How it runs for gyms, fitness and wellness studios
We reconcile operating, payroll and reserve accounts monthly, match each payout to the charges it settles through a processor clearing account, post fees, refunds and disputes to their own lines, and reconcile the studio credit card to receipts. Unexplained items are reported to you, never plugged.
What is a bank reconciliation service?
A bank reconciliation service compares the transactions in your accounting software with the transactions on your bank and credit-card statements and explains every difference. The goal is a ledger balance that agrees with the statement after timing items such as outstanding checks and deposits in transit. Done monthly, it catches missing entries, duplicates, bank errors and fraud early.
What we handle for gyms, fitness and wellness studios
- Match each Stripe, Mindbody Payments or Square payout to the charges it settles by date
- Post processing fees, refunds, disputes and aggregator fees separately from revenue
- Reconcile ACH membership settlements and returned payments on their slower cycle
- Reconcile the studio credit card to receipts for supplies, equipment and marketing
- Flag unexplained bank items each month with a proposed fix
The KPI that matters here
Zero unreconciled items older than 30 days across operating, payroll and processor clearing accounts, with fees fully posted.
Fitness compliance notes
Auto-renewal and health club statutes
State automatic-renewal laws require clear disclosure of recurring terms, affirmative consent and an easy cancellation path, and many states also have health club statutes that limit contract length, set cancellation rights and may require a bond for prepaid memberships. We keep the signed agreement and consent with each member's billing record and report prepaid balances so your counsel can confirm bonding needs; the legal review is theirs.
Deferred revenue for prepaid plans and packs
Annual memberships, class packs and training packages are liabilities until the service is delivered. We hold them in deferred revenue, release them from attendance and session logs, track expired and unused balances under your published policy, and report the liability monthly so lenders, buyers and your tax preparer see the obligation behind the cash.
Card-on-file and stored-credential rules
Card networks require a member's consent before a card is stored, disclosure of the recurring amount and schedule, and notice before a trial converts to a paid plan. Our agents never take or store card numbers; members enter cards through your booking platform or Stripe, and we reconcile the consent date to the first charge when a dispute is raised.
Sales tax on memberships and retail
Some states tax gym memberships and class fees, most tax retail and supplements, and a few treat personal training differently from group classes. We map each product in your booking platform to its tax treatment, reconcile tax collected to the ledger by state each month, and prepare the workings for your filing.
Fitness software we work in
- Stripe
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- Square
- Gusto
- Mindbody
- Zen Planner
- Mariana Tek
- ABC Fitness
- All 50 platforms
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Frequently asked questions
Why is the payout smaller than the memberships charged that day?
Because the processor deducts its fee from every charge, subtracts refunds and disputed amounts from the same payout, and may hold part of a payout after a dispute spike. A payout also rarely covers a single day. We record gross charges from the sales report, the fee, refunds and holds on their own lines, and match the net to the bank so nothing is netted silently.
How do you handle a returned ACH membership payment?
An ACH membership that returns for insufficient funds is reversed from the processor's later payout, sometimes with a return fee. We reverse the payment against the member's account in the ledger, post the fee, flag the member to the AR desk for recovery, and match the reduced payout to the bank. ACH returns arrive days after the original settlement, which is why the clearing account matters.
What if the sales report and the bank never agree?
The most common causes are timing, since payouts settle days after the charge and ACH slower still; fees, refunds and disputes, which the bank reflects but the sales report does not; and posting errors, such as a payout recorded twice or a retail sale rung on the wrong terminal. We separate the first two and list the third for the studio manager so the booking platform is corrected as well.
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