Start here · Basics
How a barter exchange works (and why it isn’t a swap)
How members earn and spend Barter Credits on an exchange, why that beats a one-to-one swap, what the credit line is for and how the ledger keeps it honest.
5 min read
Guides
Barter, explained.
Practical reading for business owners: how an exchange works, what to record for taxes, where your spare capacity hides and what BART does, and doesn’t do.
All guides
Taxes & bookkeeping
Barter and taxes in the US: what to record
What the IRS says about barter income, fair market value and Form 1099-B, what to record for each trade, and how BarterMax statements help at year-end.
6 min read
Selling
Finding your spare capacity: where it hides in a business
Empty tables, open appointments, idle equipment and slow seasons. How to spot the spare capacity in your business, price it in credits and list it.
5 min read
BART
Meet BART: an AI agent that drafts, never sends
What BART, our AI agent, does in your BarterMax account, why it drafts payments and charges instead of sending them, and how you stay in control.
4 min read
Short on time?
Quick answers in the FAQ, or the whole exchange from joining to your first statement.
Put what you’ve read to work.
Pick one thing you have spare, price it in credits, and your coach helps with the first trade.