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    Assigning Payroll Costs to Different Accounts

    Diane Gilson explains how to attribute payroll costs to various accounts in Quickbooks.

     
  • What EPA's Lead Rule Means to Remodelers

    An overview of how EPA's rule on lead abatement will affect the remodeling industry.

     
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    Handling Disgruntled Clients

    Steps a remodeler can take to appease a disgruntled client during the remodeling project.

     
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    Clean Up Costs

    Including Clean Up Costs in the Project Budget

     
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    Estimating a Project

    Can you explain what costs should be included when estimating a project and what percent I should be using for markup? And should I mark up smaller jobs more than large jobs?

     
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    Sharing Company Stock

    What happens to the shares of stock allocated to an employee in a company with an ESOP (employee stock option plan) when the employee leaves the company?

     
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    Motivating Employees

    How do you get employees to commit to a time-frame for completion without extra money or a negative approach?

     
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    Dealing With Subcontractors

    How can I get our subs to treat customers’ homes with respect – not just another job site, i.e., cleanliness, radio volume/stations, etc.?

     
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    Sharing Company Ownership

    What is shared ownership, and how do you structure it?

     
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    Inquiry on QuickBooks®

    I’m a contractor, not a retail store, so I don’t really sell any “goods”. I shouldn’t need to use that type of account, right?