Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 12, 2013

This is not an issue with regular accounting because there is only one or two cost of goods sold accounts (COGS), no direct COGS, no indirect COGS, no Work-In-Progress (WIP), no retention, no job costing allocation to consider and only one customer "cash sale" in addition to a number of other variables involved in construction accounting.

Accounting 48

Accounting IDEA Bankruptcy Construction 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 27, 2014

Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Developers. Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Development Into Lots. Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Builders. Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Home Into Rentals. Item List Work-In-Progress Costs For Land Developers.

Contractors 88

Contractors Accounting Work in Progress Profitability 88

Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 25, 2014

After you have obtained your bond, the surety will likely ask you to prepare quarterly schedules of work in progress. These indemnity agreements obligate the owners to protect the surety company from any loss or expense caused by the contractor’s failure to fulfill its bonded obligations on the project.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Work in Progress 52

Contractor Bookkeeping

APRIL 4, 2014

Work-In-Progress. Overhead & Profit Charges. When my parents used words like: Job Deposit. Change Order. Payment Application. Periodic Draw. Underground. Charge Backs. Retention Held. Retention Billed. Balloon Framing. Bond For License. Inland Marine Insurance. Underbilling. Overbilling. Earned Value. Bid Deposit.

Accounting 49

Accounting Travel Construction Contractors 49

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 29, 2013

Primary Requirements: Construction bookkeeping services system with QuickBooks setup to properly allocate transactions into direct construction costs, indirect construction costs, overhead and other costs. It will depend on your particular construction company and what markets you serve.

Profitability 48

Profitability Contractors New York City New York 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 27, 2013

Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. per hour plus taxes and overhead) adds 5,058 to the cost of the software. A properly setup QuickBooks contractor file will do everything a contractor with less than $5,000,000 in sales will need including generating reports for: Monthly And Quarterly Tax Returns. Sales Tax Returns.

Software 48

Software Software Contractors Construction 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 31, 2013

High Overhead Costs (in-house server). Midsize Construction Companies who view construction accounting as an “Overhead Expense” or "Waste of Money" will try to get buy on the cheap. Summary : High Initial Cost. High Software Maintenance Cost. High Employee Training Costs. about the high cost of QuickBooks…….

Contractors 48

Contractors Accounting Change Orders Software 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 31, 2013

High Overhead Costs (in-house server). Midsize Construction Companies who view construction accounting as an “Overhead Expense” or "Waste of Money" will try to get buy on the cheap. Summary : High Initial Cost. High Software Maintenance Cost. High Employee Training Costs. about the high cost of QuickBooks…….

Contractors 48

Contractors Accounting Change Orders Software 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 14, 2013

Would you like to reduce your employee count and related overhead costs? Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. Worse Yet Is Your Contractor Bookkeeping Service - Yanking your chain and training you like an organ grinder trains a monkey? What Do You Need Today? Payroll Quarterly Tax Return Preparation, 941 and 940.

Contractors 49

Contractors Accounting Organization Remodeling 49

Contractor Bookkeeping

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Would you like to reduce your employee count and related overhead costs? Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. Worse Yet Is Your Contractor Bookkeeping Service - Yanking your chain and training you like an organ grinder trains a monkey? What Do You Need Today? Payroll Quarterly Tax Return Preparation, 941 and 940.

Contractors 48

Contractors Accounting Organization Remodeling 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 11, 2013

A receipt for material can be coded to any one of a dozen or more accounts or item codes depending upon whether it is a direct cost, indirect cost, Work-In-Progress, retention, warranty, overhead, administrative, other cost or simply an expense. Each One Got A Pay Raise Or A Better Job!

Accounting 48

Accounting Bankruptcy Profitability Contractors 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 24, 2014

The result will be a QuickBooks file for construction that is designed to work the way you do and has a lot of memorized transactions, customized reports and accounts preset to handle things like: QuickBooks Setup For Construction Company. Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. Sales Tax Returns. Payroll Processing. Job Cost Reports.

Contractors 49

Contractors Accounting Banking Project Management 49

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 13, 2012

Construction Companies - Have very complex Work In Progress (WIP), Job Costing and Job Profitability Reporting and Other QuickBooks Reporting needs which means some transactions must be coded to Items and some to Accounts in order for the reports to be accurate.

Accounting 48

Accounting Banking Profitability Income 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 15, 2014

You need QuickBooks to track all your construction and overhead costs and generate Bank Draws and Work-In-Progress (WIP) reports against budgeted estimates to monitor progress which we have in our QuickBooks Setup.

Contract 48

Contract Accounting Income Contractors 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

QuickBooks or Xero Accounting Online for construction depends on how you get paid, the type of work your company does and if you need Job Costing. QuickBooks Works Best If You: Takes Job Deposits. Need Work-In-Progress. Have Change Orders. Issues Multiple Invoices. Need Job Costing Reports. Need Payment Applications.

FAQ 49

FAQ Contractors Accounting Security 49