Getting your accounting out of the shoebox and into the 21st century is not just a thing of fantasy. You can do it for yourself in under 5 minutes. The most important part is to start. For the timid and unsure this is the best...
If you have been a bookkeeper for more than 10 minutes some service provider has probably dug their heels in and refused to give you a W-9 form or at least questioned the necessity of this information exchange. Here is my canned answer: W-9s by IRS...
When working with contractors we deal with hundreds and thousands of subcontractors. Often we get push back when we request their certificates of insurance. I think I've had this argument probably hundreds of times. The subs like to pull out the old well I'm not...
Good Morning Team, As we wake and begin our day I can imagine you and your family may have some of the same worries and concerns as me and mine. The election results have come as a surprise to many of us and to the world....
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Sometimes the solution to a tricky problem is simply fresh eyes. Can't find that 31 cents you're off on the bank reconciliation? Look at it with new eyes in the morning and chances are it will hop right off the page. Can't decide what to do...
Something as complicated as constructing buildings would seemingly make for complicated accounting. All the different contributors, all the different materials and suppliers, and the length of time it takes to produce a product can make keeping the accounting tidy and accurate seem overwhelming. In...
The only real advantage of the Contractors Edition of QuickBooks is the reporting, but those reports are incredibly valuable. If you are going to invest in QuickBooks software for your construction or trades business invest in the Contractors Edition. The reports such as Unpaid Bills by...
Each customer that you set up in QuickBooks is allowed to have jobs as sub”customers”. Each contract should be its own job and each change order its own job as well. For example, Joe Smith signs a contract for a construction project and then...