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Lease Accounting Changes: Make Sure Three Strikes Doesn’t Mean You’re Out

GB Financial Services, LLC

Here are the Big Three impacts from new tax and accounting rules and what you need to do to stay in the game.

Here are the Big Three impacts from new tax and accounting rules and what you need to do to stay in the game.

Equipment Trailers

Five Trailer Sizing Tips for Excavators

Talbert Manufacturing

Do your research to ensure the trailer meets the capacity of the excavator as well as state and federal regulations.

Not all trailers are created equal. It’s important to consider the quality of a trailer, not just the price tag.

Resolve for Greater Efficiency at Your Rental Business This Year

Detmer Consulting Inc.

The wisest New Year’s resolution is to make business planning a number-one priority. Most rental companies should have a much more formal and structured way of operating – and proper planning is the key.

Dick Detmer

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Can You Sweep the ‘Pavement of Tomorrow?’

World Sweeping Association

sweeping permeable pavement

Placing Concrete Smarter - Part 3: How to Get Smarter

WL Concrete, division of BlueScope Construction

The third and final article in this series will discuss how to increase your organizational knowledge data base, define culture and improve your ability to place and finish slabs on grade.

Figure 1: An example of Best Practice. Overlap of the screed head for high tolerance floor.

Five Things to Demand From Your Concrete Supplier

Bulk Construction Materials Initiative (BCMI)

Concrete producers can—and should—deliver vital, real-time job information via mobile apps.

BCMI Corp.’s Material Now app provides contractors with all they need to know about their concrete orders and can be used as a virtual filing cabinet that houses past ticket data. Pictured here is an order timeline for a concrete finisher.

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How Will New Lease Rules Affect Your Balance Sheet?

GB Financial Services, LLC

New lease accounting rules meant to level the playing field for financial reporting can impact the amount of debt on your company's financial statements.

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Will a Q4 Construction Equipment Buy Save Tax Dollars?

GB Financial Services, LLC

Calculate costs and utilization of the equipment to determine if the savings really add up.

Bartecki Chart

Get a Handle on Your Costs of Doing Business to Make a Profit

Construction Business Coaching

Construction is just an expensive hobby until you use knowledge of how much sales and markup you need and labor costs per unit of work to drive toward profit goals every day

To build a construction business you must be focused on your bottom-line numbers, know how much sales and markup you need, know your labor costs per unit of work, and always be sure you’re making a profit.

Two Updates Contractors Need to Know about Section 179 Depreciation

RDO Equipment Co.

The 2018 tax bill brought some opportunity and complexity to equipment depreciation choices. Here's what buyers need to know at year's end about Section 179 program changes

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Two Important Updates to Bonus Depreciation

RDO Equipment Co.

Bonus depreciation can offer a valuable opportunity for both new and used construction equipment purchases

If you're considering a purchase before the end of 2018, investigate how the changes in bonus depreciation may apply to the acquisition.

Sell What Customers Want

Construction Business Coaching

Each customer requires a unique selling and marketing strategy to be successful

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