MCA & Syndication
Merchant cash advance & syndication accounting
Syndication ledgers that actually reconcile. Merchant cash advance accounting is our specialty — deal-level syndication included. Most bookkeepers can't track participation across funders, fees, and collections; we built our practice around it.
The short answer
What is MCA & Syndication accounting?
Merchant cash advance (MCA) accounting records an advance as a purchase of future receivables — not a loan — so each repayment is split into principal and financing cost. In a syndication, it also tracks participation, collections, and fees deal by deal across funders, keeping revenue, the true cost of capital, and every partner's share accurate and reconciled.
The challenge
Where it gets hard
These are the places generic bookkeeping breaks down for mca & syndication — and exactly what we account for.
- Syndication participation split across multiple funders and deals
- Factor rates, fees, and commissions muddying real revenue
- Collections, renewals, and defaults that have to be tracked deal-by-deal
- Generic bookkeepers who don't understand the MCA model
Our approach
What we do about it
Specialist bookkeeping, AI-assisted and then human- and CPA-reviewed — built for how your business actually runs.
- Deal-level syndication ledgers: participation, fundings, and collections by funder
- Revenue recognition done right — deferral or accelerated, explained in plain language
- Clean separation of factor income, fees, commissions, and broker payouts
- Syndicate / investor reporting you can actually hand to partners
- CPA-reviewed financials built for lenders, partners, and tax time
The tool we built
McaHawk™
MCA tracked the way it actually works — deal by deal, funder by funder.
Generic accounting forces merchant cash advance into accounts it was never built for. So we built a tool that models the deal itself — participation, fundings, fees, and collections, by funder and by deal — with revenue recognition stated in plain language. The edge no off-the-shelf product can match.
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- Deal-level ledgers — participation, fundings, fees & collections, by funder and by deal
- Factor income and revenue recognition in plain language — deferral or accelerated
- Per-deal and per-funder P&L — not one company-wide number that hides the truth
- Syndication reporting your partners and lenders can actually trust
FAQ
MCA & Syndication accounting, answered
The questions we hear most about mca & syndication books — answered straight.
Specialties
Other industries we serve
- ConstructionJob costing that shows which jobs actually made money.
- Real EstateBooks that keep up with every property and entity.
- eCommerceSales, fees, and inventory — reconciled to the cent.
- Service BusinessesProfit clarity for the work you actually do.
- Retail & RestaurantsHigh-volume transactions, daily-clean books.
- Personal BooksPersonal books and taxes, handled with care.
Further reading
MCA & Syndication accounting guides
- MCA & Syndication
Where MCA Funders' Books Break: 5 Syndication Accounting Mistakes
5 min read - MCA & Syndication
Meet McaHawk: MCA & Syndication Accounting Software, Built by Accountants
3 min read - MCA & Syndication
MCA Renewal Accounting: Why Renewals Break Books (and How to Record Them)
3 min read - MCA & Syndication
MCA Bad Debt: Reserves, Write-Offs, and the Deduction Funders Miss
4 min read - MCA & Syndication
Month-End Close for MCA Funders: Five Reconciliations That Keep a Portfolio Honest
4 min read - MCA & Syndication
MCA Revenue Recognition: Deferral vs. Accelerated, Explained
5 min read
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