Articles, guides, and field-tested insights on construction CPA strategy, tax planning, bonding capacity, multi-state compliance, and the financial decisions that move growing businesses forward.
With 100% bonus depreciation in play and Section 179 limits raised again, contractors have a powerful, time-sensitive opportunity to deduct heavy equipment in the year of purchase.
An LLC is a legal entity. An S corp is a tax election. What the S election really saves a contractor, what it costs to run, and when to file Form 2553.
Gross margin, net margin and overhead, with the markup vs margin math and a worked overhead recovery example for a $3M contractor.
Cómo armar proyectos, artículos y clases en QuickBooks para ver la ganancia de cada obra, qué ofrece en español y cómo registrar la retención.
What a construction business can actually deduct, from trucks and equipment to subcontractors and 1099s, each rule tied to the IRS page it comes from.
Articles of Organization, registro anual, EIN gratis con SSN o ITIN, y lo que una LLC no le protege. Paso a paso, con las páginas oficiales.
How QuickBooks, Sage and Foundation handle job costing, WIP, retainage and certified payroll, and the signs your company has outgrown its system.
La obra deja ganancia y aun así no alcanza para la nómina del viernes. Un ejemplo de cuatro semanas con números y cómo armar un pronóstico de 13 semanas.
Qué junta estatal licencia su oficio, la licencia de negocio de su ciudad, la compensación al trabajador y las fianzas, con las fuentes oficiales.
Outgrew the bookkeeper but not ready for a full-time CFO? What a fractional CFO actually does for a construction company, the signs you need one, and how pricing usually works.
A $28 an hour field employee costs a lot more than $28. How to build your real burdened labor rate, line by line, and what an outdated one does to every bid you send.
Your surety and your bank read your statements differently than you do. Reviewed vs audited, the WIP schedule, over and underbillings and gross profit fade, and what each one tells them.
Moving into public and federally funded work? What certified payroll is, when a Georgia contractor needs it, what the weekly report covers, and how to set it up before the first one is due.
The crews you pay on a 1099 may be employees in the eyes of the IRS. How classification works, what getting it wrong costs a growing contractor, and how to fix it before an audit does.
Retainage is revenue you have earned and cannot touch. How to classify it, what Georgia's 2022 change really did to contractor cash flow, and how to get it released faster.
One out-of-state job can create income tax, payroll and use tax obligations there. Why the federal safe harbor does not protect contractors, and the five exposures to check before you bid.
Duplicate payments, miscoded invoices, cutoff errors, unapplied credits and retainage mistakes. Where AP quietly costs contractors money, and the monthly reconciliation that finds all six.
How to calculate exactly how much of your own capital is out on the street, the four places it hides, and the seven levers that bring it back.
There is no 60/40 rule. What the IRS actually weighs, why paying yourself too little costs more than it saves, and three defensible ways to set the number.
The three-part address every dollar needs, how many codes you actually need, and the estimate versus actual report that changes how you bid.
Job costing, the 4 revenue recognition methods, WIP, retainage, payroll burden, taxes, and bonding. The full system in one guide, updated for 2026.
The exact 10-step monthly close for contractors, a construction chart of accounts, and the 5 signals your books have outgrown DIY.
The cost-to-cost formula, a worked dollar example, who must use it under IRC 460, and the 4 mistakes that distort contractor financials.
OBBBA brought permanent 100 percent bonus depreciation, expanded Section 179, and key energy credit sunsets. What every Atlanta contractor needs to act on before June 30, 2026.
The single most important report in construction accounting. The 3 calculations that matter, why sureties read it first, and the 5 mistakes that cost contractors money.
The 4 structural cash flow gaps that wreck contractors, how to build a real 13-week forecast, and 5 ways to improve cash without growing revenue.
The 7 federal and Georgia tax deadlines every construction company must hit in 2026. Penalty math, multi-state implications, and the extension trap most contractors fall into.
We are now official AGC members. What it means for our construction clients and our commitment to the industry.
Filing a tax extension does NOT extend the payment deadline. The most expensive misconception in business taxation, plus how to use extensions correctly.
QBI permanent, R&D expensing restored, 100% bonus depreciation, SALT cap raised, plus other key OBBBA changes affecting your business.
Surety decisions hinge on your WIP schedules and financial statements. Here is what underwriters look for and how to position your financials.
Without proper job costing and overhead allocation, you are bidding blind. The five questions every contractor should be able to answer in under 30 seconds.
Run the numbers yourself. Built for construction companies working through WIP, bonding capacity, and filing deadlines.
Calculate percentage of completion, earned revenue, and over/under billings for your work-in-progress schedule.
Estimate the single and aggregate bonding capacity a surety is likely to extend based on your working capital and equity.
See what late filing and late payment actually cost, including failure-to-file, failure-to-pay, and accrued interest.
The foundations: job costing, revenue recognition, WIP schedules, and the reports every contractor should be reading monthly.
What contractors in Marietta and west Cobb County should expect from a construction-specialized accounting firm.