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On project finances, purchasing and cash flow
Practical articles for people who run projects.
Estimated margin£64,400
Forecast margin£43,220
Profit fade11.5% → 7.6%
Project financial managementGuide8 min
Job costing for contractors: from estimate to forecast profit
How to calculate job cost, from estimate and buyout to WIP, profit fade and forecast profit.
Read the articleQuickBooks
OnlineJob costing, plan by plan
OnlineJob costing, plan by plan
Accounting integrationsGuide6 min
Job costing in QuickBooks Online: what each plan can do in 2026
What each QuickBooks Online plan can do for job costing, and how to track labour, purchase orders and cost to complete.
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ProjectsFeatures, pricing and purchase orders
ProjectsFeatures, pricing and purchase orders
Accounting integrationsGuide5 min
Xero Projects for contractors (2026): features, pricing and purchase orders
What Xero Projects covers for contractors, what it costs and what happens to a purchase order.
Read the articlePO · receipt · billThree-way match
Purchasing and invoicingGuide6 min
Purchase order tracking for projects: commitments, three-way match and accruals
How to track purchase order commitments, match orders, receipts and bills, and handle month-end accruals.
Read the articleEAC = AC + ETCFour methods, one job
Budgeting and forecastingGuide7 min
Estimate at completion vs estimate to complete: four methods and one contractor example
Four ways to calculate estimate at completion, worked through on one contractor job.
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