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Practical Tax Season Tips For Construction Business Owners

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We know that construction businesses have unique tax considerations that can be tricky to navigate, such as complex accounting and bookkeeping challenges and issues related to payroll and sales taxes.

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Different Skill Sets Of A Construction Company's Financial Team

Contractor Bookkeeping

As your construction business grows, it's essential to have trusted financial professionals managing your books and providing strategic financial advice. After all, the busier you get, the more complex financial management becomes - and the less time you'll have to maintain your books and try to make sense of all the data.

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Why Successful Contractors Use Professional Bookkeeping Services

Contractor Bookkeeping

What You Should Expect From Your Bookkeeping System. First Important Principle In Construction Accounting: Everything starts with Cash because Cash Is Fact; Profit Is An Opinion. All transactions in the bank account of your construction accounting system no matter if it is QuickBooks or Xero must be assigned to the proper accounts: Income.

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Common Bookkeeping Pitfalls And The Value Of Outsourced Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

Here are five of the most common bookkeeping pitfalls, and some simple tips for getting back on track. All too often, contractors adapt a "buy now, sort later" approach to expenses, using the same credit card for personal and professional purchases. Mixing business and personal.

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Contractor Bookkeeping: Outsource Or Do It Yourself

Contractor Bookkeeping

I highly doubt that your answer is rooted in accounting tasks or involved any type of bookkeeping project at the slightest. However, I am reminding you now that being a company owner and doing your accounting and bookkeeping requires a totally different skill set from being a construction expert in your field.

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Unique Bad Bookkeeper Traits Kill Contractor Profits

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Bad Bookkeepers Have 38 Traits In Common. It is important to understand the difference between Professional Boo k keepers, Regular Bookkeepers and Bad Bookkeepers. Professional Bookkeepers invested the minimum of 10,000 hours that it takes to master the profession. It is painful for them and you.

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Proven Tax Reducing Opportunities For Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Both groups of accountants must know the relationship between your internal bookkeeping and the Internal Revenue Service, and the importance of paying the right amount of taxes. There are a lot of professional bookkeepers, accountants, and tax preparers and they all serve a different role in your business.