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Charlene S Reed, Owner/Author
Charlene, great article!
ReplyDeleteI work with contractors every day who use QuickBooks.
One of the things I see lacking is proper accounting and job costing procedures. Granted these guys are contractors and their time is best spent working on the jobsite than behind a desk pushing paper and crunching numbers - but if they can't track their finances, they should hire someone who can or at least provide their bookkeepers with training.
Without proper job costing - you can loose your shirt.