Accounting & Expenses

Operating a bounce house rental company can include many expenses that you may not consider at first. If you aren't familiar with bookkeeping, you may wish to hire someone to take care of this for you. Certainly if you are dealing with employees, you need to have a good understanding of things like unemployment insurances, withholding taxes, and workmen's compensation. Mistakes in these areas can cost you big later, so plan to do things right from the start.

Typical Expenses

• Bounce House - cost of buying includes cost of any loan and shipping fees.
• Sand bags or other equipment needed to set up bounce house
• Generator - needed for when parties are located where no electricity is available
• Vehicle for delivery
• Vehicle maintenance
• Gasoline
• Trailer
• Hand truck - heavy duty so it will last
• Cleaning Supplies & Tools
• Maintenance Supplies and Tools
• Storage facility
• Advertising Expenses: includes actual advertising costs and printing and postage fees
• Business licenses and fees
• Taxes
• Telephone
• Office Supplies
• Insurance
• Scheduling Software
• Accounting software or services
• Website