets US Companies Import Materials Duty-Free, What a Shelter Operator Handles, and the USMCA Qualification Math to Run First
IMMEX lets US firms import materials into Mexico duty-free — if you meet the export floor, run Annex 24 inventory control, and clear USMCA origin rules.
Inditex H1 2026: Sales Up 7.6% to €19.8B, Zara Segment Profit Up Only 2.5%
Inditex H1 2026 sales rose 7.6% to €19.8B and net income 6.8% to €2.98B, but Zara segment profit grew just 2.5% as operating costs outran sales.
Invisible Dog Fence Installation Bookkeeping: Install Revenue, Recurring Service Income, and Warranty Reserves
Installs pay once; battery plans and service calls pay every year. Split install, recurring, and warranty-reserve lines or winter eats the margin.