Learn how to use the QuickBooks Contractor edition to manage your contracting business! The Contractor Editions of QuickBooks aren't just for accountants—they are meant to help the owner or manager of a construction company save money and time by getting involved in much of his or her own record keeping.

As you first start to use QuickBooks, you may need to spend some time developing and sharpening your financial skills. But soon, the time you need to spend will be reduced. You don't need an accounting background to keep your own in-house books; you simply need the desire to be involved, to increase your understanding, and to cut your overhead.

In this class we start from the beginning with setting up the company file, create customers & employees, create vendors, invoices and track profits. In addition, we will show you how to use QuickBooks Contractor edition to track or pay bills (online or by printing checks). We will also cover Inventory and Payroll basics. Learn how to save a bundle by correctly tracking employee hours and Workman's Comp. Learn all you need to know to get your company up and running in this powerful accounting package.

Some of the things you will learn in this class:

• Creating Company
• QuickBooks Homepage Review
• Creating items for job phases
• Grouping related items
• Setting up class tracking
• Turning the estimate feature on
• Customizing an estimate form
• Create an estimate
• Creating a set price invoice
• Creating a fixed price invoice
• Entering a bill for items
• Entering bills from subcontractor and checking it against the bid
• Entering Credit Card charges for project-related costs
• Handling petty cash
• Inventory Basics
• Tracking inventory items used on a job
• To see hours worked for each employee on a union job
• Creating a certified payroll report
• Recording the sale of a spec home
• Tracking cost of Workman's Compensation per billable employee items
• Payroll basics
• And more!

Scheduled Classes:

Click here to view the Calendar for a complete class schedule.

All classes are 1 day classes, held during the day (9:00am-3:30pm) unless otherwise noted.

Cost of Class: $200 (save 25% with your Homebuilders Association or TAAR membership)