{"id":9016,"date":"2021-05-21T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=9016"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:44:08","slug":"taking-confusion-out-of-construction-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/taking-confusion-out-of-construction-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"A free guide on taking the confusion out of construction accounting"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA free guide on taking the confusion out of construction accounting\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-05-21T14:32:00+01:00\">21 May, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A free guide on taking the confusion out of construction accounting\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/taking-confusion-out-of-construction-accounting\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/keirthomasbryant\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/keir-short-hair-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/keir-short-hair-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/keir-short-hair.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Keir Thomas-Bryant<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you work in any field related to construction or associated trades, you may wonder how construction accounting differs from more typical business accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our free guide, <strong>Taking the confusion out of construction accounting<\/strong>, answers this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It explains the basics of how to do construction accounting if you&#8217;re new to it, or are already experienced and want to improve your knowledge and effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an essential guide for sole proprietors, tradespeople, construction and project managers, architects\/designers, or anybody else who&#8217;s ever had to <a title=\"How to manage cash flow in the construction industry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/manage-cash-flow-construction-industry\/\">look at the numbers<\/a> around construction projects to ensure a healthy cash flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"button button--primary gate-349bb65d-a6d0-4621-911d-eaeef9fab1f9\"\n\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\tdata-button-location=\"content_area\"\n\t\thref=\"#gate-349bb65d-a6d0-4621-911d-eaeef9fab1f9\"\n\t>Download your free guide, Taking the confusion out of construction accounting<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Topics covered in the guide include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project costing<\/strong>: Understand each and every new job&#8217;s costings. 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