Notes from the ledger
Tax changes decoded, bookkeeping craft, retail economics, and the occasional strong opinion about software.
The US Tax Threshold You Cross Without Noticing
Economic nexus means a Canadian seller can owe sales tax in a US state they have never visited. The dangerous part is not the rule, it is that nothing tells you when you crossed it.
Payroll Is Not a Second Product
Most accounting software hands payroll to a separate subscription, and the handover is where the year stops reconciling. A case for running it in the same ledger.
QuickBooks Desktop Is Sunsetting. What Now?
Desktop users chose speed, keyboard and offline for good reasons. A clear-eyed look at the options as Intuit winds Desktop down.
Nova Scotia Cut Its HST — and Exposed Everyone's Hardcoded Rates
NS dropped HST to 14% in April 2025. Systems with rates in code overcharged customers from day one. Rates must be data.
The Connector Tax: What Your 'Cheap' Ledger Really Costs
A ledger plus a POS app plus an inventory app plus A2X plus sync fees — the modern accounting stack and its hidden invoice.
Why Small Businesses Need Real Permission Systems Too
Roles and approvals aren't enterprise bureaucracy — they're how small teams stay both fast and safe. The View/Allow model explained.
Your Amazon Deposit Is Not Your Revenue
Booking the settlement net as sales poisons your margins and your tax. What's actually inside an Amazon deposit, and how to post it.
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