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Bookkeeping for Plumbers

Track expensive fixtures, emergency service fees, and fleet costs without the headache.

How do you do bookkeeping for a plumbing business?

To do bookkeeping for a plumbing business, you must categorize emergency dispatch fees, residential service calls, and large commercial rough-ins separately. Record expensive materials like water heaters and copper piping as direct job costs. Separate your fleet vehicle expenses and tool depreciation into your overhead to determine your true hourly break-even rate.

Plumbing businesses deal with unique financial challenges. You are managing a fleet of trucks, handling late-night emergency calls, and purchasing expensive fixtures that might sit in your shop for weeks before being installed.

Tracking High-Ticket Fixtures

If you buy a $2,500 tankless water heater for the Johnson job, it should not just disappear into a generic "Materials" account in QuickBooks. It needs to be tied directly to the Johnson invoice. We ensure that your cost of goods sold accurately reflects the materials used on every single call, so you know your exact markup on parts.

Fleet and Tool Depreciation

Your vans and your specialized tools (like hydro-jetters and sewer cameras) are significant investments. We help you track:

Keep your cash flow clear.

Get a bookkeeping system built specifically for plumbing contractors.