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Accounting Software
1.) Job Costing. Construction-specific accounting systems offer job costing, which allows allocation reporting, which allows contractors to determine the net profit of each job.
2.) Certified Payroll. The inability to produce certified payroll reports could prevent contractors from bidding on government-funded jobs. Most construction-specific accounting systems instantly produce these reports for any payroll period.
3.) Standard and Construction-specific Reporting. Software should be capable of generating various federal and state payroll tax reports including year-end W2s, and it should generate on-demand reports like timecard history, detail report by job, and accrued time off. Construction-specific systems offer construction reports, which eliminate the need for manual preparation of Equal Employment Opportunity reports and other reports for government agencies. These systems also include a number of user-defined deductions that allow for instant computation of liability insurance, garnishments, employee loans, 401 (k) deductions, etc.
Quick Response Codes
Crossville Inc.'s Q2R allows specifiers selecting tile products to create personal portfolios of favorite products right on an iPhone, Android or other smart phone. Using the "Quick to Request, Quick to Respond app to scan Quick Response (QR) codes on all Crossville sample chips will immediately produce product details. Samples can be requested in real time, and links to products can be shared through social networks. When a Q2R account is created, an online portfolio can be visited anytime for easy viewing of product lists.
Crossville Q2R was created as part of the company's Sustainable Samples program. This approach to tile product sampling lets contractors, architects, designers, builders (all specifiers) use the smart phone app to get the information they need immediately and quickly, and to request only the samples they really want.
Crossville's Sustainable Samples kit, which contains realistic "tile" samples made of recycled and recyclable cardstock, has been created using advanced, high-resolution imaging technology to capture a near-exact visual of each tile. This earth-friendly chip kit contains every tile, every color in Crossville's Porcelain Stone collection in a compact, lightweight kit that is about 10 X 10 X 4 inches.
The back of each "tile" has a QR code that specifiers can scan with their smart phones to retrieve more information about the product. When they have made their selections, that same smart phone app will enable them to automatically order a real product sample, just by clicking on one button. It's the sustainable way to make samples attainable. IMAS
For more information, visit www.crossvilleinc.com.
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May 2011
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