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Rare Earth Metal Theft by Catalytic Converter

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the public source for vehicle theft data reported to insurance companies, stopped tracking catalytic converter thefts in 2015. But there is has been a dramatic increase that we can track anecdotally because within the last month there have been news media accounts in the New York Times and on NPR.

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Xero Accounting Online Setup Errors Fixed Fast And Easy!

Contractor Bookkeeping

Did You Have Trouble Setting Up Xero Accounting Online? You are not alone, it is an accounting program built to satisfy the needs of accountants with an attempt to make it easy for non-accountants. Xero Accounting Online Setup is not as complicated as QuickBooks setup projects. Set up your Chart of Accounts.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

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Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Calculate labor costs Labor costs include worker wages, taxes, insurance premiums, retirement contributions, vacation and sick leaves, and union dues.

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House Builders Want Unique Construction Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

Builder Accounting begins with a proper QuickBooks setup For Spec Home Builders. Understand to get good, usable information out of any accounting system that they need to be an active participant and code the paperwork. Accountants do not have a crystal ball and or a magic wand…It Is True – Garbage In = Garbage Out.

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Xero Accounting To QuickBooks Conversion For Construction Companies

Contractor Bookkeeping

Is Xero Accounting Online Not Working For Your Construction Company? Xero Accounting Online is a great program for small contractors but it may not the power to do what you need it to do. Need Complex Construction Accounting Reports. Xero Accounting Online Works Best If You: Have Simple Jobs With One Invoice.

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Invoice With Your Smartphone And QuickBooks Or Xero Accounting Online

Contractor Bookkeeping

In The Past You Had To make notes, collect customer information, go to your office, open QuickBooks or whatever construction accounting software you are using, wait for everything to load up and then try to find the paperwork, open the invoice screen and fill it out and if you were lucky you could email it from QuickBooks to your customer.

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Fixing Contractor Profit Drains Leads To Easy Profit Increases

Contractor Bookkeeping

Contractors That Do Not Earn Large Profits see contractors bookkeeping services as overhead which leads to the following profit drains: They get a cheap computer, tiny monitor, garbage printer, tiny desk and broken down chair that even the dog would not sit in and tell the bookkeeper this is all the company can afford.