Construction
Minimum Bottom Line Profit Should Average 9.4%!
For Trades & Subcontractors, at Least 11%
After Income Taxes Are Paid!
As an owner of a construction company, your profits should average 9.4 percent per year after taxes. This profit is net of your personal salary of $120,000 to $170,000 per year. Therefore, if you are contracting around $1.5 million per year, you should be generating no less than $180,000 per year in take home compensation for your efforts. If not, you are not in the upper half of performance within this industry. You are doing something wrong and this section of the website is designed to educate you about the proper organization, systems, policies and procedures you must incorporate in your construction company’s culture.
You have two possible solutions. One, you could read all the articles and spend enormous amounts of resources to implement the changes in your company OR two, engage my services to help you get there faster and begin seeing results.
This section of the website is solely dedicated to contractors. There are over 70 articles covering key aspects of operations and accounting in the construction industry. There is a wealth of knowledge available here. All of the articles are written to help the contractor discover how to improve the bottom line and achieve financial success in this industry. Good modeling measurement tools are taught here; use them to increase overall performance and ultimately the bottom line. Use my experience and learn from my errors and successes to improve your business operation.
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The articles below are business related, they are in-depth and educational in nature. The primary goal of each article is to educate and provide insight, guidance and knowledge to the contractor.
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Construction Accounting Terminology
Construction Draw Schedule
Construction Draw Schedule – Ranch Model Home
Construction Management Fee – What is a Good Rate to Charge?
Contractor’s Audit Guide – Introduction to IRS Audits
Contractor’s Chart of Accounts – Completed Contract or Percentage of Completion Method
Contractor’s Profitability
Control Equals Profit in the Construction Industry (Introduction)
Cost Accounting – Case Study
Cost Codes – Subset of Item Codes