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Getting Down and Dirty with Form 1099-NEC
1099-NEC Misclassification Examples When IRS form 1099-NEC is misused. . . bad things can happen. Strippers were employees, not...

Yvonne Root
Jan 152 min read
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1099-NEC What it Is and What it Ain’t
Let’s start here. There is  no such thing as a 1099 employee . People who work for your construction business are either employees or...

Yvonne Root
Jan 83 min read
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Always Be Reconciling
Always Be Reconciling  Reconciling Accounts in Construction The bottom line, low-down, simple purpose of reconciling construction...

Yvonne Root
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Cash Flow – What You Must Know
Understanding your construction company’s cash flow is crucial to making sound business decisions. For example, when you know your...

Yvonne Root
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Spooky Data Leads to Haunting Errors
Have you ever ordered too many or too few supplies for a project or over or underbid a job? Have you ever failed to account for...

Yvonne Root
Oct 30, 20244 min read
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Two Sides of the Accounting Coin for Construction Contractors
There are two sides to the accounting coin used by profitable construction contractors: Past and Future. Accounting for the Past...

Yvonne Root
Aug 1, 20243 min read
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Guide to a Sleek Construction Business
So, what is a sleek construction business? It is refined, polished, streamlined, smooth, visually appealing, functional, sustainable, and...

Yvonne Root
Jul 17, 20243 min read
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Numbers – the Most Useful Tool in Your Toolbox
What’s the most useful tool in your toolbox? No, it’s not a measuring tape, although measuring tapes are useful. What’s more useful is...

Yvonne Root
Jun 26, 20243 min read
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Profits Come in Many Ways
Although it is only three words long, the name of our construction-centric accounting firm, The Profit Constructors, says a lot. We make...

Yvonne Root
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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How to Tell These Twins Apart – COGS or OPEX
The summer between my freshman and sophomore years in high school, I was given one of my most fun babysitting jobs. A professor at the...

Yvonne Root
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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Powerful Financial Management
Budgeting, monitoring expenses, and protecting cash are three powerful functions that allow you to manage your construction business’s...

Yvonne Root
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Why We Do Construction-Centric Accounting and Advisory
Just as the owners of construction businesses must, on occasion, step back and answer the question of why they bother, we, too, must...

Yvonne Root
May 15, 20243 min read
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Meet the Advocate Evangelist at The Profit Constructors
When the team at The Profit Constructors drilled down to what our firm provides for our clients – seeking to encapsulate it in one word –...

Yvonne Root
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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Risk Mitigation is in the Details
You understand that construction risks are potential events or factors that can and sometimes do negatively impact a construction...

Yvonne Root
Mar 13, 20244 min read
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A Guide to Auditing Expenses – Part 4
Auditing a Few More Things In the first part of this 4-part series concerning auditing expenses in your construction business, I...

Yvonne Root
Feb 28, 20243 min read
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A Guide to Auditing Expenses – Part 3
Auditing Insurance Policies In the first part of this 4-part series concerning auditing expenses in your construction business, I...

Yvonne Root
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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A Guide to Auditing Expenses – Part 2
Auditing Employee Expenses In the first part of this 4-part series concerning auditing expenses in your construction business, I...

Yvonne Root
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Drawing Back the Curtain: It’s About Quality Assurance
It’s time to shine the spotlight on a team member at The Profit Constructors! Who Leslie Is Leslie King, our Quality Assurance Manager,...

Tonya Schulte
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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The Month Doesn’t End Until I Say It Does!
If you’re not in the accounting field, you may not understand why the accounting professional can boldly hold up his or her hand and...

Yvonne Root
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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Is a WIP Report Worth the Effort? Puzzle it Out
Indeed, effort is put into creating Work in Progress (WIP) reports. There is the further effort put into maintaining them. And even more...

Yvonne Root
Apr 19, 20233 min read
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