Yoga and Pilates studio bookkeeping: class payouts against rent, props, software and payroll
A studio is paid through class-marketplace and booking-platform payouts and the odd corporate Zelle; the costs are the lease, props, booking software, music licences, instructors on payroll and insurance. The bank statement holds both.
Worked example: one November
The tool ships a synthetic statement for a small studio (fixtures/yogastudio-checking.csv): four deposits and ten outgoing lines. Thirteen of fourteen lines get a suggested account with no rules taught; the warehouse-club run is left for review. Check each one.
| November 2026 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketplace and platform payouts (ClassPass, Momence, Walla) | $5,255.00 |
| Corporate wellness Zelle | $600.00 |
| Money in | $5,855.00 |
| Studio lease | −$2,200.00 |
| Payroll (Gusto) | −$1,450.00 |
| Props (Manduka) | −$318.40 |
| Booking software and music streaming | −$168.99 |
| BMI music licence | −$92.00 |
| Insurance | −$86.00 |
| Yoga Alliance registry | −$65.00 |
| Warehouse-club run (left for review) | −$84.15 |
| Costs | −$4,464.54 |
| Profit before draw | $1,390.46 |
The $1,200.00 Zelle to the owner is suggested as an owner draw (equity), not a cost. Instructor classification (employee or contractor), sales tax on class fees and music licensing differ by state and use: ask an accountant.
Questions
Is a Gusto payroll debit software?
No. A Gusto payroll or wages debit is suggested as wages; only the Gusto monthly fee line is filed as software.
Is a transfer to myself a cost?
No. A transfer to the owner is suggested as an owner draw (equity), so it does not reduce profit.
Open AI Bookkeeper and import your bank statement. Rules are written from company names; no real studio's statement has been tried.