Flooring installers and stores
Accounting software for flooring contractors: material, install labour and sales tax done right
Flooring jobs mix material you sell with labour you provide, and the two are often taxed differently. AcboBooks keeps them on separate items with their own tax settings, costs the material to the job, and shows the margin on each install.
For flooring installers, flooring stores with install crews and subcontract installers in the US and Canada, $399.99 once.
No card, no account. Windows 10 and 11. United States and Canada.
What it means
In practice
Material and labour kept apart
Hardwood, LVP, tile, underlayment and transitions are items with their own taxable setting; installation, prep and haul-away are service items. One invoice handles both.
Job margin from real costs
The supplier's bill for the job's material, the installer's bill or your crew's hours, and any dumpster or delivery charge all carry the customer:job.
Showroom stock if you have it
Stocked lines are inventory at average cost with reorder points. Special orders are bought against the job with a purchase order.
Material and installation on one invoice.
Square feet in, margin out
Quote from an estimate with material and labour lines, take a deposit to order the flooring, and receive the order against the purchase order when it arrives.
Pay the sub installer by the square foot as a vendor bill on the job, and the 1099-NEC or T4A slip is ready at year-end.
What is in the licence
The whole job, in one price
Accounts to set up
Jobs
Tax
People
Crew payroll with workers' comp.
What it does not do
· No measuring, room diagrams or square-foot takeoff tools.
· Windows 10 and 11 for now (a Mac version is coming soon); no phone app.
· It imports your bank's statement file rather than connecting live to the bank.
Questions people ask
Before you download
Do I charge sales tax on the material or the whole job?
It depends on your state or province and on whether you sell and install or only install. Set material and labour items to match the rule that applies to you; the app then applies it on every invoice.
Can I bill by the square foot?
Yes. Make the item's rate a price per square foot and enter the square footage as the quantity.
How do I pay sub installers?
As vendors. Enter their bill against the job, pay it, and flag them for 1099-NEC (US) or a T4A slip (Canada).
Does it track stock in the showroom?
Yes, stocked items are inventory at average cost with reorder points and a Stock Status report.
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Every floor you lay, with its margin.
Build one estimate with material and labour lines in the trial.
No card. No account. Nothing to cancel.