By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Texas contractors and subcontractors have real statutory protection when an owner or general contractor pays late — the Texas Prompt Payment Act, split between a private-project statute and a separate public-project statute. Construction bookkeeping for a Dallas-Fort Worth contractor needs to track payment deadlines and l

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Texas residential homebuilders operate under the Residential Construction Liability Act, a pre-suit notice-and-cure process for defect claims — and a 2023 legislative change tied the length of a builder's statute of repose exposure to whether they provide a written warranty. Construction bookkeeping for a San Antonio home

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Los Angeles developers and builders selling a completed project above certain thresholds face a real transfer tax cost most other markets don't have: Measure ULA, a city transfer tax that stacks on top of standard county and city transfer taxes. Construction bookkeeping for an LA developer needs to model this cost into di

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Contractors rebuilding homes lost in the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are working in a genuinely different environment — insurance-settlement-funded clients, streamlined but still real permitting timelines, and a rebuild volume that's grown gradually rather than all at once. Construction bookkeeping for a wildfire r

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Contractors renovating older multifamily buildings in Los Angeles are increasingly working around occupied units rather than vacant ones — recent City Council action has restricted using a substantial remodel as grounds to evict tenants covered by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Construction bookkeeping for this kind of

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Contractors operating in the City of Los Angeles owe a municipal business tax separate from state and federal obligations — a gross-receipts-based tax under the Los Angeles Municipal Code, requiring its own registration certificate. Construction bookkeeping for an LA contractor needs to track city-sourced gross receipts a

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Los Angeles has one of the most active ADU (accessory dwelling unit) markets in the country, and contractors building them run a genuinely high-volume, repeatable-plan business — closer in shape to a small-home builder than a typical remodeling contractor. ADU contractor bookkeeping should take advantage of that repeatabi

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Oregon has no general state sales tax — genuinely simplifying material purchasing compared to many other states — but it does have the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT), a modified gross receipts tax that applies in addition to Oregon's regular corporate tax. Construction bookkeeping for a Portland contractor needs to track co

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Colorado has a well-documented history of construction defect litigation, particularly around condominium and multifamily projects, that shapes real financial decisions for Denver-area builders — from insurance cost to how warranty risk gets tracked on the books. Construction bookkeeping for a Denver builder should refle

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Arizona doesn't have a traditional sales tax — it has the Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT), a genuinely different structure that taxes the contractor for the privilege of doing business, with special rules specifically for prime contracting. Construction bookkeeping for a Phoenix contractor needs to classify jobs correctly

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Contractors working in San Diego's coastal zone answer to an approval process most inland California builders never deal with — the California Coastal Commission. Coastal Development Permit review can extend a project's pre-construction timeline well beyond a typical inland permit, and that delay has real financial conseq

By Tammy Hoang, QuickBooks ProAdvisor — Construction Bookkeeping Specialist | Construction Cost Accounting (949) 889-3283 | constructioncostaccounting.com Holding a California contractor license from the CSLB (Contractors State License Board) comes with financial requirements that your bookkeeping needs to track alongside your job costs — a bond, insurance minimums, and workers' compensation coverage. For contractors across Los Angeles and Orange County, construction bookke