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

Levelset

Construction projects rely on contractors completing the work they started and meeting the design intent. 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.

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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For one thing, circumstances can change quickly in today’s uncertain construction industry. Formula: (Cash and Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivables) / Current Liabilities . Like the Quick Ratio, Current Ratio measures a company’s ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its current assets.

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Construction quality management: Everything you need to know

Lets Build

It’s a curious paradox that few industries are as tightly regulated and controlled as the construction sector, yet at the same time, few industries are as vulnerable to unexpected events. From ambient weather to subcontractor failures, construction projects can be derailed in numerous ways. What is construction quality management?

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Supply chain owed £3.8m after collapse of London builder

Construction Enquirer

London-based refurb and building specialist ME Construction went into administration owing subcontractors and suppliers nearly £4m. Management accounts to December 31 2021 showed a turnover of £17m generating a net profit of £177,000. An update from administrator FRP Advisory showed more than 300 trade creditors were owed £3.8m

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Construction Accounting Profit And Loss Reports Are A Hill Of Beans

Contractor Bookkeeping

Reviewing QuickBooks Profit And Loss Reports - From our construction accounting clients reminded me of something I learned in my own construction businesses a long time ago. Construction accounting financial reports can be like staring at a hill of beans if you don't know what you are looking at or why.

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

But many commercial construction contracts provide for mutual waivers of consequential damages in the event of a breach. ” The Court concluded that the quoted language “can only be construed to exclude incidental or consequential damages, such as lost profits, resulting from the data breach. In Mentis Sciences, Inc.

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Contractor Accounting Vs. Regular Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

All Accounting Methods Share The Same Accounting Equations. Business Owners - Need three basic reports, Cash, Profit and Equity. Profit And Loss Report. Sales - Expenses) = Profit. Assets - Liabilities) = Equity. Regular Accounting Has These Things In Common: Sales - With 1-4 categories. Cash On Hand.