You ran a $4,000 card on a furnace install. Square dropped $3,884 in checking. The bank feed booked $3,884 as sales.

Where did $116 go? Fees. And if that happens on every job, you are quietly hiding thousands a year in processing costs. You also think you sold less than you did.

This is not a tax lecture. It is about knowing what jobs actually bring in and what it costs you to get paid. If card fees are eating 3% and you do not know it, you cannot price for it.

Simple habit: once a month, pull your processor summary. Gross sales, fees, deposits. The books should show all three, not just the net that landed.

We sort this out every month for owners who would rather be on a job. See what we do.

— Jake / Wenonah Bookkeeping