Salons, barbershops, and nail studios juggle booth renters, tips, product sales, and appointment-based income — a bookkeeping mix most accountants get wrong.
Whether your stylists are renters, employees, or 1099s changes your payroll taxes completely — and misclassification is a top audit trigger.
Cash and card tips have reporting rules for both owner and staff. Getting it wrong creates payroll tax problems later.
Product sales add sales tax and inventory tracking on top of service income.
Every legitimate deduction you're entitled to — captured, documented, and defended. Here's where we look first:
It depends on control, scheduling, and payment structure. We review your setup and document it properly — before the state asks.
Tips must be reported as income and run through payroll correctly for employees. We build it into your payroll process.
Yes — licenses, renewals, and continuing education required for your work are deductible business expenses.
This guide is general education, not individualized tax or legal advice — your situation is unique, which is exactly why the first call is free.
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