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• Expert Q&A: In QuickBooks, Tips for More Accurate Job-Costing

  "Items" are key to unlocking most of the job-costing features in QuickBooks. Not only do they provide an additional, alternative level of detail, but the more advanced features of QuickBooks are actually built on them.

• Percentage-of-Completion Accounting: What's It All About?

  POC accounting methods provide more accurate results before the final numbers are in, especially for remodeling projects that stretch out over time. How to use this useful method, by QuickBooks expert Diane Gilson.

• New Wireless Time-Tracking for Field Workers

  A new Intuit program offers a solution to the challenge of getting field crews to turn in detailed, accurate timesheets. It is wireless, GPS-enabled, and affordable, says QuickBooks expert Diane Gilson.

• Making Money on Remodeling Jobs? Track Your Financial Data to Find Out

  Take control of your daily financial information. Even if someone else will be handling your day-to-day entries, learn how to make basic entries into your QuickBooks file and how to run basic reports to see how those entries show up.

• Assigning and Tracking Warranty Costs in QuickBooks

  QuickBooks expert Diane Gilson explains how remodelers can assign warranty costs after a job has been closed out.

• With Wireless Computers, Avoid Wireless Corruption

  Why wireless computers can compromise the integrity of QuickBooks files -- and tips for keeping them safe.

• Regular Server Backups Are No Guarantee for QuickBooks

  Automatic server backups won't necessarily protect your QuickBooks files. QB expert Diane Gilson offers tips for keeping your files safe and up to date.

• Assigning Payroll Costs to Different Accounts in QuickBooks

  Diane Gilson explains how to attribute payroll costs to various accounts in QuickBooks.

• Estimating a Project

  Can you explain what costs should be included when estimating a project and what percent I should be using for markup? And should I mark up smaller jobs more than large jobs?

• Inquiry on QuickBooks

  I’m a contractor, not a retail store, so I don’t really sell any “goods”. I shouldn’t need to use that type of account, right?