Roofing contractors
Accounting software for roofers: deposits, crews and margin on every roof
Take a deposit when the contract is signed, order shingles on a purchase order, tag every material and disposal bill to the roof, pay crews with overtime and workers' comp tracked, and see the margin when the job closes.
For residential and commercial roofing companies 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
Deposit at signing
The deposit is held as a liability for that customer, not counted as income. When the roof is done, apply it to the invoice and collect the balance.
Materials to the roof
The supplier's bill for shingles, underlayment and flashing carries the customer:job, and so does the dumpster rental. Returned bundles come back as a vendor credit.
Crews and comp
Roofing carries some of the highest workers' comp rates. Enter each employee's rate per $100 of wages and the premium accrues with every paycheque, ready to pay from Pay Liabilities.
The deposit applied against the final invoice.
Storm season without losing track of the money
After a hailstorm the jobs stack up. Each roof is a job under the homeowner, with its deposit, materials and subcontracted gutter work attached.
When the insurance cheque arrives, record it as a payment on the homeowner's invoice and note the insurer in the memo.
What is in the licence
The whole job, in one price
Selling the job
Materials
Crews
Margins and tax
Residential and commercial roofing by class.
What it does not do
· No piece-rate (per-square) pay calculation: work out the amount and add it to the paycheque as a bonus.
· No roof measurement or insurance claim 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
Where do customer deposits go?
To a customer deposits liability, not income. Apply the deposit to the invoice when the roof is finished; the invoice shows it against the total.
Can I see what each roof cost?
Yes. Tag material bills, disposal and subcontractor bills with the customer:job. Job Profitability shows income, cost and net for each job.
How is workers' comp tracked?
Each employee has a premium rate per $100 of wages. Every paycheque accrues the premium as a liability, which you pay to your insurer, state fund or provincial board.
Does it handle T5018 slips in Canada?
It totals what you paid each subcontractor for construction work so you can prepare the T5018. Whether you must file depends on how much of your income is from construction; check with the CRA or your accountant.
Coming from something else?
How it compares to what you use now
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Every roof costed, every deposit accounted for.
Record a deposit in the trial and apply it to an invoice.
No card. No account. Nothing to cancel.