Pet grooming and dog daycare accounting.
Recurring booking revenue, retail product margin, membership packages, and the staff-pay structure that makes the difference between profit and break-even.
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Pet services run on appointment density. Daycare has its own pattern — fixed weekly memberships against staff-to-dog ratio limits set by the city. Grooming runs on individual appointments with retail product attach. Both have margin levers the books need to make visible.
We work with single-location grooming shops, dog daycare with boarding, and combined-service operations.
What we handle
- Service vs retail revenue separation.
- Recurring membership accounting with deferred revenue for prepaid packages.
- Staff payroll with proper W-2 setup and tip handling.
- Boarding revenue tracked separately when applicable.
- Inventory for retail product (food, accessories, supplements).
A daycare selling 10-pack daycare memberships was booking the full $400 as revenue at sale. Customers redeemed packages over 4–8 weeks. The Q1 P&L was inflated and Q2 looked unprofitable. Deferred revenue accounting flattened it.
If you sell packages or memberships, deferred revenue is required.
If you have under 5 staff, Gusto + monthly bookkeeping works.
If you sell meaningful retail, separate revenue lines for service vs product.
Service margin, retail margin, package revenue accounted right.
From $350/month.
Frequently asked questions
Software?
Gingr, Time To Pet, PawLoyalty. Sync to QuickBooks.
Sales tax?
Service generally not taxable in CO at state level; retail product is. City rules vary.
Tip handling?
Tips run through payroll with proper FICA treatment.
1099 vs W-2 groomers?
If they work your schedule on your equipment, W-2. If they rent space and run their own book, can be 1099 (booth-rental model).