Calculator and methodology changelog

Substantive changes are documented here instead of changing dates merely to appear fresh.

Calculator and methodology changelog

Substantive changes are documented here instead of changing dates merely to appear fresh.

Version 2026.08.4 — August 5, 2026

  • Added conservative cross-field checks for equipment resale and trade-in values.
  • Rejected zero-value invoice balances in invoice-cost and collection-priority tools.
  • Improved the customer deposit result when protected upfront costs exceed the full customer price.
  • Completed a full calculator, link, structured-data and public-content audit.

Version 2026.08.3 — August 5, 2026

  • Strengthened negative-margin, return-target, contribution-margin and zero-volume validation.
  • Made overdue-invoice materiality relative to average monthly revenue.
  • Corrected price-increase, markup, closing-balance, transfer-recovery and float-coverage edge cases.
  • Matched cash-flow and equipment results to relevant decision guides.
  • Added machine-readable field limits and sample defaults to calculator structured data.

Version 2026.08.2 — August 5, 2026

  • Expanded Jackie McCauley’s author profile and first-hand operating background.
  • Published five original operator field notes.
  • Added ten flagship diagrams and strengthened social-sharing metadata.
  • Clarified crawler access, evidence boundaries and editorial accountability.

Version 2026.08.1 — August 4, 2026

  • Added cross-category related-calculator links to all 30 calculators.
  • Added page-specific revision notes, methodology, worked examples and source references.
  • Added llms.txt, llms-full.txt, evidence and corrections pages.

Maintenance rule: A page date changes only when its formula, validation, sources, material explanation or structured data receives a substantive update.