When you plan to charge your customer for the actual time and costs for a job, here's what you must do to track the time and costs.
To track... | You must do this |
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Billable time | Record the hours spent on the job, using either a weekly timesheet or a single activity entry. Be sure to mark each entry as “billable,” and to assign the hours to the customer (or if you're tracking by job, to the job you are doing for the customer). |
Job-related purchases: Items purchased for a job Subcontracted services |
Use a bill, check, or credit card charge to record the purchase. On the Items tab, enter each item or service you purchased. In the Customer:Job column, be sure to assign each item or service to the customer (or if you're tracking by job, to the job you are doing for the customer). |
Other expenses: Freight charges Postage etc. |
Use a bill, check, or credit card charge to record the expenses. On the Expenses tab, enter each expense. In the Customer:Job column, be sure to assign each expense to the customer (or if you're tracking by job, to the job you are doing for the customer). |