Home maintenance & specialty services
Books and taxes for furniture assembly services.
TaskRabbit and Amazon assembly payouts, bulk office and apartment contracts, and a truck full of drill bits and hex keys. Gus sorts all of it, an accountant checks every transaction, and you get one number a month.
- From $197 a month
- An accountant on every transaction
- Cancel whenever
September came in at $5,400. The office move-in job paid net-30, so I flagged that lag so the slower start to the month makes sense.
- TaskRabbit payoutTaskRabbit and Amazon jobs
- Corporate contract paymentBulk office contracts
- Harbor Freight toolsTools and hardware
- Waste disposal feePackaging disposal
- Shell fuelVehicle and fuel
Why your books are different
Furniture assembly books go wrong in the same four places.
A generalist sees deposits and a tool receipt. Your business runs on gig app payouts that already have a cut taken out, bulk office jobs paid weeks later, and a truck bed of packaging to haul away. When the books do not separate those, a good month can look thin.
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Gig app payouts already have a cut taken out
TaskRabbit and Amazon Home Services take a commission before the payout ever lands in your account. Booked as the full customer price, your income looks bigger than it is and your real margin per job stays hidden.
What we doBooks what actually lands from each app and keeps the commission visible as its own cost, so you know what a gig job really pays. -
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Bulk office contracts pay weeks after the work
A corporate office move-in or a property manager's model unit contract often bills net-30, while a same-day TaskRabbit job pays out almost immediately. The gap makes a busy work week look like a slow month.
What we doTracks net-30 contracts against the job date, so a payment lag does not make good weeks look bad. -
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Packaging haul-away gets lost with tool costs
Hauling away flattened boxes and packing foam sometimes costs a disposal fee, especially on bulk jobs. Mixed in with drill bits and hex keys, you cannot see whether offering haul-away is actually worth the price you charge for it.
What we doKeeps packaging disposal in its own line, separate from tools and hardware. -
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A tool stock-up wrecks the monthly number
Drill bits, driver tips, and levels wear out and get replaced in bulk orders that cover months of jobs. One big supply run makes a good month look thin and the next one look great.
What we doKeeps tools and hardware in one steady line and flags a stock-up so it is not mistaken for a slow month.
Your categories
The categories Gus keeps for a furniture assembly business.
Set up once for how you get paid and what you spend. You never pick a category. He does, and an accountant checks it.
Money in
- TaskRabbit and Amazon jobsTaskRabbit and Amazon Home Services payouts, net of their commission.
- Direct bookingsJobs booked through your own website, Thumbtack, or word of mouth.
- Bulk office contractsCorporate office setups, often billed net-30.
- Apartment and staging contractsProperty manager and model unit furniture packages.
Money out
- Tools and hardwareCordless drivers, drill bits, hex keys, and levels.
- Vehicle and fuelFuel, repairs, insurance, and loan payments for the van.
- Packaging disposalFees for hauling away boxes and packing material.
- Gig app commissionsWhat TaskRabbit or Amazon kept before the payout landed.
- Liability insuranceCoverage for work done inside a customer's home or office.
- Background check feesVetting required by gig apps and some corporate clients.
- Uniforms and phoneBranded shirts and the phone used for scheduling.
What we watch for you
- Gig app cut
What TaskRabbit or Amazon keep against the customer price. Worth knowing before taking more of that work.
- Contract lag
How many days a net-30 bulk contract takes to land after the job is done.
- Job type mix
Direct bookings against gig app jobs, since they pay very differently.
- The set-aside
What you will owe, tracked every month, so April is a number you already knew.
Ask Gus
Things furniture assembly owners ask Gus.
Text him like you would text anybody. He answers in plain English, and when a question is above his pay grade, an accountant looks and gets back to you.
Yes, that is their commission. I keep it as its own line so you can see what a gig app job really nets you against a direct booking.
That contract pays net-30. I flagged the lag so the month reads right, and the payment will show up when it lands.
No, that covers months of jobs. I kept it in your tools line and noted it so a good month is not blamed on a stock-up order.
The tax side
The tax side of a furniture assembly business.
Most of what goes wrong here is timing and labels: an app commission mistaken for full income, a net-30 contract that muddies the month, and tools bought in bulk.
What your return has to get right
Your accountant signs it, so it gets done right the first time.
- Vehicle and toolsYour van and any significant tool purchase can usually be written off in the year you buy them, up to the Section 179 limit, with 100 percent bonus depreciation on property bought after January 19, 2025.
- Gig app commissions are a cost, not lost incomeWhat TaskRabbit or Amazon keep before paying you out counts as a business expense, not a reduction to your reported sales, and Gus tracks it that way.
- Contractor 1099sAnyone not on payroll who you paid $2,000 or more in 2026 gets a 1099-NEC by January 31. Gus keeps that list all year.
- The pass-through deductionMost owner-operators can take up to 20 percent of business profit off their taxable income. It comes out right when the books are right all year.
Deductions furniture assembly services miss
Your bookkeeper knows what to look for in your statements. You never have to.
- Vehicle fuel and repairs
- Cordless drivers and drill bits
- Levels and measuring tools
- TaskRabbit and Amazon fees
- Background check fees
- Liability insurance
- Uniforms with your logo
- Phone and tablet for scheduling
- Packaging disposal fees
- Card processing fees
- Small tools under the expensing threshold
- Storage rent for extra hardware
General information about 2026 federal rules, not advice for your business. Your accountant looks at your actual numbers before anything gets filed.
All year, not just April
A furniture assembly year, kept every month.
Move-in season and new office setups come in bursts. Your taxes come on a schedule. Your team keeps you ahead of both. Every month in between, your bookkeeper closes the books and speaks up the moment something looks off.
- January
Plan the year
Last year's return gets started, the 1099 list is ready, and you get a monthly set-aside so April is already handled.
- April
Filed. Done.
Your return is filed and signed. No surprise bill, because the set-aside has been running since January.
- July
Halfway check
Where you stand, what you will owe, and whether summer move-ins changed the number.
- October
Before the slower season
Assembly work often slows once the fall office and apartment rush passes. Gus looks at equipment worth buying and anything worth doing before December.
What you get
What you pay depends on what your business needs, and it does not move after that, busy season or slow. No hourly bills, no surprise invoices, no setup fee.
Book a call- Monthly bookkeeping
Every transaction sorted into categories set up for furniture assembly services. You never categorize a thing.
- An accountant checks every transaction
Real review, every month, before your books close. Not a spot check.
- Your business tax return, filed
Prepared, reviewed, and signed by that same accountant every year.
- The monthly number
What you made, what you spent, what to set aside for taxes.
- Your own bookkeeper
A real person assigned to your business, in the app whenever you need them. No hold music.
- On your books all year
Every month, not just in April. Your team speaks up whenever something is worth your attention.
- Cancel any time
No contract. No cancellation call. Your books are yours.
Straight answers
Questions furniture assembly owners ask first.
Can Gus separate my TaskRabbit payouts from what I book directly?
Yes. Gig app jobs and direct bookings get their own categories, so you can see which channel is actually more profitable once commissions are counted.
My corporate client pays net-30. Will that mess up my books?
No. Gus tracks the payment against the job date, so a lag between finishing the work and getting paid does not make the month look wrong.
Does the app's commission count as an expense I can deduct?
Yes. What TaskRabbit or Amazon keep before paying you out is a business cost, and Gus keeps it visible instead of just netting it out of your income.
I charge extra to haul away the boxes and packaging. How does that get tracked?
It stays separate from your tool and hardware costs, so you can see whether the haul-away fee you charge actually covers the disposal cost.
My books are scattered across a personal account and a business one. Can Gus sort that out?
Yes. Send the bank statements you have. Gus sorts them, the accountant checks them, and most people know where they stand inside a week.
Do I need to track background check fees separately?
It helps. Gus keeps them in their own line since they are a recurring cost of working with gig apps and some corporate clients, not a one-time expense.
Is a real accountant checking my books?
Yes. You get your own bookkeeper, Gus does the first pass on every transaction, and an accountant checks every one before your month closes. That same accountant prepares, signs, and files your business return. Goatkeeper is not a CPA firm, and we never pretend a person looked when they did not.
What does it cost, and can I cancel?
It starts at $197 a month, depending on what your business needs. No setup fee, no hourly bills, no contract. Cancel any time from the app, and your books go with you.
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Pick a time. That's the whole signup.
Fifteen minutes with a real person on our team. They look at where your books are, tell you straight what it takes to get caught up, and get you set up on the spot if it fits.
- $197 a month to start
- An accountant on every transaction
- Cancel whenever