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THE DIFFERENCE · OWNERS & LENDERS

Does your system tell you how much you can safely pay yourself?

Profit does not mean cash, and cash does not mean you can take it. Our distribution planning tests a distribution against your cash, your tax reserve, and your loan covenants before you make it.

SIDE BY SIDE

What your software does, and what we add

You keep the accounting software you use today. The platform works from its standard reports.

TYPICAL ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

  • Tracks deductible expenses
  • No calculation of how much can be distributed without straining cash or a covenant

THE BRADLEY & COMPANY PLATFORM

  • A pass-through (S corporation) tax summary
  • Quarterly estimated tax tracking and year-end tax planning
  • A safe-distribution calculation that tests cash, tax reserve, and loan covenants together
HOW IT WORKS
1

We start with cash on hand and set aside your minimum operating cash.

2

Estimated taxes coming due are reserved next.

3

The distribution is also tested against your loan covenants. The safe amount is the lowest result.

WHY IT MATTERS
Pay yourself without breaking your loan.

A distribution that trips a covenant can turn a good year into a conversation with your bank’s special assets group.

SAMPLE REPORT

What you receive

A sample page from a client package. The company and figures are fictional.

Corvane Components, Inc.
Owner Distribution Planning
October 26, 2026
Safe distribution today
$448,400
Cash test is the lower of the two
Covenant room
$2.34M
Net worth above the minimum
Next estimated tax
January 15
$236,000 reserved
Cash test
$1.30MCash onhand−$500KMinimumcash−$236KTaxreserve−$118KDebt and capital,30 days$448.4KSafe todistribute
$1.30MCash onhand−$500KMinimumcash−$236KTaxreserve−$118KDebt and capital,30 days$448.4KSafe todistribute
Recommendation

A distribution of up to $448,400 keeps minimum cash, the January estimated tax, and the next 30 days of loan and equipment payments fully covered. The loan covenants allow far more, so cash is the limit.

Sample report. Fictional company and figures.Bradley & Company

Tax figures are planning estimates. Your tax preparer files your returns.

Comparisons describe the standard features of widely used small-business accounting software, as published by their makers in October 2026. Those products change often; we review this page every quarter.

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