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Karrah
January 27, 2022
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Posting labor for job costing

  • January 27, 2022
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Hi, I am in need of some guidance on how to post labor into job costing.  We are using QuickBook Desktop. We do not use QuickBooks for payroll.  We are currently posting our labor into QuickBooks and posting to jobs through general ledger entries.    I am trying to be able to utilize the Job Profitability and Estimates vs Actuals functions.  It appears that job costs- labor, materials etc. have to be posted as items in order for those functions to work properly.  Since we are posting our labor through general ledger entries, I am not sure how to post labor as an item.  I tried calling QuickBooks but they said they are unable to help, so any feedback would be appreciated.  Thank you in advance!

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LollyNino_C
January 27, 2022

Thanks for sharing detailed information about your concern, @Karrah. 

 

You can follow these steps to assigned hours of work for your contractors. Let's ensure to select the correct contractor and service item. Also, you can create a new service item if you haven't had it yet on the list. Here's how.

 

  1. Go to Lists,  then select Item List.
  2. Click Item, then New.
  3. Choose the type of item you want to create.
  4. Fill out the item fields.
  5. Use Custom Fields to add customized fields.
  6. Hit Save.

 

You can review this guide: Add, edit, and delete items. It contains detailed steps and helpful information about managing items in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

Let me also share these articles about this feature for more details: 

 

In addition, feel free to check this material here to learn more about the reports available specifically for your business need: Understand reports. 

 

I'll be right here to continue helping if you have further questions about tracking job costs. You're welcome to post a reply. I'm always here to help.

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