Event businesses collect deposits and progress payments long before the event happens, sometimes across two or three tax years. Books that record those as revenue on receipt produce a spectacular year followed by a bewildering one, and give the owner no way to see how much of the cash in the account is already committed to weddings that have not happened yet. When a date cancels, the difference between a refundable deposit and a forfeited one is a real accounting distinction that most venue books never make.
Deposits deferred
Held until the date, not banked as revenue on receipt.
Profit per event
Staffing, rentals, and food against what the event brought in.
Forfeitures timed right
Recognised when forfeited, not when collected.
Seasonality explained
Quiet months understood rather than alarming.
What we handle
- Deposits and progress payments held as deferred revenue until the event date
- Event-level profitability including staffing, rentals, and food cost
- Forfeited deposits recognised at the point of forfeiture rather than at collection
- Vendor commissions and referral fees tracked in both directions
- Seasonality handled so the quiet months are understood rather than alarming
Common problems we fix
- Every deposit booked as income, making a booked-out year look like a record one
- No view of how much of the bank balance is other people’s deposits
- Event costs in general expense accounts, so no event can be evaluated
- Staff and contractor payments blended, complicating year-end reporting
We keep the books. You run the business.
Categorization, reconciliation, month-end close, and clean financial statements — with nothing left for you to chase.
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Free review
We look at how your event venues and wedding professionals books are set up today.
Fix the structure
Chart of accounts rebuilt around how your industry actually earns and spends.
Catch up
Anything behind gets cleaned up at a fixed quoted price.
Close monthly
Current, reconciled books every month — ready for your CPA.
Event Venues & Wedding Professionals — Frequently Asked Questions
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