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Job Costing Accounting Vs. Regular Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

There is some confusion about the differences between job costing accounting and regular accounting which leads some contractors to believe they can get what they need from any bookkeeper and the cheaper the better. Two Basic Types Of Accounting. #1 Tax Accountants are good people and have a place in the accounting world.

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Bookkeeper Vs. Accountant Vs. C.P.A. For Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Each Branch Of Accounting serves a different function similar to how it works in construction. Three Accounting Skillsets = Three Types Of People. Bookkeepers are the lowest paid and the least skilled accounting specialist. Accountants are the next highest paid accounting specialist. Most C.P.A. Most C.P.A.

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How High Profit Jobs Send Contractors Into Bankruptcy

Contractor Bookkeeping

The remodel contractor uses a form of "Cost Plus" or "Not To Exceed" to provide the homeowner with scope of work and a contract price the bank needs in order to finance the construction. Then it will take a while for the bank inspector to review the project and approve the draw. The Solution.

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Unique Construction Company Financing Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

You Want Money; Banks Want To Lend Money, What''s The Problem? Multiply That By 100,000 And You Will Begin To Understand Why Banks Seem So Tight Fisted About Loaning Money. Banks stay in business is by loaning money and earning interest. 4 You have no access to a construction accountant, not even for quarterly check-ups. #5

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Contractor Cash Flow Problems Caused By A Bookkeeping Troll

Contractor Bookkeeping

This is a special type of bookkeeper who BS's their way into a job as a construction bookkeeper with little or no construction accounting skills and in a short time find themselves in over their head with no way out except to keep the game going until they are discovered. At that point he knew something was very, very wrong.

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Stop Bookkeeper Embezzlement In Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Being Ripped-Off And Driven Into Bankruptcy! Most of our contractor clients will listen carefully and thoughtfully when we offer advice and words of wisdom because they know, like and trust us and are aware that everyone on here at Fast Easy Accounting have many years of "Real World Construction Experience", not simply academic egg-heads.

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Scam Artists Are Calling Contractors Claiming To Be From The IRS

Contractor Bookkeeping

It is no secret that contractors are in an industry with a lot of cash transactions and sometimes they get busy and forget to deposit the money in the bank and properly account for it inside their contractors bookkeeping services system. These fears go a long way to helping the scammers achieve their goal. Click Here For More.

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