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8/11/2026 · real estate investing, bookkeeping basics, landlords

Security deposits are not income — how to book them right

A tenant's deposit is money you owe back, not money you earned. The liability setup, the move-out entries, and the state-rule wrinkle that decides where the cash has to sit.