Electrical contractor bookkeeping

Bookkeeping for electrical contractors

Electrical businesses have materials purchases, permit fees and subcontractor payments to keep organized. We categorize and reconcile those transactions in QuickBooks Online and prepare company-wide monthly reports.

“You're in hot attics and on job sites 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 Vendural

The details that matter

What we watch for in electrical contractors books

Keep materials, permits and payments clear in your monthly books.

Materials purchases

Categorize materials purchases consistently between direct costs and overhead in your company-wide books.

Permit fees

Keep permit fees categorized consistently instead of mixing them with unrelated expenses.

Subcontracted work

Record subcontractor payments by vendor and keep payment totals organized for year-end review. Confirm tax and filing requirements with your tax preparer.

Monthly profit

Review company-wide income and expenses in your monthly profit and loss statement.

The monthly service

What's included every month

Standard monthly bookkeeping: categorization, reconciliations and company-wide 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
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Custom: more than 500 transactions a month, or more than one business? We'll price it on the call.

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If 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

Electrical bookkeeping questions

Answers on bids, materials and subcontracted work.

We categorize recorded materials purchases consistently in your company-wide books. Comparing purchases to individual customer invoices or tracking unbilled materials isn't included.

We categorize permit fees consistently for your company-wide monthly reports. Project-level cost allocation isn't included.

We record subcontractor payments by vendor and keep payment totals organized for year-end review. Ask your tax preparer to confirm classification, 1099 preparation and filing, and all other tax questions.

No. Our plans cover standard monthly bookkeeping and company-wide reports. Job costing isn't included right now; we can discuss your needs on the call.

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