construction accounting
Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 4/20-4/26/2012
There is so much news and information floating around the web - it's difficult (at best) to keep up! I've added a Wordpress plug in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday.
This weeks news includes news about payroll, job costing, videos, accounting/taxes, social media/marketing, accounts payable, quotes, certified payroll/prevailing wage, QuickBooks, organization/productivity, small business, accounts receivable, technology, hiring, Excel, construction, QuickBooks 3rd party applications, and website/blog creation. Continue reading
Choosing QuickBooks & Add-Ons for Your Construction Business
When it comes to choosing and implementing QuickBooks Add-Ons for their construction company, many contractors turn the project over to someone else. This unfortunately is one of the major reasons that this type of project fails. Continue reading
QuickBooks for Contractors Tip – Receiving & Applying Joint Checks
A contractor will receive a joint check from a General Contractor to pay their subcontractors or material suppliers. Learn how to receive & apply joint checks. Continue reading
QuickBooks Tip – Construction Accounts Payable
If you think that job costing is all it takes to have a good construction accounting system – think again! You need a firm handle on your costs and QuickBooks when properly setup and used does a very good job, however, you also need to be able to control those costs. Continue reading
Construction Accounting – Tracking Construction Costs Primer
Tracking costs throughout a construction project is possibly the most important aspect of completing a project. This may seem like a simple function, but in a construction project, different entities need different financial information, and being able to track finances in real time saves a lot of work (and costs) later on. Continue reading
Contractors Using QuickBooks Have Special Bookkeeping Needs
The construction industry has some very specific bookkeeping and accounting requirements. In addition to Payroll, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable functions, they need to be able to have systems to handle Estimating, Job Costing, Overhead, Billing and/or Invoicing, Project Management, Scheduling, and Customer Management - just to name a few. Continue reading
About Your Host:
Nancy Smyth, Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc.QuickBooks Construction & Payroll Expert
I've been using and supporting QuickBooks products since the early 1990's. I've worked with thousands of contractors, assisting them with QuickBooks setup, Certified Payroll Reporting requirements, AIA Billing and Weighted-Average Overtime.
QuickBooks is a powerful product, but learning how to use it in your construction business can be difficult. I hope you find resources available here to be helpful.
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