Truck Stock and Job Costing: Why Some Jobs Look Bad
Truck stock wrecks job costing for contractors because unallocated material lands on whichever job was open. Here is how to find it and how to fix it.
By Emily8 min read
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9 articles tagged AP controls from the CheckMySupply invoice audit desk.
How to Code Material Invoices to Job Cost Codes
Code material invoices to job cost codes without slowing the field down: capture the job at the counter. Here is the workflow that survives a busy week.
By Emily9 min read
Committed Cost vs Actual Cost in Construction Job Costing
Committed cost in construction job costing is money you have promised but have not yet been invoiced for. Here is how to see it before the invoice lands.
By Emily10 min read
Job Costing Material When Purchases Are Counter Runs
Job costing material counter purchases is the part textbooks skip. Here is a ticket-to-job system that works when half your material leaves on a will-call.
By Emily9 min read
Purchase Order Tolerance Thresholds: Chase It or Not
What purchase order tolerance threshold should you set? Published practice runs a few percent or a dollar cutoff. How to pick yours and what to always chase.
By Reena10 min read
The Contractor Invoice Control Process: Four Documents
A contractor invoice control process built on four documents: quote, PO, packing slip, invoice. Where each handoff leaks money, and how to close the gaps.
By Reena11 min read
2/10 Net 30 Discount Calculation: Check Your Supply House
The 2/10 net 30 supplier discount calculation runs on the pre-tax subtotal, not the invoice total. Here is the math, and how to check what you really got.
By Alex9 min read
Scanning Paper Supply-House Invoices From the Truck
Your invoices are paper and they live in the truck. What actually works for capturing them, what OCR gets wrong, and how to stop losing price history.
By Emily11 min read
Three-Way Match for Contractors, Without an AP Team
PO, packing slip, invoice. The AP control that catches most supply-house overcharges, rebuilt for a shop with one bookkeeper and a pile of paper tickets.
By Reena12 min read