Pet groomers, boarding and dog daycare
Accounting software for pet grooming and boarding: groomer pay, packages and retail
Groomers are paid by commission more often than by the hour, daycare is sold in prepaid packs, and the retail shelf needs counting. AcboBooks handles commission on payroll, holds prepaid packs as deposits, and keeps shampoo, treats and leads as inventory.
For grooming salons, mobile groomers, kennels and dog daycares in the US and Canada, $399.99 once.
No card, no account. Windows 10 and 11. United States and Canada.
What it means
In practice
Commission groomers on payroll
Employee groomers get commission and tips as pay items on the paycheque, taxed as wages. Groomers who rent a table are customers with a rent invoice that repeats.
Daycare packs held until used
A prepaid 20-day pack is a customer deposit until the dog comes in. Apply it to the invoices as days are used, so income follows the visits.
Retail and supplies
Treats, toys and leads for sale are inventory at average cost. Shampoo used on dogs is adjusted out of stock to a supplies expense.
Commission and tips on the paycheque.
Your booking app takes the payments. AcboBooks keeps the books.
Enter the day's totals from your booking software as a sales receipt split into grooming, boarding, daycare, retail and tax, and match the card payout with the fee split out.
A mobile groomer can log every trip, track the van as a fixed asset, and see the van's costs as its own class.
What is in the licence
The whole job, in one price
Accounts to set up
Staff
Clients
The business
Grooming, boarding and retail side by side.
What it does not do
· Not a booking system: no appointments, pet profiles, vaccination records or kennel maps.
· No gift card tracking.
· Windows 10 and 11 for now (a Mac version is coming soon); no phone app.
· It imports your bank's statement file rather than connecting live to the bank.
Questions people ask
Before you download
Is pet grooming taxable?
Some states tax grooming and boarding as services and many do not. In Canada GST/HST applies. Set each service item to match your rule.
How do I pay groomers on commission?
Enter the commission as a pay item on the paycheque. It is taxed as wages. Sales by Rep can show each groomer's sales if you assign them on receipts and invoices.
Can I see grooming and boarding separately?
Yes. Use separate income accounts or classes, and the P&L shows each line of business.
Does it connect to my booking app?
No. Enter the daily or weekly totals from its report as a sales receipt.
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Groomers, packs and the retail shelf, in one place.
Run a commission paycheque in the free trial.
No card. No account. Nothing to cancel.