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Expert guides on SaaS bookkeeping, ecommerce finance, and scaling your business operations.

SaaS Finance

The SaaS Founder's Complete Guide to ASC 606 Revenue Recognition

Everything you need to know about deferred revenue schedules, how to handle multi-year contracts, and why your current CPA might be getting it wrong.

12 min read June 2025
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SaaS Finance

How to Calculate Your SaaS Gross Margin Correctly

Stop lumping hosting and support into OpEx. Here is the definitive guide to separating COGS for your software company.

8 min read
Ecommerce Books

Shopify vs Amazon Accounting: What Most Bookkeepers Miss

Lump-sum payout recording is killing your analytics. Learn how to separate merchant fees, chargebacks, and actual revenue.

6 min read
SaaS Finance

MRR vs ARR: The Difference and Why It Matters for Investors

They sound simple, but the nuances of churn, expansion, and contraction make tracking MRR correctly surprisingly difficult.

5 min read
Growth Strategy

How to Build a 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast

If you have less than 6 months of runway, a standard P&L isn't enough. You need weekly granular cash flow tracking.

10 min read
SaaS Finance

The EdTech Revenue Recognition Problem (And How to Fix It)

Selling courses upfront but delivering them over 6 months? You need to defer that revenue or you'll fail due diligence.

7 min read
Ecommerce Books

Stripe Reconciliation: The Right Way to Book Your Payouts

A step-by-step guide to using clearing accounts in Xero and QBO to map gross revenue, refunds, and Stripe processing fees.

9 min read
Tax & Compliance

R&D Capitalization for SaaS: What Dev Teams Need to Know

Section 174 changes mean you can't just expense dev salaries anymore. Here's how to track time for R&D capitalization.

11 min read
Growth Strategy

When Should a Startup Hire a Fractional CFO?

You don't need a full-time CFO at Series A. Here is the exact breakpoint where a fractional finance leader makes sense.

6 min read
Tax & Compliance

Ecommerce Inventory Accounting: FIFO vs Weighted Average

Which inventory costing method should your Shopify store use? We break down the tax implications of each approach.

8 min read

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