In construction, managing projects efficiently, staying compliant with tax regulations, and ensuring smooth payroll processing are essential for success. However, these tasks can be overwhelming and time-consuming without the right tools. That is why we have curated a powerful software toolkit designed exclusively for custom home builders and remodelers to simplify their business operations. Let us explore the key components of our software bundle and how they can transform your construction business.
QuickBooks Online Advanced: The backbone of our bundled software solution
Our software bundle starts with QuickBooks Online Advanced, a comprehensive accounting tool that automates various financial tasks for your business. With QuickBooks, you can:
- Seamlessly handle accounting tasks and synchronize data across devices, reducing paperwork.
- Manage contractors and comply with 1099s by allowing subcontractors to add their tax information directly.
- Prepare for tax time by organizing income and expenses into tax categories and sharing books with your accountant.
- Track labor costs per project, letting you know the time spent and the corresponding cost rates.
Additionally, QuickBooks allows you to accept online payments, offering flexibility to your customers and ensuring invoices are paid faster. The clear dashboards and reports also provide profitability insights, helping you identify which projects need attention and which are profitable.
Payroll Software Connector for job costing: Streamline payroll and job cost tracking
Efficiently managing payroll and tracking job costs is critical in the construction industry. Our Payroll Software Connector bridges the gap between time collection, payroll, and accounting software like QuickBooks. The key features include:
- Simplifying the integration of time data with partners like ADP, ensuring accurate job costs in your general ledger.
- Using your existing time tracking solution for per-person job basis time collection, aided by Dapt for time rule management.
- Converting time or non-time activities into payroll, ensuring smooth processing with partners like ADP.
- Managing the processing of payroll, job costing, and other back-office systems.
- Simplifying GL handling by mapping with Dapt's assistance.
This connector saves time and effort and ensures compliance with strict import requirements and cost number creation for payroll purposes.
The front end: Streamlined business management with BuildTools
To enhance day-to-day business management, our software bundle includes BuildTools, a cloud-based construction project management software designed for custom home builders and remodelers. Its features encompass:
- Sending professional-looking estimates/proposals and tracking their progress in one system.
- Scheduling all phases of construction projects and consolidating deadlines in one schedule.
- Online approval of client selections, seamless integration with change orders, and easy communication management.
- A sole source for all construction-related documents, enabling real-time updates.
- Simplified work-in-progress reporting for better visibility into job profitability.
- Standardized bidding process with easy offer comparison and automatic reminders.
BuildTools' user-friendly interface allows users to manage projects from any device, enhancing productivity and efficiency.
QuickBooks Time: Efficient mobile time tracking for construction managers
Tracking employee time accurately is essential for payroll processing and job costing. QuickBooks Time offers a robust mobile time tracking solution, including features such as:
- Managing multiple timesheets and approving time when ready.
- Mobile time tracking through the Android or iOS app, allowing submission and approval from anywhere.
- Easy monitoring of team activities, job details, and locations.
- Customizable reports provide valuable insights for better cost prediction and profitability planning.
- Seamless integrations with accounting and payroll systems for efficient payroll and invoicing.
By setting up a geofence, you can also ensure that your team clocks in and out appropriately when entering or leaving job sites.
Conclusion
In today's fast-paced construction industry, utilizing the right software toolkit can make all the difference in streamlining your operations, enhancing productivity, and boosting profitability. Our pre-configured software bundle, which includes QuickBooks Online Advanced, the Payroll Software Connector, BuildTools, and QuickBooks Time, offers an all-encompassing solution tailored exclusively for contractors. Embrace the power of technology and transform your construction business for success. Simplify accounting, streamline project management, and optimize payroll processing with our core software toolkit. Take the leap towards a more efficient and profitable future.
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