Bookkeeping for contractors
Bookkeeping for general contractors and construction companies
Construction bookkeeping needs consistent categories for subcontractor payments, materials, customer deposits and progress payments. We keep your company-wide books reconciled and your monthly reports organized in QuickBooks Online.
“You're on a job site in the heat all day, and by the end of it your head is spinning. There's no time left for the books. Saving you that time means more time to grow your business, or more time with your family.”
Landon Fields, founder of VenduralThe details that matter
What we watch for in general contractors and construction companies books
Keep construction income and expenses clear in your monthly books.
Monthly profit
Your monthly profit and loss statement shows company-wide income and expenses, with consistent categories for construction costs.
Subcontractor payments
Keep subcontractor payments categorized by vendor. Confirm W-9 collection, worker classification and 1099 filing questions with your tax preparer.
Materials and overhead
Materials purchases and overhead need consistent categories so your company-wide reports are useful month to month.
Deposits and progress payments
Match customer deposits and progress payments to bank activity and record them consistently on the agreed accounting basis.
Payment records
Email us payment details and supporting documents so recorded transactions match the information you provide.
The monthly service
What's included every month
Standard monthly bookkeeping: categorization, reconciliations, company-wide statements and reporting.
Monthly transaction categorization
Every bank, card and processor transaction coded to a chart of accounts tailored to your business, with consistent treatment month to month.
Reconciliations
Bank, credit card and payment-processor accounts reconciled to statements so your balances are provable, not estimated.
Financial statements
Profit and loss and balance sheet with a plain-English summary, delivered on a fixed monthly schedule.
Reporting & insight
A monthly reporting pack with plain-English commentary on margins, spend trends and anything that looks off.
Year-end handoff
A clean, documented year-end package your tax preparer can work from without a cleanup project first.
Catch-up & cleanup
Behind by a few months or a few years? Catch-up is a one-time fee per month behind: $199 on Starter, $349 on Growth and $599 on Established. Custom is priced on the call.
Pricing
Simple monthly pricing
Starter
$249 per month
Catch-up: $199 per month behind. No hourly billing.
- Up to 150 transactions a month
- Cash-basis books, one business
- Every transaction categorized and every account reconciled
- Books closed every month, within the first ten business days
- A short monthly review list, so you only check the transactions that need you
- Profit and loss and balance sheet with a plain-English summary
- Questions come by text or email, and a few words back is enough
- One setup call, then no meetings to schedule
- No QuickBooks Online yet? We set it up for you at no extra cost
Custom: more than 500 transactions a month, or more than one business? We'll price it on the call.
Get my priceIf your books are behind, catch-up is a one-time fee per month behind: $199 on Starter, $349 on Growth and $599 on Established. Custom is priced on the call. You'll see your estimate in 2 minutes, and we confirm it on a quick 30-minute call before anything is billed.
FAQ
Contractor bookkeeping questions
Answers about jobs, payments and closeout.
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