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O&O is ops.
QuickBooks is the ledger.

Object & Order runs procurement and client billing for interior design firms. QuickBooks remains the system for the general ledger, financial reporting, and reconciliation.

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System boundaries

Keep each system focused.

O&O is the operational record for schedules, firm cost, client pricing, purchasing, required deposits, and invoice collection. QuickBooks is the accounting ledger.

O&O does not provide a native general ledger, payroll, or bank reconciliation. Use QuickBooks for chart-of-accounts decisions, financial statements, payroll, and bank rec.

Deposits in O&O are an operational gate: collected is compared with required to order before an O&O-sourced order can be placed. They are not a full deferred-revenue GL.

Billing paths

The merchant of record determines the accounting path.

O&O-sourced goods

O&O-billed invoice

  • O&O is merchant of record; the client pays O&O.
  • O&O remits sales tax on those goods using O&O tax registrations.
  • The firm receives a markup payout after the O&O-billed invoice is fully paid.
  • QuickBooks should receive markup income, not the full client invoice.

Self-sourced goods and fees

Firm-billed invoice

  • The firm is merchant of record; the client pays the firm through its connected Stripe account.
  • The firm's tax registrations apply, and the firm remits sales tax when required.
  • O&O syncs the firm-billed Stripe invoice to QuickBooks for normal bookkeeping.
  • Free-form lines, design fees, and self-sourced goods have a $0 application fee.

Pricing treatment

Simple by sourcing mode.

The platform fee is 5% of item cost on O&O-sourced goods only. It does not apply to shipping, self-sourced goods, or free-form lines.

Firm-billed invoices carry a $0 application fee. This keeps the distinction clean: O&O earns on O&O-sourced item cost through the platform fee, while the firm owns its self-sourced and service billing.

For tax registration and filing advice, firms should work with their accountant or tax professional. O&O provides operational and invoice data; it does not replace tax or accounting advice.