The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increases deductions for capital assets, which is good news for small- and medium-size...
A remodeler uses a layaway plan to help clients complete smaller projects and ride out the recession.
How to bid against production and custom builders who have entered the remodeling market.
"Items" are key to unlocking most of the job-costing features in QuickBooks. Not only do they provide an additional, alternative level of...
By now your 2009 budget should be nearly complete — how does it look? Are you making the money you, as owner, need to make?
Don’t be afraid of open-book management, says one remodeler whose profits, productivity, and staff cohesiveness are stronger as a result of showing his employees the numbers – right down to his own compensation.
Industry consultant Leslie Shiner shares tips on how to add labor burden into your employees' hourly rates.
Tilghman Builders restructures to ride out the economic downturn and maintain profitability.
Isolate field staff costs so you can get a more accurate picture of your company's bottom line.
When it comes to office and showroom space, there are benefits to owning rental property.
Construction fraud has worsened in the troubled economy. Here's what you can do to protect your company.
Get back to good estimating and job costing to offer accurate pricing on your jobs.
When John Gemmi of Gemmi Construction, in Doylestown, Pa., started sharing each project's financial information with his four lead...
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.
Of the four methods used to recognize income, costs, and profits on construction contracts, cash and accrual are most familiar. The best accounting method for remodeling projects is percentage of completion because it recognizes revenue, cost, and gross profit throughout the life of each contract...