Job-cost books
Up to about 15 open jobs. You run payroll elsewhere.
$1,350/ MONTH
- Books by job, phase and cost code
- Committed costs and change orders
- Retainage and pay apps reconciled
- Closed by the 15th
- Job-cost report each month
SCHEDULE OF VALUES · PRICING
What construction accounting costs, per month and per job.
Three monthly tiers and four fixed projects, published. The construction accounting cost depends on open jobs, crews and states, never on your revenue. Illustrative prices for a concept site.
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MONTHLY · BY THE JOB COUNT
Three tiers, one close every month.
Most contractors
Books and payroll
Crews in Missouri and Kansas, some public work.
$2,450/ MONTH
- Everything in Job-cost books
- Weekly crew payroll, both states
- Certified payroll and WH-347s
- Missouri prevailing wage records
- KCMO earnings tax withholding
Construction controller
Bonded work, a bank line, or a surety review coming.
$3,900/ MONTH
- Everything in Books and payroll
- Monthly WIP schedule and fade report
- Over and under billings tracked
- Bank and surety reporting
- Quarterly review with Colleen
FIXED FEE · PROJECTS
Four jobs with a fixed price.
The WIP schedule build is where most contractors start. The surety package and the tax return come once a year; the payroll catch-up only if weeks were missed.
- WIP schedule build
Fixed. Ten business days. Credited to your first month.$1,250 - Surety package
From. Year-end WIP, schedules and the underwriter's questions.$3,500 - Construction tax return and planning
From. Entity return, method review and KCMO profits tax.$2,800 - Certified payroll catch-up
Per week of back reports.$90
VARIABLES
Jobs, crews and states move the price. Revenue does not.
Quoted in writing after the WIP schedule build, before anything else starts.
- Open jobsUp to about 15 open jobs sits in the base price. Above that, every job adds a little to the close. See job costing.
- Crews and statesPayroll in Missouri and Kansas, union fringes and prevailing wage jobs move you to Books and payroll.
- Bonding and banksA surety review or a bank line with covenants means a monthly WIP and reporting: Construction controller. See WIP and bonding.
- The state of the booksClean books close fast. Months of unreconciled jobs take longer, and we say so before we start.
RFI 01Why start with a WIP schedule?
Because it shows us, and you, where every open job really stands: percent complete, over and under billings and profit fade. It is $1,250 fixed (illustrative), takes ten business days, and the fee is credited to your first month if you stay. See WIP schedules.
RFI 02What changes the monthly price?
Open jobs, crews and states. More than about 15 open jobs, a second payroll state, union fringe reporting or several entities add time, and we quote that in writing before anything starts.
RFI 03Is certified payroll extra?
No, it is inside Books and payroll and Construction controller. Catching up on weeks that were never filed is $90 per week of reports. See crew and certified payroll.
RFI 04Do you prepare the tax return?
Yes, the construction tax return and planning is priced separately from $2,800 a year, because it depends on the entity and the states. See construction tax.
RFI 05Are these real prices?
They are illustrative prices for a concept site. Ironbark Accounting is a fictional firm created for portfolio purposes.
SHEET 99 · CLOSEOUT
Start with a WIP schedule.
Send your open job list. In ten business days you get a WIP schedule and a fade report, $1,250 fixed and credited to your first month if you stay. Illustrative price.