Florist accounting — perishables, events, retail.
Perishable inventory accounting, wedding-event deferred revenue, retail vs event margin, and the supplier-account aging that drives cash terms.
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Florist accounting is unusual because of perishables. Stems coming in this morning are dead within 7–10 days. Inventory accounting that pretends otherwise is wrong. Add wedding events with deposits months in advance and the books need real structure.
We work with retail flower shops, event-focused florists, and combined operations.
What we handle
- Perishable inventory with shrinkage tracked monthly.
- Wedding event deposits as deferred revenue.
- Retail vs event revenue separation.
- Supplier A/P aging — wholesale flower terms typically net-7 to net-30.
- Delivery cost as a separate revenue category.
A retail florist had been carrying $14K in stem inventory on the books with no shrinkage adjustments for 18 months. Actual usable stem value at month-end count: $4,200. The $9,800 adjustment was a real expense — but absorbed all at once it distorted that month's P&L. Monthly tracking would have spread it correctly.
If you take wedding deposits, deferred revenue is required.
If you carry meaningful stem inventory, monthly shrinkage adjustment matters.
If you do volume daily delivery, route-level cost tracking helps.
Perishables tracked, events accounted right, real margin per category.
From $400/month.
Frequently asked questions
How do you handle shrinkage?
Monthly count and adjustment to COGS for unused/wilted stems.
Software?
FloristWare, Curate, BloomNation. Sync to QuickBooks.
Sales tax?
Cut flowers and arrangements are taxable retail in CO.
Wedding contracts?
Deposit at signing → liability. Balance + recognition at event.