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How to Increase Cash Flow for Your Construction Business When You Can’t Get the Financing You Need From the Bank

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Add in being denied a bank loan, and the frustrations mount. With your back against the wall, dipping into your personal bank account may feel like an easy solution. But when you take into account how long it takes for specialty contractors to get paid, it gets risky quickly, especially if you’re just starting out.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

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In an attempt to hold contractors accountable, many projects use retention holdbacks, also known as retainage. These holdbacks need to be accounted for by every party to a project: owner, general contractor, and subcontractor. Retention receivable and payable is different from accounts receivable and payable. View profile.

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Why You Need Materials Financing in Your Back Pocket

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Even if you have enough cash today, financing your materials is a great solution to have in your back pocket for unexpected needs in the future. “We Now it is with Materials Financing.” – Joseph G., Materials Financing is a cash flow solution that allows you to get your materials now and then pay Levelset back when you get paid.

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The Impact of ASC 842 – The New Lease Standard Is Here

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It is time for contractors to get serious about the new accounting lease standard. 02 ASC 842 Leases, the new lease accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The prior accounting standard (ASC 840) only required capital leases to be included on the balance sheet. Accounting & Finance.

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The upside of job costing: More accurate estimates means more money in the bank

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In a recent study of self-identified business owners, accountants, bookkeepers, estimators, and finance managers within the construction industry, 1. Whatever your reason for getting into the construction business, a love for job costing and puzzling out profitability likely wasn’t a contributing factor.

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How U.S. Corporations World Banking Influences Construction Industry

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Today's Guest Article Is From Kaya Johnson, Sales Accountant. Corporations And The Influence They Have Over The World Bank. The World Bank is, in theory, an institution which treats all countries the same. The other country with major influence over the World Bank. Multinational U.S. What the end result is.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Mountjoy, Chilton, Medley LLP is a CPA firm with a team of accountants dedicated to construction accounting. Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. STRATEGY |.

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