Ray Data Co business accounts only — five Mercury buckets and the business Amex. Bookkeeping, not a filed return.
Snapshot just now · 2026-01-01 → 2026-07-28 ·
2026-07-28 17:36
These move money without changing profit. Counting them would misstate the books.
The contract wind-down is visible rather than averaged away — monthly retainer through June, then nothing.
| Payroll (wages + employer tax) | -$37,726.50 | 29 | |
| Health insurance | -$11,019.62 | 9 | |
| Business Utilities & Communication | -$4,556.71 | 35 | |
| Miscellaneous | -$3,194.22 | 46 | |
| Shopping | -$2,711.29 | 26 | |
| Restaurants & Bars | -$1,370.35 | 18 | |
| Postage & Shipping | -$1,296.86 | 12 | |
| Office Supplies & Expenses | -$1,059.40 | 12 | |
| Financial & Legal Services | -$912.20 | 7 | |
| Coffee Shops | -$869.68 | 9 | |
| Internet & Cable | -$798.95 | 37 | |
| Education | -$771.73 | 3 | |
| Entertainment & Recreation | -$438.71 | 3 | |
| Groceries | -$242.33 | 4 | |
| Taxes | -$207.70 | 1 | |
| Electronics | -$167.66 | 9 | |
| Parking & Tolls | -$146.00 | 8 | |
| Home Improvement | -$129.28 | 3 | |
| Auto Maintenance | -$84.99 | 1 | |
| Financial Fees | $46.71 | 2 | |
Normal on a personal card, but on the business Amex each needs a business reason to survive scrutiny. Not accusations — these are the questions a bookkeeper would ask, and the ones that decide whether a deduction holds.
| Miscellaneous | -$3,194.22 | 46 |
| Shopping | -$2,711.29 | 26 |
| Restaurants & Bars | -$1,370.35 | 18 |
| Coffee Shops | -$869.68 | 9 |
| Entertainment & Recreation | -$438.71 | 3 |
| Groceries | -$242.33 | 4 |
| Parking & Tolls | -$146.00 | 8 |
| Home Improvement | -$129.28 | 3 |
| Auto Maintenance | -$84.99 | 1 |
| Gusto | -$33,527.34 | 27 |
| Thatch.com | -$11,019.62 | 9 |
| Gusto Net Ray Data Merchant Name | -$4,199.16 | 2 |
| Collective Hub | -$3,050.00 | 1 |
| Amazon | -$1,815.60 | 11 |
| ReadyRefresh | -$1,491.68 | 13 |
| Anthropic | -$1,448.04 | 11 |
| Apple | -$968.52 | 45 |
| Water.com | -$869.68 | 9 |
| Ship for | -$820.00 | 3 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | -$554.34 | 1 |
| John A Magliano Jr. CPA | -$475.00 | 1 |