What are labor units ... ?

• Labor units are units which represent a unit of labor (normaly in hours or fraction of an hour), which in the AccountPro Estimating program is multiplied by a Dollar amount per hour to come up with a cost for installation of that item.
• The Dollar amount used per hour can vary from job estimate to job.

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What are labor columns ... ?

• There are 5 colums per item representing various levels of installation difficulty and or job conditions.
• One of the 5 columns may be set aside and used strictly for estimating extras on a job where conditions are different than they are when biddiong on a base bid.

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What is unionized payroll ... ?

AccountPro Payroll supports union payroll deductions and supports establishing as many union deductions as required each of which may pertain to a certain union with specifc details of how a deducton is to be calculated.

Some examples:

• The deduction can be for union dues, health and education fund, or whatever deduction you establish in the payroll module
• Assign deduction ids to specific employee which, for example, will allow different deductions for apprentices, journey persons, trades, etc.
• Calculate deduction for straight time
• Calculate deduction for overtime
• Deductions can be a percentage, dollar amount or both
• Paid by Employee or Employer or percentage split
• Maximum deduction amount
• Deductions can be turned On or Off globally for a pay period or by employee
• etc.

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What are Electrical Estimating Cost Codes ... ?

Electrical Estimating Cost Codes are a product or item id consisting of:

• The Product ID (alphanumeric)
• A product description
• A takeoff unit description (feet, meters, cu yards, etc.) and takeoff quantity factor (multiply or divide the takeoff quantity by a factor
• A material takeoff cost unit:
• Column 1 Unit Cost, Column 2 Unit Cost, Column 3 Unit Cost, Unit Cost Measure, Unit Cost Measure Description, Cost Factor
• A Labor unit:
• Column 1 Labor Unit, Column 2 Labor Unit, Column 3 Labor Unit, Column 4 Labor Unit, Column 5 Labor Unit, Labor Unit Measure, Labot Unit Description, Labor Factor

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What are takeoff-items ... ?

As most businesses have different needs as to what the invoice shows to their customer, INVOICE LINE FORMATS as used in the AccountPro Invoice module will print the details as selected from one of the options presented in the preferences menu.

Some examples:

• Show Quantity ordered
• Show Quantity shipped
• Show Unit cost, do not show unit costs
• Show Unit price, do not show unit price
• Show Item ID, do not show item id
• etc.

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What are Line Items ... ?

• LINE ITEMS as used in the Invoicing and Purchase Order modules represent the item and line (row) on which you entered the item.
• You may have up to 9,999 line items in an Invoice and Purchase Order.
• The 'Item' may represent a physical item, a description of service, or just plain text.

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What are Invoice Line Formats ... ?

As most businesses have different needs as to what the invoice shows to their customer, INVOICE LINE FORMATS as used in the AccountPro Invoice module will print the details as selected from one of the options presented in the preferences menu.

Some examples:

• Show Quantity ordered
• Show Quantity shipped
• Show Unit cost, do not show unit costs
• Show Unit price, do not show unit price
• Show Item ID, do not show item id
• etc.

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Why Modular Software ... ?

Modular software allows you to purchase only the modules you need.

Any module may be purchased and run as a standalone module without the need for any other software, or additional AccountPro Software.

If multiple AccountPro modules are installed, the modules will automatically interface with each other without any special setup.

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What are the System Requirements ... ?

• Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 or Windows 2003 (client or server).
• Memory 512mb (preferred 1gb) ram.
• 125mb free disk space for the first module, 25mb for each additional module.
• SVGA Monitor or better.
• Internet Connection for software downloads and upgrades (not required to run program).

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What is Certified Payroll ... ?

• Certified Payroll Reports are required on most Goverment construction projects. The contractor provides Certified Payroll Reports for specified periods to the goverment agency responsible for the projact.
• Hours are entered into the AccountPro Payroll module and the report printed from the AccountPro Certified Payroll module.

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What is a Customer ID? ... ?

• A Customer ID is use to identify the customer''s name or company name. A customer id may be numbers and or letters (alphanumeric). For example, A-101 would be a customer id.
• A Customer ID may have up to 12 alphanumeric characters.
• Using a Customer ID in AccountPro modules make for quicker entry and or section of customers and is less prone to data entry errors.

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What are lines per Purchase Order ... ?

• LINE ITEMS as used in the Invoicing and Purchase Order modules represent the item and line (row) on which you entered the item.
• You may have up to 9,999 line items in an Invoice and Purchase Order.
• The 'Item' may represent a physical item, a description of service, or just plain text.

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What is stand alone construction cost tracking software ... ?

• The AccountPro Job Costing module keeps a history of all entries in the module.
• Tracks billings, labor, material, hours and units.
• Provides breakdown by user defined category (or division) with sub-totals for each.

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What is Distribution to Job Phases ... ?

• The AccountPro Job Costing module keeps a history of all entries in the module.
• Provides breakdown by user defined category, job phase (division), sub-phase (or sub-division) with sub-totals for each.

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