Wellness & recovery services
Books and taxes for sound healing practitioners.
Ticketed group sound baths held at rented venues, one-on-one sessions booked separately, and a crystal bowl collection that cost thousands to build. 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
March came in at $3,300. The Saturday sound bath sold out at the yoga studio, so I logged the ticket sales and the venue rent as separate lines like you wanted.
- Eventbrite payout, group sound bathGroup event tickets
- Venmo, private sessionsPrivate sessions
- Bandcamp payout, recordingsDigital recordings
- Venue rental, yoga studioVenue rent
- New crystal bowlInstruments
Why your books are different
A sound healer's income comes from a room they don't own and instruments they had to buy first.
A ticketed group sound bath happens in a rented studio, a private session happens wherever the client is, and a set of crystal bowls or a gong can be the single biggest investment in the whole business. None of that fits a normal service business template.
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Ticket sales and venue rent belong together, not apart
A sold-out sound bath brings in solid ticket revenue, but the venue rental for that same event can eat a large share of it, and tracked separately without being tied to the event, it is hard to see whether a given venue is actually worth booking again.
What we doKeeps ticket revenue and venue rent linked by event, so profit per sound bath is visible, not just total income. -
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A bowl collection is an instrument investment, not a supply purchase
A set of crystal singing bowls or a large gong can run into the thousands of dollars, and if filed like ordinary supplies, it wrecks the month it was bought instead of being treated like the equipment it is.
What we doFlags instrument purchases the day they happen and logs them as equipment for the accountant to decide how to write off. -
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Digital recordings are a different kind of income entirely
Selling downloadable sound baths or streaming recordings through a site like Bandcamp brings in income with no per-sale cost, and mixed into session revenue, it hides how much of the business runs without you being in the room.
What we doKeeps digital recording sales in their own line, separate from live sessions and events. -
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A private session and a group event price out completely differently
One person paying for an hour of your time is worth something very different than fifty tickets sold for one group event, and blended into a single average, neither number tells you anything useful about pricing.
What we doKeeps private sessions and group events in separate lines so each can be priced based on what it actually earns.
Your categories
The categories Gus keeps for a sound healing practice.
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
- Group event ticketsSound bath tickets sold through Eventbrite or a similar ticketing site.
- Private sessionsOne-on-one sessions paid by cash, card, or Venmo.
- Digital recordingsDownloadable or streaming sound bath sales.
- Teaching and trainingFacilitator training or workshops you lead for others.
Money out
- Venue rentSpace rented for group sound bath events.
- InstrumentsCrystal bowls, gongs, and other sound tools.
- Ticketing site feesEventbrite, Bandcamp, or similar site costs.
- Marketing and lead feesSocial ads and event promotion.
- Transportation and equipment haulingMoving instruments to and from venues.
What we watch for you
- Profit per event
Ticket revenue against venue rent for each sound bath, so you know which venues are worth booking again.
- Private vs group mix
How much of your income comes from each, so pricing and time reflect what actually pays.
- Digital sales
Recording income tracked apart from live work, so passive income growth is visible.
- The set-aside
What you will owe, tracked every month, so April is a number you already knew.
Ask Gus
Things sound healers 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.
I tied the ticket revenue to that venue's rent, and after the split it cleared about $340. Worth checking if a smaller room would do better next time.
I flagged it as an instrument purchase, not a regular expense, so it will not distort this month. The accountant will look at how best to write it off.
I kept that in its own line, separate from live sessions, so you can see how much of your income is coming in while you are not in the room.
The tax side
The tax side of a sound healing practice.
Most of what trips up a sound healer is treating instruments like supplies and not separating venue costs from the events they belong to.
What your return has to get right
Your accountant signs it, so it gets done right the first time.
- Equipment write-offsCrystal bowls, gongs, and other instruments can usually be written off the year they are bought. Bonus depreciation is 100 percent for property acquired after January 19, 2025.
- Self-employment taxWorking for yourself means paying both halves of Social Security and Medicare, 15.3 percent total, on top of income tax. The set-aside is built to cover it.
- The pass-through deductionMost solo practitioners can take up to 20 percent of business profit off their taxable income. It comes out right when the books are right all year.
- Quarterly estimated paymentsWith no employer withholding anything, most independent practitioners pay estimated tax four times a year, on April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15.
Deductions sound healing practitioners miss
Your bookkeeper knows what to look for in your statements. You never have to.
- Crystal bowls and gongs
- Venue rental fees
- Ticketing site fees
- Transportation for equipment
- Instrument cases and padding
- Marketing and event promotion
- Liability insurance
- Website and recording hosting
- Sound equipment and microphones
- Continuing education and training
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 sound healer's year, kept every month.
Group events cluster around certain seasons while private sessions and recordings run steadier. Your team keeps you ahead of the tax calendar through 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, and you get a monthly set-aside so April is already handled, even with event income landing unevenly.
- 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 event bookings changed the number.
- October
Before the year closes
Gus looks at whether a new instrument or recording equipment is worth buying before December while there is still time to use it.
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 sound healing practitioners. 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 sound healers ask first.
How does Gus handle venue rent for group events?
He ties ticket revenue to the venue rent for that same event, so you can see actual profit per sound bath instead of just total income and total expenses separately.
Can I write off a new set of crystal bowls all at once?
Often you can. Equipment bought for the business can usually be deducted in the year you buy it, and sometimes spreading it out is the better call. Gus flags the purchase and the accountant decides.
I sell recordings online. Does that count differently than live sessions?
It is still business income, but Gus keeps it in its own line so you can see how much comes from live work versus recordings that sell without you being present.
My income is really uneven month to month. Is that a problem for the books?
No. Gus tracks events, sessions, and recordings as they happen, so an uneven month reads honestly instead of looking like something went wrong.
I travel to lead sound baths in different cities. Can I deduct that?
Often, yes, when the travel is for the business. Gus keeps transportation costs in their own line and the accountant confirms what qualifies.
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