Painters
Bookkeeping for painting contractors.
Crew payroll, paint-store accounts and seasonal swings, kept straight in QuickBooks.
Painters · month-endSAMPLE
Revenue
Materials
Labor & subs
Net profit
In plain English: what moved this month, which job carried it, and what to watch next.
What painters books need
Set up for how the work actually runs
Crew payroll by job
Hours and wages land on the jobs they were worked on.
Paint-store accounts
Store charge accounts reconciled and coded to each job.
Seasonal cash flow
See the summer surplus and plan for the wet months.
Interior vs. exterior
Track which kind of work actually pays better.
Subs & 1099s
Helpers paid as subs get W-9s and 1099s handled.
Job profit
Margins by job so bids get sharper each season.
Other trades