Five signs it's time to hand over the books
Most tradies don't decide to do their own bookkeeping — it just ends up on their plate. A quick self-check for working out when it's costing you more than it saves.
One post a month, written for people who run a trade business rather than for other bookkeepers. GST, payroll, job costs, and the admin habits that quietly cost money.
Most tradies don't decide to do their own bookkeeping — it just ends up on their plate. A quick self-check for working out when it's costing you more than it saves.
It's almost never the big things. Entertainment, the ute, overseas software and second-hand gear — five ordinary expenses that look claimable and aren't, or are, and get missed.
The invoice tells you what you charged. It says nothing about what the job cost — and that gap is where the profit quietly goes.
The questions clients actually ring about — each one is a post, and each one is a search somebody in Canterbury is making right now.
Ask it. If it's a good one it'll probably become a post — and you'll get the answer either way.
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