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Bitcoin Mining Bookkeeping: Why Every Mining Pool Payout Is Its Own Taxable Event

Under IRS Notice 2014-21, every mining pool payout is ordinary income at its fair market value on receipt — a daily-payout pool creates ~365 taxable events a year before you sell anything. This guide covers hobby vs. Schedule C classification, 15.3% self-employment tax, Section 179 vs. 100% bonus depreciation for ASICs, the 2026 per-wallet cost-basis rule, Form 1099-DA reconciliation, and the per-lot records mining books need to survive an audit.

Mike Thrift

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Eyelash Extension Studio Bookkeeping: The Supply, Retail, and Depreciation Lines Most Lash Artists Get Wrong

A lash studio's costs don't fit one "supplies" line — service consumables, retail inventory, and depreciable equipment like lash beds and LED lamps each need their own account. This guide covers a six-category chart of accounts, the Section 179 deduction most lash artists miss, quarterly retail inventory counts, and booth-renter vs. employee classification.

Mike Thrift

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FreshBooks vs. Wave vs. Zoho Books: Which Fits a One-Person Business?

Wave is free but gates automatic bank feeds behind its ~$19/month Pro plan; FreshBooks Lite costs ~$19/month and caps you at 5 billable clients with no bank reconciliation; Zoho Books includes real double-entry accounting free under $50,000 annual revenue. Here is how the three compare for solo founders and freelancers, including the payment-processing fees that often exceed the subscription price.

Mike Thrift

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HMRC Just Got the Legal Right to Inspect Your Cloud-Hosted Records: What the UK's Modernized Section 114 Powers Mean for Digital Bookkeeping

Draft Finance Bill 2026-27 clauses published on L-Day (July 13, 2026) modernize HMRC's Schedule 36 inspection powers to explicitly cover cloud-hosted accounting records, with consultation open until September 7, 2026. Here's how the change interacts with Making Tax Digital and what UK small businesses should do now.

Mike Thrift

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How to Start a Bookkeeping Business in 2026: Certifications, Costs, Pricing, and Your First Clients

A solo bookkeeper with 15–20 clients on $300–$500 monthly retainers can earn $54,000–$120,000 a year, often with under $3,000 in startup costs. This guide covers certification tiers (free QuickBooks/Xero, NACPB CPB at $80–$100, AIPB CB at $479–$574), a realistic startup budget, 2026 retainer benchmarks by client size, niche selection, and the client-acquisition channels that work for new practices.

Mike Thrift

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KPMG Australia Cut Partner Pay 20% Over an Ethics Scandal. Here's How to Vet Your Own Accountant.

KPMG Australia is preparing to cut over 1,000 of roughly 10,000 jobs and reduce partner pay by up to 20% after admitting it mishandled a 2024 whistleblower complaint alleging misuse of confidential client data. The same five independence threats behind the scandal — self-interest, self-review, advocacy, familiarity, and intimidation — apply to any local CPA firm, and this guide covers the red flags plus a five-step due-diligence checklist (license lookup, peer review report, references, commission disclosure, engagement-letter scope) for vetting your own accountant.

Mike Thrift

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Pet Waste Removal Business Bookkeeping: Route Density, Deferred Revenue, and the Real Unit Economics

Pet waste removal services gross $20–$45 per visit at ~50% gross and ~20% net margins, with top operators reporting $2M+ in annual revenue. This bookkeeping guide covers the metrics that actually decide profitability — revenue per route-hour, deferred revenue on prepaid subscriptions, and separating residential cash flow from invoiced commercial contracts.

Mike Thrift

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