What the accounting actually looks like
A vintage and antique business marketplace earns from listing fees, transaction fees, and possibly subscription tiers for sellers. Inventory is held by sellers, not the platform, so the books look like a marketplace P&L rather than a retailer's. Sales tax marketplace-facilitator rules may apply depending on jurisdiction and structure. Expenses concentrate in hosting, payment processing, marketing, and content contractors. A monthly close fits.
How ATCS handles it for vintagebiz.shop
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AI-assisted categorization
Listing fees, transaction fees, and refunds each train into stable lines once corrected.
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Multi-account reconciliation
Marketplace processor flow reconciles against operating cash without manual journal gymnastics.
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Per-transaction document attachments
Marketing invoices and contractor agreements attach to the entries they support.
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CPA handoff bundle
Year-end review is faster when the ledger, documents, and 1099 file ship together.
Bookkeeping reality for Local services & marketplaces
Two-sided marketplaces and event platforms live on the gross-versus-net revenue question. Whether the books recognize platform fees only or full transaction value, then remit to providers, has to be settled in policy and reflected consistently. Provider payouts produce large 1099-NEC populations — most local-service providers are sole props or single-member LLCs — making tokenized W-9 capture and encrypted TIN storage table stakes. Refunds, weather cancellations, and partial-job adjustments are recurring journal volume. Sales tax marketplace-facilitator rules apply in some states.