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To celebrate our 50th episode, Tracey and Rowan are reading stories submitted by you!Get ready for Italian witches, more than one haunted Victorian mansion, and a…Goatman boyfriend?If you would like to send your Listener Legend to Willing & Fable, please use our submission form:https://www.willingandfable.com/contactOr email us at: willingandfable@gmail.com

Today’s episode features our third installment of Lessons in Leadership. NCG Managing Partner Brian Nolan is joined by NCG Partner and Nolan Painting President & CEO, Kevin Nolan. This conversation is all about preparing to lead and navigate through uncertain times. Our first Covid Winter is steadily approaching and Brian and Kevin are here to help you wrap your head around the future, plan accordingly, and come out stronger on the other side.

After speaking with Bryant I got insight into relationships on many levels.  I think you will find it useful to hear about one of the tools he uses as part of his recovery which is to rely on the guidance of an Al-Anon Sponsor and be a member of that program.  Another take away I had from his story is how much help and understanding is needed to help our fellow alcoholics and addicts who are confined to the prison system.Use the link below if you would like to be a guest on the show or to make a recommendation.https://www.seasonsofsobriety.com/contactOr email us at podcast@seasonsofsobriety.comIf you would like to make a donation, please use the link below.https://www.seasonsofsobriety.com/donateMusic contribution from The Hitmaker - Nicholas Markos

In this episode, I talk with David Dubey, Product Manager for Evoqua Water Technologies. David talks about Evoqua's Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) treatment process.

Not complaining about the format The best episode ever? Probably Series 5 final? An entirely fair result The 10-way wildcard rumble: death and glory Tactics Michael has done this before with Explosion Conserving battery power/gas Weapons don't win these fights Spamming Fog of War House robot shenanigans Where did Dead Metal come from? Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors - House Robot Rebellion Viewer discretion is advised Sir K tries to kill Terrorhurtz Extended cut of the rumble! Melee 1: Behemoth, Carbide, Nuts 2 Dave Moulds: The Best Driver in Robot Wars Nuts 2's lucky hits SO LUCKY Incredible minibot driving A joke robot? Diotoir "puts Tornado up on its side" Judges decision How are the actions of minibots accounted for? Carbide: villains? Majestic.pict Melee 2: Eruption, Magnetar, RAPID Drum spinner Magnetar's reliability SRiMech failure The magnets, however, are doing their job Redemption round Behemoth vs Magnetar Battle of the ground clearances How to move out of your radius RIP Ellis' Screw. 2017 - 2017 Behemoth isn't an old robot Trigger's broom It's an older design sir, but it checks out Carbide vs RAPID A missed opportunity for RAPID A glorious death And exceptional sportsmanship Semi finals Eruption vs Behemoth Shenanigan corner Behemoth & the put button The floor flipper Nuts 2 vs Tornado Carbide Why did Carbide not defend against Nuts 2 sooner? Can Nuts 2 spin the other way? Does Nuts 2 fail safe? Grand final Eruption vs Carbide WOW Carbide is not at 100% Weapon motor issues? Contactor issues? Clutch issues? Defensive driving Exceptional aggression A straightforward judges' decision? Third place? Series 11 wishlist Goodbye Fog of War Repeated fights Heat lineup selection Other events?

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0197 And It Will Be About Contractors Last Minute Payroll Deadline For 2016 Happy New Year 2017!   It’s almost the end of the year and time to decide if your employees deserve a Bonus. You may call it a Generic Employee Bonus, Christmas Bonus, Holiday Bonus or Year End Bonus Giving An Employee Bonus Comes Down To Cash Flow Here Are Some Key Questions To Ask Yourself: Can I afford to give a bonus? Can I afford to give a Bonus to my employees? Do I want to give a Bonus to each of my employees? How do I decide how much Bonus should I give? Reality Check - Is Bonus Taxable? Starting with the last question first. In most cases, it may be taxable. All forms of Income including Bonus is income to your employee. All income is subject to State, Federal Payroll Taxes and is part of the employee’s W-2.   The most common are to give your employee a set amount known as a ‘Net Check”. It would not quite seem the same to say here is your bonus for $200.00 but the actual check received is for $169.04. Your employee is going to think you are tacky, cheap and you can afford to give them a Big Bonus.   Instead, what you give the employee is a check for $200.00 and the company pays all the payroll taxes. The value of the bonus is a lot higher when a check is grossed up (meaning you the employer pays all the taxes, company half, employee half of Social Security, Medicare, Federal Withholding, State, Local Taxes) Review all the outstanding Employee Advances When an Employee Advance is given, are the employees automatically setup on a repayment plan? Or, in your mind, the Money is a Payroll Advance with a loose payment plan. You are expecting to sit down and work out something more defined later. Later is 5 Minutes before you give them the check.     Did your employee think the money was a non-taxed bonus? Did your employee think Non-taxable reimbursement because (fill in the blank)?    Did your employee think was a Gift because (fill in the blank)?   Did your employee think it is a net payroll check? If your employee leaves, quits or gets fired, they usually expect their employee advance is paid in full. Either as a gift or was actually, all unpaid Employee Advances were net payroll checks. Usually, employees think all Payroll Advances as Net Payroll checks if they are planning to collect Unemployment.   As payroll, the amount of the check will increase their projected State Unemployment Benefits. Thinking of all my own clients over the years and with my clients with payroll; it has been by exception that the former employee will send money to cover an outstanding payment plan.   Without a written payment plan signed by the employee, Washington State does not allow the employer to withhold the remaining balance out of the employee’s final payroll check.   Sometimes an employee starts out as a 1099 Contactor. It can be a shock when converting a 1099 Contactor to a W-2 Employee for both the employee and the employer. Everyone is used to no taxes being taken out.      IRS Rule is anyone receiving over $600 or more for the calendar year needs to receive 1099 form 1099 Contractor need to meet the rules of being an Independent Contactor (Trade Contractor or General Contractor) otherwise they can be classified as an employee with back payroll taxes due.   Some states it is more common for Contactors to have mostly 1099 Contractors over formal W-2 Employees. All 1099 Contactors including your Trade Contractors and General Contractors need to be providing you with a W-9.  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf  In 2016 IRS expanded list of those who receive 1099’s to include Attorneys.   Quick Note: Merchant Service Providers, Online Merchant Service Providers are required to provide 1099’s to their clients.     IRS intends to levy increased penalties in 2017 for 1099 Non-File or Late Filers   IRS requires that 1099 be sent to the Independent Contractor and to the IRS.  IRS has shorted the deadlines for 1099’s; they are now due on January 31, 2017, same as the employee’s W-2.     Reminder About Your Payroll – You have been putting it off and putting it off. It’s now time to make a decision.  It is easy as a Sole Prop or a Member of an LLC treated as a Sole Proprietor No Payroll or W2 required. The rule is that all your Net Profit and Draws are subject to Payroll Tax.   Do not forget that as S-Corp Officers you must have a payroll with a W-2. You are an employee of the corporation and therefore required to have payroll. It does not have to be dollar for dollar on the amount in your Loan To Shareholder account, but it must be a reasonable wage. Your Tax Accountant can help determine “What Is Reasonable.” Starting Off The New Year If you contracting company is a Sole Proprietor you may want to consider changing your legal status to S-Corp starting January 1, 2017 If your contracting company is an LLC, you may want to consider filing the IRS Form 2553 to be taxed as an S-Corp or change to an S-Corp. Year End Review – Time flies when everyone is busy   Start Now - Review your records for the following items: Missing Federal Tax ID’s and request the W-9. Have all your employees verify their pay stub for the correct address. Check Apartment numbers and zip codes. Have any of the neighborhoods been annexed into the city? Other changes is the IRS Form I-9 was revised November 14, 2016, for new employees. The new form will be mandatory to use in January 2017.  Year End Accounting Clean Up Your Tax Accountant will be sending your booklet with what they want for records.   As you are looking to the New Year? What are the loose odds and ends missing for this year? Do you have a formal Accounting System? Does it need to be cleanup up the Accounting beyond the last couple of months?   Do you have bank statements?   Can you find all your receipts? Tax Accountants do “work arounds” to be able to file your annual taxes.  At some point, the Tax Accountant may refuse to clean up and deal with the Lack of Good Records or Messy Records. As the economy improves; tax accountants will have more clients who want their taxes done.   It all gets down to Time | Scope | Money A good tax accountant can do Many Simple or Less Complicated Returns in the same amount of time it takes to do a Messy Complex Business Return.  More Tax Returns become more Complex than is really necessary because the documents or lack of documents make it Messy and Hard To Deal With.   Your Reason To Turn It All Over To The Tax Accountant It’s cheaper to have the Tax Accountant do it than hire a Bookkeeping Service and I don’t want to do it myself because it’s Hard.   Yes - The Tax Accountant can and maybe will do a workaround that is just enough to do the taxes. If you are missing 5%, 10%, 15% or even more; the tax accountant is going to use what you provided, and it will be by exception, your tax accountant will ask for missing documents or even notice they are missing. Tax accountant will assume you gave them everything you had. When in reality you gave The Tax Accountant only what You thought The Tax Accountant needed versus all of the records that might save you additional money in taxes.   Only you can decide if the lack of good records was worth the low price. A good accounting system will help you make Better Decisions on what to buy when to buy and which type of jobs to accept?  When you afford to accept payment plans from your clients?  When is the need or ability to raise your prices! Happy New Year – 2017 is just around the corner - Are you Ready? Click Here For A Timeless Article About Year- End Closing Tips For QuickBooks I trust this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person. We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company! That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. You Deserve To Be Wealthy, Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives! I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast This is one more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Contractor Bookkeeping Done For You! Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services? Click On The Link Below: www.FastEasyAccounting.com/hs This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting. Need Help Now? Call Sharie 206-361-3950 sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services. Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast. Warm Regards, Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant Our Workflow Removes Your Paperwork Frustrations   For Contractors Who Prefer To Do Your Own Bookkeeping... Fast Easy Accounting Do-It-Yourself Construction Accounting Store Is Open Most Contractors Setup QuickBooks Desktop Version In One Of Three Ways: #1 EZ Step Interview inside QuickBooks Setup #2 Asked Their Tax Accountant To Setup QuickBooks #3 They Attended A How To Setup QuickBooks Class Or Seminar And QuickBooks Does Not Work The Way They Want It Too! The Answer: #1 Click Here To Buy An Entire QuickBooks Setup For Your Specific Contracting Company #2 Click Here To Buy Just The Chart Of Accounts For Your Specific Contracting Company                                           Contractors_Success_MAP, Contractors_Success_Marketing_Accounting_Production, Contractor_Bookkeeping_Services, QuickBooks_For_Contractors, QuickBooks_For_Contractors,Contractors_Success_Map_Contractors_Last_Minute_Payroll_Deadline_For_2016

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0193 And It Will Be About Leveraging Credit Increases Your Contracting Company Cash Flow Accepting Credit Cards Can Immediately Increase Sales And Profits* Contractors Accepting Credit Cards Make More Money *We do not provide merchant services. We suggest you start by contacting you bank and doing your own research. I know from many years while we were contractors it paid off handsomely so I am simply passing on a mere "scrap of information" to help you get more cashflow and profit. Unplanned Emergencies - Are stressful now add "how am I going to pay for this" to the mix and the anxiety increases exponentially! For most people cash in short supply which leaves using a credit card, getting a bank loan or selling something to raise cash as their best options? For Example - Homeowner with leaking roof is going to get it fixed right away because rain water is damaging the interior of their home including some irreplaceable sentimental treasures including items passed down from parents and grandparents. Who Will They Call? - You I hope! If you are their contractor and you are actively working and the contractor they like and trust. Accepting All Credit Cards - Makes you the hero because they get instant financing and your Electronic Armored Car takes your money to the bank. "Everybody wins, your client gets roof fixed, they earn airline miles and other perks and you made a sale which you could have easily lost to a competitor that accepts credit cards. Add On Sales - Will more than make up for any fees you pay to accept credit cards. Prove it to yourself by asking twenty contractors that accept credit cards why they do and then ask twenty that don't and make up your own mind. In our past construction businesses when we accepted credit cards the profits increased over 100% and if I told you how much I guarantee you would not believe it! Create additional cash flow by accepting credit cards. Why? Everyone uses credit cards. When was the last time you wrote a paper check? When you go to the Grocery Store, Drug Store, Office Supply Store, Post Office, Gas Station or your Favorite Restaurant; do you use your checkbook or your debit or credit card? How often do you use an Electronic check when paying your bills? Do you even have a book of checks for your checking account? Many of us would say “No” – why do I need a checkbook when I have the routing number, and checking number, or I pay all my bills using Online Bill Pay. Not a problem, I setup automatic payments. I don’t write checks because [fill in the blank with your answer]. It is the Holiday Season, time for Skiing, next is Spring Break, then it is Summer Vacation full of fun, shopping, eating and travel. Are you going to write a check, pay by debit or credit card? More and more places decline to accept checks especially if you are from Out Of Town. I want those reward points. Credit Cards are here – Every year I write fewer paper checks than I did the year before. I also know to make the system work effectively there has to be a seller and a buyer.   Where would you be if you were out of town doing something special and everywhere you went you were told: “We Don’t Accept Credit Cards”? Oh, maybe you carry lots of cash – Just in case. Perfect!           Comcast sent out a postcard expecting an increase in the use of credit cards in 2017. Comcast was suggesting business need a faster internet connection to deal with the increased Online Traffic. If their information is true, then maybe the banks will be offering credit to more people and raising the credit limits for their existing customers. This suggests the economy may be improving.     As a Contractor, don’t you want some of that new business? Some contractors feel that taking credit cards costs too much, that there is not enough margin to still make a profit. For years’ studies, have shown that a Client who uses their credit card they will spend more money. Some American Express users will only purchase using their American Express. Short Answer: Taking credit cards has the potential of Plus Dollars that will increase your Cash Flow to do the things you want. (Buying something new, paying off something old, saving for future purchases) Do you want to be deselecting your customers based on payment method? Do you want to spend ALL THAT MONEY on Marketing only to say No Don’t Choose Me because I refuse to accept your credit card payment? By searching the various processors, you find a process that will be a process at a reasonable rate. Depending on the processor there maybe monthly statement fees. Many invoice programs have a Merchant Services add-on. Apply for it.   How much would you pay an outside sales person?   What is it worth to get a customer?   What is your marketing budget?   Isn’t Merchant Fees marketing?    Why I accept credit cards? The most obvious one. It’s Convenient. You are across town, in a nearby city or located in another state. Relying on the mail to promptly deliver mail is one of the reasons that everyone uses their email (even if a paper letter follows) Even faxes are now more in the form of junk faxes more that any really important documents (except to your tax accountant at tax time). That was not the case 15 or 20 years ago (oops – showing my age) Of course if you are local and come into the office I have a terminal and can swipe your chip-enabled card otherwise I use a virtual terminal.      Yes, I accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card AND Paypal. Yes, It is a higher rate when it is a personal designer rewards card.   Yes, It is a higher rate when it is a Business Credit Card No, I am not going to ask you to pick the credit card that will have the cheapest processing rate.   Unless the card is swiped and a PIN number entered it is treated as a Credit Card. You may have noticed other merchants who treat Credit and Debit Cards all the time. The rate on a Debit card is at the same rate as the Credit Card, but the Store Owner never has to be concerned about employees seeing the PIN number.   Terminals are a great way to go. Years ago, our terminal was wireless for onsite visits and connected to cell phone towers and worked on all platforms. This is the type of terminals you will see at Trade Shows, Home Shows, and Conventions. Wireless Terminals will work when individual cell phone coverage may be spotty.  As “Stuffy Accountants” we not a crazy using the cell phone as a terminal. Cell Phones are too easily stolen.   An alternative to a traditional payment processor is Paypal.   Almost everyone has a personal Paypal account. As a consumer – apply for the Paypal credit. Typically, the credit line is not as large the credit line with the bank. No harm if you never want to use it. It is there if you need it and if you buy using Paypal, it is easy to pay with Paypal credit instead of one your other credit cards.        PayPal Credit has Special Offers emailed to everyone who has a Paypal Credit Account.   Every business should accept Paypal to use when you want to; no fees when you do not want to use it.     One of the features is that Paypal offers it the ability to send electronic invoices to your clients.   Clients then can follow the link and pay. No chasing, to meet the client and receive payment. Works especially well for the Job Deposit or the final payment on a job. Fees only apply when you process.    Even if you do not intend to accept credit cards on a regular basis, it is a good idea to setup a business Paypal account. It will ready for when that One Client says YES if they can use their credit card. Paypal is there if you need it. Ignore it when you don’t. There are no Monthly Statement Fees.     Of course, your client has to be willing to pay you for your services because they have to follow the link and submit payment.  Will the client pay this way – In many cases the answer is Yes. Why, because it is easy for them; to take less than 5 minutes and pay then trying to connect up with you to give you a check. Your clients have busy lives and may not be comfortable leaving a check under the mat.   As a Contractor, you can now offer to finance.   Paypal currently offers a Paypal Credit with a special offer of 6 Months Same As Cash on purchases over $99.00 from Qualified Merchants. (No, you are not waiting 6 months to get paid)   As a Contactor accepting Paypal; ask Paypal support to enable this feature on your account. Then if your client is paying by Paypal, this open will populate as a payment method. If Clients does not have Paypal credit, it will give them an opportunity to apply.    Think about all the projects that you can do that are around $2000.00.   Are they Quick and Easy, and Profitable to do? Would they lead to bigger jobs in the future?   Would they increase your Cash Flow? Contractors - Anyone remembers having a relationship with your local finance company. A packet of forms needed to be filled out, sent into initial approval, even more forms to be filled out at the end of the job. Then you had to wait for the check and make a special trip to pick it up for the finance company.  The key word is WAIT, get signatures and WAIT some more. This type of financing is for larger amounts and is still available (though harder to find). Usually available to finance Windows or Heat Pumps.     Leverage Your Credit:   Apply for a credit card at a Traditional Bank or Credit Card company.   Apply for a Credit Card with Lowes and Home Depot.   Open a 30-Day account at your local Lumber Yard or Supply House.   Take advance of better pricing by using a couple primary suppliers. They will treat you well.   The advantage of using 30 Day Accounts is able to effortlessly assign a Job Name to your material receipts. All Construction Suppliers have a place for a Purchase Order (PO). You do not have to have an elaborate naming convention for jobs or issuing POs. Use your Customer’s Name and Address. This information will translate over to the priced invoice and then can easily be added to QuickBooks    Beware Of Easy Credit When It Seems Too Good To Be True – It Might Be!   Many merchant services have a division that offers easy financing. This type of financing usually is “Factoring Your Accounts Receivable.” We do not recommend you do this.   These lenders appear to offer an easy approval, but then it is difficult to get the loans paid off.  A few NonTraditional Lenders have the payback terms similar to Pay Day Loans. If there is No Cash Flow; another loan needs be gotten to make the mandatory payments. Sometimes talking to your vendors is a better solution.       I could say more on the subject of credit or the lack thereof. Call me, and we can talk more.   I trust this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person. We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company! That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. You Deserve To Be Wealthy, Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives! I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast This is one more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Contractor Bookkeeping Done For You!   Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services? Click On The Link Below: www.FastEasyAccounting.com/hs This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting. Need Help Now? Call Sharie 206-361-3950 sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services. Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast. Warm Regards, Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant Our Workflow Removes Your Paperwork Frustrations                                                           Contractors_Success_MAP, Contractors_Success_Marketing_Accounting_Production, Contractor_Bookkeeping_Services, QuickBooks_For_Contractors, QuickBooks_For_Contractors,Contractors_Success_Map_Leveraging_Credit_Increases_Your_Contracting_Company_Cash_Flow

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0189 And It Will Be About Office Manager Becomes Overworked Contractor's Bookkeeper Who Cuts Corners You are a small contractor and needs someone to answer the phone. You hire someone for the office. Calls are coming in and the Admin Assistant has some free time between calls you want to make use of that famous Standby Time so you ask them to do a little more. Being nice; you now give them the new title of Office Manager.  As the Office Manager; that person is in control of the bookkeeping, customer invoices, vendor payments and more. As the contractor, you are excited because you are handing off responsibility of the day to day activities. From your side; you have checked off the box called Office Manger DONE, phones DONE, bookkeeping DONE and material pickup and delivery person DONE. Everything is solved. Good now you can go back to work and start doing the work. This is the part you are good at and like to do.  Are you expecting Too Much from your Office Manager? Does the Office Manager understand Bookkeeping or is just trying to keep the checkbook balanced? Now add employees; are you expecting the Office Manager to understand the payroll? How about the differences between Construction Accounting and Regular Accounting?  Have you ever heard your Office Manager say: Don’t worry about it. I have everything under control. Great everything is working and you go back to work. Life is good and I am making money now.  Surprise – Surprise Now it’s November.  Did you remember to pay The Quarterly Payroll Taxes were due on Halloween. It’s another form of Trick or Treat. If they have been paid and you have money left over it is a treat. The Trick is if you forgot, or didn’t know about them – Do you have enough money to pay? Even the best of bookkeepers are not comfortable writing checks that they know will not clear the bank. Everything is going smoothly. Business is good and growing. More and more jobs are coming in.  Office Manager is handling everything until you ask. How much money did I make on the “XYZ” Job? Then you discover that the accounting reports are missing details.  Is the Problem the person sitting in the Chair (Office Manager | Bookkeeper | Delivery Person). Do they have enough time to do everything. What is the priority? Delivery of Material because it’s needed on the job RIGHT NOW - DROP Everything and go get “stuff” from the supplier and take it to the job. Is the Problem the receipts turned in and are not marked with the job name or never turned in at all? Is the Problem that the time cards are not real time cards for filled out with fiction and guess word days after the fact.  Are the time cards holding up payroll, billing customers (time and material) generally unreadable and show up five minutes before the employees expects their paycheck.  In other words – the Office Manager needs to STOP EVERYTHING to fix, chase down, find something or solve an issue FIRST before the next thing on their list can happen. List is always longer than time needed.     Is the Problem that the phone rings in the middle of something else and the Office Manager can only do two things at once but has ten things to be completed before going home. Ever heard of the old fashion phrase “Just Give It A Lick and A Promise” In other words a quick wipe verses a deep clean edge to edge. Solution for an Overworked Bookkeeper is that something slips. Usually it begins with something that not critical but then it is.    Usually the first to go is Job Costing.  After all the Job Costing is impacting a report that the owner never looks at.  Extra work for when the Office Manager is wearing the Bookkeeper hat.  Just get the transaction into QuickBooks and get the bill paid.  After all that’s what is important. Now is the slide into what I call the Office Manager | Bookkeeper is being in full control of the office.  At this stage the Office Manager | Bookkeeper will settle into a routine on that works best for them.    Office Manager is deciding what is the most important thing to do, how to do it, and when to do it.  Contractor comes up for air and wants reports Unhappiness is when the Contractor comes up for air and asks questions, senses there is a problem but cannot put their finger on what the problem might be.  In frustration the Contractor looks at QuickBooks and because he / she is not into the accounting really just intuitive knows something besides the bank balance is off but doesn’t know what is wrong. Next step is for the Contactor to call an outsider and ask questions.   I suggest a review of QuickBooks file. After the review; I discuss issues with the Contractor about their QuickBooks file. Contractors want for their Office Manager | Bookkeeper to continue doing the books just make it easier for them to do their job. Contractors want for their Employees to be able to easily fill out their time card. Question – Is there a PROBLEM?   Is it the same PROBLEM?  Many Office Manager | Bookkeeper | Field Employees do not see the same problem or issues that the Contractor sees.  Is the Problem fixable? Is the employee on the defensive?  What exactly am I doing wrong?  A favorite phrase of employees is “If I only had “XYZ” – I know what to do.  If they had “XYZ” would they do something additional or something different? When will they do something additional or different? A classic statement from an employee. “I know How To Do that?” OK, If you know “How To Do It” then let’s address why it is not being done. (The excuses begin) Is the tasks not being done really important or not important at all. Who is it important for? Why is it important? Are you sure? Is it worth the cost to fix? As the Contractor – Owner only you make that decision. Otherwise, the Office Manager | Bookkeeper | or Other Employees are really in control and you are working for them. Is that why you are in business? I trust this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person. We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company! That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. You Deserve To Be Wealthy, Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives! I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast This is one more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Contractor Bookkeeping Done For You!   Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services? Click On The Link Below: www.FastEasyAccounting.com/hs This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting. Need Help Now? Call Sharie 206-361-3950 sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services. Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast. Warm Regards, Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant Our Workflow Removes Your Paperwork Frustrations                                                       Contractors_Success_MAP, Contractors_Success_Marketing_Accounting_Production, Contractor_Bookkeeping_Services, QuickBooks_For_Contractors, QuickBooks_For_Contractors,Contractors_Success_Map_Overworked_Office_Manager_Cuts_Corners_On_Contractors_Bookkeeping

This week on Waking Up Orwell  **** KPDO PREMIERE DELAYED***   The station, in an ambitious 4 day effort to install new programming board, is still in it's testing stages and will be automated 9/29/2010. This gives us an additional week to upgrade graphics, develop the website and come up with ways to promote the show.  " 22nd Century"  music by Kelis THIS WEEKS NEWS:  This about sums the national state of affairs pertaining to civil liberty this week. "A bad weekend for civil liberties"  http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/27/905707/-A-bad-weekend-for-privacy,-civil-liberties   DIY Government http://beatthechip.blogspot.com/2010/09/upgrades-and-exemptions-electronic.html This weeks bid for sanity is to add your public comments about the Dept. Homeland  Security's request to for exemption from  legal conditions set  by the ECPA or Electronic Privacy Act of 1974 to monitor e-mail, phone calls, and anything else that creates a record from an electronic pulse.   Big Thanks to Lady Axxiom for throwing this out there.   PUBLIC COMMENT DETAILS HERE: http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/09/10/2010-22639/privacy-act-of-1974-implementation-of-exemptions-department-of-homeland-securityall031-information     Public Knowledge about ECPA, COICA and a return to the days of the "clipper chip"  with special guest, Art Brodsky. http://www.publicknowledge.org/     Jessica Sundin for the Minnesota Anti-war Committee tells us what it's like when the FBI raids you when they HAVE a warrent.  More news about "improper"  FBI conduct. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org/   Professor and social anthropologist, Janine Wedel, teaches us about the world of  Washington D.C.'s  Shadow elite public-private policy drivers called "flexians". http://janinewedel.info/pubs.html   Tony Fish reverse engineers the properties of a digital footprint towards the body of online reputation.   http://www.mydigitalfootprint.com/footprint-ugc/