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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

In an attempt to hold contractors accountable, many projects use retention holdbacks, also known as retainage. These holdbacks need to be accounted for by every party to a project: owner, general contractor, and subcontractor. Retention receivable and payable is different from accounts receivable and payable. Fariba Mehdian.

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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Extracting key ratios from financial statements and safety metrics from OSHA filings allows builders to gauge a subcontractor’s short-term and long-term health — and empower estimators with the data they need to make more informed bidding decisions. . A higher ratio indicates a stronger cash position. . Days of Cash on Hand .

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

In the meantime, service agreement customers are a source of cash flow and are predetermined to call you instead of your competition when repairs are necessary. They may call your contracting company for future work or they may decide to shop the competition and use the information they find to negotiate for a lower price.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Data Security in the Cloud » Collaborating on Cash flow. The topic of cash flow never seems to get old – after all, sustained negative cash flow often results in slashing budgets, personnel, and in the worst cases shutting down of a company. STRATEGY |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. While there are numerous reasons to change software applications, there are two that regularly come up in our discussions with prospective clients: cash flow control and project cost control. Back to Cash Flow. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Job Cost & Cash Flow. So it makes sense that any software you consider should offer comprehensive job cost and cash flow solutions. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Tags accounting. accounting software. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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House Builders Want Unique Construction Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

Builder Accounting begins with a proper QuickBooks setup For Spec Home Builders. When Everyone Is On The Same Page Paperwork flows like a Waltz in an old time movie, moving between the participants as needed. Accountants do not have a crystal ball and or a magic wand…It Is True – Garbage In = Garbage Out.