Electrical work spans quick service calls, new-construction rough-ins, panel upgrades, and low-voltage data jobs. Each one prices differently. Generic bookkeepers flatten all of it and hide where your real margin lives. We keep the books straight, inside your own QuickBooks file, closed every month.
A service call, a new-construction rough-in, and a low-voltage data job are three different businesses sharing one truck. When a generalist categorizes all of it as "income" and "materials," you cannot tell whether your service department is funding your construction work or the other way around. That is a real problem.
We set up Class or Location tracking in QuickBooks so every job carries its own labor, materials, and subcontractor cost. That replaces a gut feel with a Job Profit view: the panel upgrades that clear well, and the new-construction bids that run thin once gear and labor are in. On the Crew plan and up, that visibility is part of every monthly close.
Wire, breakers, and devices are job materials that belong in cost of goods. A bender, meter, or thermal camera is a tool expense or fixed asset. Combine them and your job margins and your depreciation are both off. Every month.
If helper and apprentice hours never hit the job, your labor looks cheaper than it is and your bids drift low. Costed labor is what makes a Job Profit number trustworthy.
Data cabling and service work carry different materials and margins than construction. Without separate classes, a strong service month can hide a weak construction quarter. You deserve to see the real split.
Yes. We set up Class or Location tracking so each job carries its own labor, materials, and subcontractor cost. You see job-level profit across service, construction, and low-voltage work on the Crew plan and up.
Wire, conduit, breakers, and devices are categorized as job materials so they flow into cost of goods. Durable tools and test equipment are tracked separately as tool expense or fixed assets, so both margins and depreciation stay accurate.
Yes. On the Crew plan and up we sync your field-service tool to QuickBooks so deposits, merchant fees, and invoices reconcile instead of drifting apart.
We help cost in-house labor to jobs and track subcontractor payments through the year with W-9s on file, so labor cost is accurate and 1099 totals are ready. 1099 prep is included on the Shop plan: we keep W-9s and payment totals filing-ready all year, and your tax preparer files the forms.
Always. We work inside your own QuickBooks Online subscription. If you ever leave, you keep the file and a clean set of workpapers. No proprietary ledger, no hostage data.
Yes. If you're behind, we'll get you current fast. Our 6-month prepaid option includes a catch-up cleanup at no extra charge. We scope the backlog up front so there are no surprises.
Trade-native categories, job costing, and an expert-reviewed close every month. You keep your QuickBooks file.