About Salon Accounting
Bookkeeping Built Around Salon Life
A family-built bookkeeping platform shaped by decades behind the chair and focused on the financial tasks independent salon professionals handle every week.
Why We Built It
Salon Accounting began with a practical spreadsheet created for the real income, tip, supply, booth-rent, and tax questions that come with running a salon business.
Julie Manske brought the salon experience after working behind the chair since the 1980s. Her son David Manske, a software engineer, turned that workflow into a focused application. Salon Accounting has served salon professionals since 2012.
That origin still shapes the product: clear daily totals, salon-specific expense categories, receipt storage, profit and loss reporting, and optional scheduling and quarterly tax estimate tools without a general-accounting learning curve.
Trust & transparency
Our Editorial Standards
Our resource library explains bookkeeping and federal tax concepts in plain English for U.S. salon professionals. It is educational content, not a substitute for advice from a qualified tax professional who knows your circumstances.
Primary sources first
For federal tax rules, rates, forms, and deadlines, we prefer IRS forms, instructions, publications, and official announcements over secondary summaries.
Time-sensitive facts are dated
Mileage rates, wage bases, deadlines, and competitor pricing can change. We identify the applicable year and link to the source when a figure needs regular review.
Product claims stay specific
We describe what each Salon Accounting plan includes and avoid unsupported ratings, guarantees, or broad claims that cannot be checked.
Corrections are welcome
If you find an outdated figure or unclear explanation, email support@salonaccounting.com so we can review it.