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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 can be withheld on residential or commercial projects and on both public and private projects.

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How to Increase Cash Flow for Your Construction Business When You Can’t Get the Financing You Need From the Bank

Levelset

As a commercial specialty contractor, it can be frustrating to have the crew, time, and skills you need to take on construction projects but not enough cash to purchase materials. Add in being denied a bank loan, and the frustrations mount. It’s unfair to feel like the bank and the contractor on all of your projects.

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Hill Group counts on partnership housing to drive growth

Construction Enquirer

Hill’s accounts show a £315m land bank of over 12,300 homes, representing £4.6bn of future income, and a balance sheet of £322m together with net cash of £132m. The firm also holds a £220m development funding facility with four high street banks.

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QuickBooks Vs. Xero Accounting Online For Construction

Contractor Bookkeeping

QuickBooks or Xero Accounting Online for construction depends on how you get paid, the type of work your company does and if you need Job Costing. Need Periodic Invoices For Bank draws. Need Complex Construction Accounting Reports. Need Complex Construction Accounting Reports. Have Change Orders. Issues Multiple Invoices.

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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

Can the recipient of the notice – in legal parlance, an “account debtor” – ignore the lender’s demand and continue to pay his contractor or subcontractor? Reading Cooperative Bank v. Any subsequent square-up was between lender and borrower, and not the account debtor’s concern.

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Renters Are Falling Behind on Payments in These 10 States

Pro Builder

A recent report from MyEListing.com, a commercial real estate website, found that roughly 15% of American households are behind on rent this fall, particularly in states like South Dakota and Alabama, where median rents are on the rise. . Soaring inflation and historically high housing costs are putting increased pressure on U.S.

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What Is Xero Accounting Online And Why Are We Offering It?

Contractor Bookkeeping

What Is Xero Accounting Online? Xero Accounting Online Is An Established Leader In Accounting Software having been around since July 2006 and has quickly grown to over 200,000 users. Xero Accounting Online Is The Global Leader in online accounting with over 200,000 paying customers in over 100 countries.