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Real-Time Work-in-Progress Figures — Construction’s Secret Weapon

ProcurementExpress.com

Work in progress figures might not sound like something you need to think much about. Yes, WIPs are considered current assets – meaning, accountants consider inventory assets to be current, as they are expected to turn into cash within the year. WIP is one element of an inventory account. That’s accounting’s job, right?

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Real-Time Work-in-Progress Figures — Construction’s Secret Weapon

ProcurementExpress.com

Work in progress figures might not sound like something you need to think much about. Yes, WIPs are considered current assets – meaning, accountants consider inventory assets to be current, as they are expected to turn into cash within the year. WIP is one element of an inventory account. That’s accounting’s job, right?

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Top 10 ERP Solutions for Construction Firms

Construction Marketing

According to BSEC’s glossary of software terms , Enterprise Resource Planning Software is a product that “allows a company to manage various aspects of a business — such as accounting, inventory and human relations — in one place. Reflex ERP.

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Electrical Contractors Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs

Contractor Bookkeeping

Inventory Tracking - Can be a nightmare and we have a system for it. Complex Invoicing - With multiple deposits, payments, change orders, payment history and running totals your customer can follow. Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. Job Deposits - Customer down payments can be input several ways. Sales Tax Returns.

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Plumbing Contractors Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs

Contractor Bookkeeping

Inventory Tracking - Can be a nightmare and we have a system for it. Complex Invoicing - With multiple deposits, payments, change orders, payment history and running totals your customer can follow. Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. Job Deposits - Customer down payments can be input several ways. Sales Tax Returns.

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Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors Have Unique Bookkeeping Needs

Contractor Bookkeeping

Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors - Who also do some remodel work, service work as a method of marketing, buy houses for rental inventory and buy houses to fix up and sell, house flippers, create special problems for regular bookkeepers. Work In Progress (WIP) Reporting. We know what to do!

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Unique Contractor Bookkeeper Ride Along To Increase Company Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Job Material Inventory Costs. Change Order Management. Work-In-Progress (W.I.P.). A qualified construction bookkeeper understands things a regular bookkeeper does not for example: Job Labor Costs And Utilization Factors. Supply Chain Management Costs. Subcontractors / Specialty Contractors. Job Scheduling.