Many homeschool groups collect deposits in the spring for next fall’s programs. This helps with determining how many families will be returning. But how should these early deposits be recorded in a homeschool group’s bookkeeping? Carol Topp, CPA the HomeschoolCPA offers some ideas.
Listen to the podcast
In the podcast Carol mentioned a handout that explains how to record early deposits in accounting software like QuickBooks.
Here it is: Deferred Revenue in QuickBoooks (pdf)
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