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tracey74
December 10, 2019
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Job Costing and Equipment Costing

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Hi, I am currently using Explorer Contract Manager (Older Version).  I would like to change to Quickbooks Contractor.  The only thing is, is the owners want to be able to job cost and equipment cost.  We have our own mechanics that work on our own equipment, how do you set that up?  The Shop Manager needs to know what we are spending on each unit for repairs etc?  Right now with Explorer I can run an Equipment Detail Cost Report and it shows whatever units

that was worked on in whatever period he would like to see and it shows all invoices that were purchased for that unit.  Is there also a way to track hours for each piece of equipment too? 

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LauraAB
December 10, 2019

Hello tracey74,

 

Thanks for your interest in QuickBooks Desktop! I love that you'd like to join us and I know how important it is to make sure a program fits your business needs before switching to it from something that is working. I'll go over what QuickBooks Desktop can do for you.

 

I'm happy to share that QuickBooks Desktop can handle job costing. We've got a great article about this process called Tracking job costs in QuickBooks Desktop, which I encourage you to go over to learn how it works.

 

As for the equipment costing you're mentioning, it sounds like you could be referring to something such as a fixed asset manager. At this time, this feature isn't available in QuickBooks Desktop Canada.

 

One of the great things about QuickBooks Desktop is it has the ability to connect with third-party apps that can fill in the gaps when features like these aren't built into the program. Feel free to search the following page to see what's available: Apps for QuickBooks Desktop Note, however, that this page lists apps that connect with QuickBooks Desktop Canada as well as US, and not all of them necessarily connect with both regional versions of the program. If you find one that catches your eye, I recommend clicking it, then reaching out to the app support listed to learn if it connects with QuickBooks Desktop Canada.

 

I encourage you to weigh the options and make the best decision for you and your business. I'll leave you with the following link that goes over all QuickBooks Canada products so you can explore and learn more: All Quickbooks products

 

I'm here if you have further questions.

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