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How To Protect Your Construction Company From Bankruptcy

Contractor Bookkeeping

Learn the top reasons why small businesses end up in bankruptcy and what you can do to prevent that from happening to you. You must have more money coming in than is going out, or you're on the express train to bankruptcy. Poor cash flow Not bringing enough money in is the main reason why businesses fail.

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Job Costing Accounting Vs. Regular Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

There is some confusion about the differences between job costing accounting and regular accounting which leads some contractors to believe they can get what they need from any bookkeeper and the cheaper the better. Yet most contractors believe the complete opposite about construction; cheaper is not better.

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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

It happens this way: A contractor or subcontractor borrows money from a lender, and as security for the loan it gives the lender an assignment of or lien on its receivables and contract rights. Payment should be in the full amount currently owed to the contractor, regardless of how much is still owed on the contractor’s loan.

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Copying Past Construction Accounting Entries Is A Bad Idea

Contractor Bookkeeping

Lately a number of contractors have contacted us about the messed up financial reports and job costing reports coming out of their QuickBooks contractor files. To learn more visit construction accounting vs. regular accounting. To learn more visit construction accounting vs. regular accounting.

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Ten Unique QuickBooks Abuses Are Bankrupting Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Too often contractors are lead down the primrose path into bankruptcy and business failure by relying on inaccurate, false, misleading financial and job costing reports generated from their QuickBooks file. QuickBooks For Contractors Issued Solved Fast Easy Accounting 206-361-3950.

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Bookkeeper Vs. Accountant Vs. C.P.A. For Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Tax Season Is Here and this is when most construction contractors think about getting their construction bookkeeping system in order so they can file their annual tax return for the previous year. Each Branch Of Accounting serves a different function similar to how it works in construction. Certified Public Accountants (C.P.A.)

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How High Profit Jobs Send Contractors Into Bankruptcy

Contractor Bookkeeping

A lot of problems can be traced back to the "Halo Effect" which happens when a contractor thinks "We are so good at (fill in the blank) we should expand into (fill in the blank). The same goes with managing sub-contractors and suppliers. Residential Remodel Contractor Building A Home. Every problem has one answer "Brute Force".