The Profitjets Blog
Finance Writing for People Running the Business
Practical articles on bookkeeping, accounting, tax, payroll and financial strategy, written for founders and operators rather than for other accountants.
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What is Bookkeeping: A Step-by-Step Guide
What bookkeeping covers, how it differs from accounting, and the five-step process behind a clean set of books.
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How to File IRS Form 1098: Mortgage Interest Statement
What Is Form 1098, Who Files Form 1098, and Key Boxes on Form 1098.
IRS Schedule E (Form 1040): Supplemental Income and Loss, Complete Guide
Part I, Rental Real Estate, Royalties, and Other and Part II, Partnership and S-Corporation Income (K-1s).
Importance of Bookkeeping and Accounting for Rental Properties
Rent, expenses, depreciation and tax across a portfolio of rentals.
Is an LLC the Right Business Structure for Your eCommerce Business?
Whether it fits, how to form one, and what selling online brings with it.
Know about Bookkeeping for Small HOA
Dues, reserves and vendor costs, tracked so the board can answer any question.
Mold Remediation Business: Financial and Operational Profile
How Mold Remediation Businesses Work, Revenue Model: Insurance-Driven Work, and Cash Flow Challenge: The Insurance.
Outsourcing Accounting vs In-House Accounting for Restaurants
The weekly rhythm, what each model gives you, and how to switch.
Real Estate Accounting Basics: What To Track?
The accounts a property business has to keep, and what belongs in each.
Real Estate Accounting Financial Reporting and How Outsourcing Can Ease Your Burden
The reports a property business produces, and how outsourcing eases the load.
Real Estate Accounting: A Complete Guide for 2026
How property books are structured, what they track, and the reports owners need.
Real Estate Bookkeeping: How to do it Right?
What a real estate business tracks, how to set it up, and when to bring in help.
Real Estate Finance Terms: 40 Terms Every Investor Should Know
Core Return and Valuation Metrics, Financing and Leverage Terms, and Cash Flow and Operating Terms.
Restaurant Bookkeeping & Accounting: How to Do It Right?
Food cost, labour and prime cost, tracked daily rather than discovered monthly.
SaaS Accounting: A Complete Guide for 2026
Revenue recognition, deferred revenue and the metrics a subscription business runs on.
Servpro Franchise: Financial Profile and What to Expect
What Is Servpro, Initial Investment and Startup Costs, and Ongoing Fees and Royalties.
Solar Business Finance: What the Numbers Look Like
Overview: How Solar Installation Businesses Generate Revenue, Revenue Models in Solar, and Revenue Recognition for.
The Role of a CFO in Healthcare Organizations
Payer mix, regulation and capital planning, the three things a healthcare CFO lives with.
The Role of a CFO in Insurance Companies
Reserving, solvency and statutory reporting, the core of an insurance CFO's work.
The Role of a CFO in Real Estate Sector
What a CFO does in property, from deal underwriting to investor reporting.
The Role of a CFO in the Construction Sector
Job costing, WIP and cash timing, the three problems a construction CFO manages.
Tips on Bookkeeping for Schools
Fees, grants, payroll and activity funds, kept straight across an academic year.
What Does an E-Commerce CFO Do? Roles and Responsibilities
Inventory, channel margin and working capital, what an e-commerce CFO actually manages.
What we write about
Eight topics we come back to
Pick a topic and the library above filters to it.
Bookkeeping
Clean books, reconciliations, chart of accounts and month-end close.
Accounting
Close process, financial statements, cash against accrual, and reporting that gets used.
Tax
Preparation, planning, entity choice, deductions, quarterly estimates and the IRS forms behind them.
CFO
Forecasting, cash flow, fundraising readiness and the executive roles founders confuse.
Payroll
Withholding, payroll taxes, W-2s and 1099s, and multi-state teams.
Metrics
The ratios and statements that tell you what is actually happening in the business.
Software
QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite and the tools that feed them.
Business Finance
Entity formation, banking, budgeting, funding and getting the finances in order.
Would You Rather We Just Did It?
Reading about reconciliation is useful. Not having to do it is better.