Construction Accounting Vs. Regular Accounting

All Accounting Uses The Accounting Equation

An Open Letter To Contractors Who Make Their Wives Do The Bookkeeping

There is a storm brewing on the horizon and I have to address it before it is too late in an effort to help save a few good marriages. Lately there has been a surge of contractor's spouses who have left and filed for divorce and a lot more are on the edge. Girlfriends do not have as many reasons to stay so they usually pack up and leave early.

Contractors have told me that regular bookkeepers and

New apprentices have something in common

Neither one understands construction

I agree 100%

Contractors Often Ask Us A Simple Question:

We have read Who We Help, researched you on LinkedIn, and at least a dozen other places on the web, read your customer reviews and are convinced you can help us; but, can't we get the same thing from leveraging a hungry bookkeeper working from home and save Money?

Trouble With Estimates?

• Do you want a Fast Easy Estimate form?

• Have you ever said "I need a simple estimate!"

• A simple estimate you can use anytime and anywhere

• Something the contractors bookkeeper can understand and put in QuickBooks?

You need this simple estimate because you can use it anytime, anywhere. It has lines for description, quantity, rate, and amount. It automatically subtotals the items, adds Washington State and other state sales tax and totals everything for you!

Fill it out, give it to your customer and get the job!

The construction bookkeeper puts the estimate in QuickBooks and you have a new project! 

Click Here To Get your FREE Estimate form

To see a video of how to use the free estimate template click here!

If you need help with QuickBooks Setup, QuickBooks Cleanup or Outsourced Contractor Bookkeeping we can help! All work is performed at our office in Lynnwood, Washington.

If you like the Free Invoice Form for construction companies perhaps you would also be interested in a Free Change Order form. Simply click on the button below:

When a construction project grows beyond two invoices, and you add job deposits and change orders the process gets real tricky. There is no "Magic Button" in QuickBooks that will generate a complex invoice that makes sense to your customer.

We have an application for payment system similar to the G702/G703 we developed on Excel for complex invoices that can use to generate complex invoices for you. You do not need Excel or any Excel skills because we do everything for you and send it to you as a PDF file!

These invoices show the money trail from beginning to end in a way that everyone can understand and appreciate which means you get paid faster, with less hassle and your clients will love you for it!

Learn More About Commercial Payment Applications

Learn More About Residential Remodel Payment Applications

Learn More About Our Invoicing And Statement Services To Help You Get Paid Faster

Application For Payment Checklist

For other FREE construction forms click here

Help with Bookkeeping, Payroll Processing, Quarterly Reports

Another Version Of The Ever Popular Free Time Card Download For Contractors

It's About Your Company

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• Contractors Daily Workload - Too Many Hats And Not Enough Time

• Managing Toothpaste Caps Before They Grow Into Pet Peeves

• General Contractor Business Cycle - And So It Begins!

• The Four Types Of Contractors

It's All About You

• You Are The Most Important Employee In Your Construction Company

• When A Business Owner Looks For Employee – No Skills Required?

• Contractor's Secretary Does Everything Including Bookkeeping!

• Is Your Bookkeeper Training You Or Are You Training Them?

• Contractors Employees Are Not Required For Success!

It's About Your Future

• Who, What, When, Where and Why of Contractor Bookkeeping Services

• How Ten Minutes A Day Is Killing Your Construction Company Profits

• The Nine Steps To Construction Bookkeeping And Accounting

• Internal Revenue Service And Your QuickBooks File

• Contractors Are Our Favorite Clients

  QuickBooks Expert Specializing In Construction Bookkeeping Services

   

   

  About The Author:

  Sharie DeHart, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. She is the leading expert in managing outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services companies and cash management accounting for small construction companies across the USA. She encourages Contractors and Construction Company Owners to stay current on their tax obligations and offers insights on how to manage the remaining cash flow to operate and grow their construction company sales and profits so they can put more money in the bank. http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/sharie-dehart/

Lately a lot of contractors are contacting us about getting a fresh clean start in their QuickBooks contractor file. We are doing quite a few custom QuickBooks setup and QuickBooks cleanup projects and the end results in most cases the contractors are amazed at how much smoother and simpler it is after we are done.

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