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What the Best Accounting Outsourcing Companies Provide that Bookkeepers Don't
3/2/2026
Discover the key differences between bookkeeping and outsourced accounting. Learn how a team of credentialed CPAs can provide controller and CFO-level insights, improve compliance, and help your growing business make strategic financial decisions.
How an Outsourced Accounting Department Transforms Month-End Close
3/2/2026
Struggling with slow, error-prone month-end closes? Discover how an outsourced accounting department brings structured processes, defined roles, and controller-level oversight to help growing businesses close faster, strengthen lender relationships, and support better financial decisions.
Margins & Mindset: A Contractor's Guide to Smarter Financial Growth
2/24/2026
Contractors ready to grow need more than grit, they need financial systems that scale. This guide explores how shifting your mindset and upgrading your tools can unlock smarter growth, stronger margins, and long-term success in construction.
Meals & Entertainment ExpensesUnder the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2/18/2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) changes how businesses deduct meal and entertainment expenses beginning in 2026.
How Accounts Payable Outsourcing Improves Accuracy, Speed, and Internal Controls
2/9/2026
Many small to midsized businesses unknowingly outgrow their accounts payable controls, creating hidden financial risk until outsourcing turns a back-office weakness into a governance strength.
The Hidden Benefits of Accounts Receivable Outsourcing for SMBs
2/9/2026
Excess DSO traps cash and raises risk for growing businesses. Learn how accounts receivable outsourcing improves collections, strengthens controls, and signals operational maturity to lenders and buyers.
IRS Releases FAQ on Paper Check Phase-OutWhat Taxpayers Need to Know
2/4/2026
The IRS just released a new FAQ clarifying how it will move away from paper checks for tax refunds and payments.
Construction Accounting Methods Explained: Cash, Accrual, and Percentage-of-Completion
1/30/2026
Cash, accrual, CCM, or PCM? Discover how construction accounting methods affect taxes, financial statements, and bonding, and how to choose the right one.
Stop the Profit Leaks: 6 Gut checks for Contractors
1/23/2026
Gross profit margins can be misleading if job costs, estimates, and field data aren’t aligned. This guide offers six essential gut checks to help contractors uncover hidden issues, improve forecasting, and protect profitability across every project.
A Practical Guide to Construction Job Costing for Contractors
1/23/2026
Learn how construction job costing helps contractors track labor, materials, and overhead accurately. Build a reliable process to improve margins, forecasting, and project decisions.
WIP Construction Accounting: How to Read and Use a Work-in-Progress Report
1/23/2026
Learn how to read and use a WIP schedule to track costs, recognize revenue, and improve project profitability. A practical guide for contractors who want financial clarity.
Saltmarsh Leader Suzanne Bach Joins ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board
12/15/2025
Saltmarsh partner Suzanne Bach, CPA, CIT, joins the ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board to champion leadership, mentorship, and industry growth in Tampa Bay.
What to Know Before Year-End2025 Tax Planning for Individuals and Businesses
12/4/2025
A 2025 year-end tax guide for businesses and individuals covering key developments, planning strategies, and opportunities to prepare for 2026.
Job Schedules 101: A Smarter Way to Strengthen Construction Finances
10/24/2025
Discover how a well-managed job schedule (WIP) can transform your construction business. Learn best practices for financial reporting, internal controls, and sustainable growth from Saltmarsh.
Tax Law Impacts: One Big Beautiful Bill ActOverview of the New Tax Landscape Impacting Individuals & Businesses
8/12/2025
OBBBA, signed into law on July 4, 2025, makes permanent many provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while introducing new tax benefits for individuals and businesses. At Saltmarsh, we are continuing to review the new provisions and their impact on your tax strategy. This article highlights some of the most significant changes from our initial review of the OBBBA.
A Quick Guide to Percent of Completion for Long-Term Construction Contracts
9/10/2024
If you're a contractor working on projects that stretch across multiple months or years, you've probably faced the challenge of figuring out how to record revenue and expenses for tax purposes. You may have billed a customer, but does that mean you should recognize the revenue? This is where percent of completion comes in, and it can be a bit tricky to navigate—especially if you're not sure how to connect the costs incurred with the revenue earned. Let’s break it down.
Four Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
2/22/2024
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to evaluate the success of an organization or a particular activity in which it engages. They supply a quantifiable way to track and assess progress toward strategic goals. The choice of KPIs is crucial, as it helps organizations focus on the most important aspects of their performance.
WEBINAR: Horror Stories in Employee Safety/Risk Management
10/5/2022
There’s nothing scarier than when an OSHA inspector shows up at your door. It’s even scarier when your organization isn’t in compliance… and we’ve all heard horror stories about the organizations that aren’t. Join us for a webinar to share tips on how to mitigate risk and keep your people and organization safe.
White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Leveraging Technology Today1st Quarter 2022 Insights from the Saltmarsh Manufacturing Team
3/24/2022
Our white paper discusses the need for cybersecurity to ensure your manufacturing company is protected and thriving in today's world.
A compromised password. That’s all it took for hackers to take down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. last year, which led to gas shortages and higher fuel prices across the East Coast. The cost was even more for the cyberattack victim, Colonial Pipeline. It has been reported that Colonial Pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom to a Russia-linked cybercrime group and hired a cybersecurity firm to consult on its cyber defenses to help ward off future attacks...
Webinar Materials: The Cost of Attracting & Retaining Talent in Today's Market
3/18/2022
It seems like everyone is hiring these days, but how can you stay competitive in the employee-driven labor market of manufacturing and construction? Join us and a special guest from LandrumHR, for a webinar on how to attract the right candidates, create a successful onboarding experience and increase employee retention.
White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Lean Thinking to Reduce Costs3rd Quarter 2021 Insights from the Saltmarsh Manufacturing Team
8/24/2021
This White Paper discusses the need for lean manufacturing in company culture, communication to employees, and in the foundation of all operations for optimum success.
What is lean manufacturing? You’ll find a variety of definitions if you look it up, but a good synopsis is this: operating with minimal waste. This applies to every part of the operation, from people and machines to processes and systems...
Biden's Infrastructure Plan: What Is Construction's Opportunity?
8/19/2021
President Biden’s infrastructure plan is set to improve failing infrastructure, rebuild the economy and create new jobs. As of this writing, the plan, which Biden originally released on March 31 as a $2 trillion capital injection over 10 years, is a $579 billion proposal that has bipartisan agreement. Democrats, however, have signaled the bill may only move through Congress in tandem with a larger spending and tax increase package, which they may try to pass via the reconciliation process.
Construction Tax Team Featured in Florida Transportation Builders Association's Magazine
6/29/2021
Stress, confusion, uncertainty, and annoyance – those are likely some of your memories of 2020. And while the calendar has flipped to a new year, we all continue to be challenged physically, socially, mentally and financially...
Five Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
4/26/2021
Keeping track of key performance indicators (KPIs) is more crucial now than it was a year ago. As businesses continue to struggle with the uncertainty of the future, it is important for management to understand its financial position.
GovCon Updates of the Week Part 3
4/15/2021
Want the latest updates on the U.S. State Department's IT modernization, President Biden's nomination of Michael Brown for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) and the American Jobs Plan?
Past Posts By Category
- What the Best Accounting Outsourcing Companies Provide that Bookkeepers Don't
- How an Outsourced Accounting Department Transforms Month-End Close
- Margins & Mindset: A Contractor's Guide to Smarter Financial Growth
- Meals & Entertainment Expenses
- How Accounts Payable Outsourcing Improves Accuracy, Speed, and Internal Controls
- The Hidden Benefits of Accounts Receivable Outsourcing for SMBs
- IRS Releases FAQ on Paper Check Phase-Out
- Construction Accounting Methods Explained: Cash, Accrual, and Percentage-of-Completion
- Stop the Profit Leaks: 6 Gut checks for Contractors
- A Practical Guide to Construction Job Costing for Contractors
- WIP Construction Accounting: How to Read and Use a Work-in-Progress Report
- Saltmarsh Leader Suzanne Bach Joins ABC Florida Gulf Coast Board
- What to Know Before Year-End
- Job Schedules 101: A Smarter Way to Strengthen Construction Finances
- Tax Law Impacts: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- A Quick Guide to Percent of Completion for Long-Term Construction Contracts
- Four Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
- WEBINAR: Horror Stories in Employee Safety/Risk Management
- White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Leveraging Technology Today
- Webinar Materials: The Cost of Attracting & Retaining Talent in Today's Market
- White Paper: Manufacturing Outlook, Lean Thinking to Reduce Costs
- Biden's Infrastructure Plan: What Is Construction's Opportunity?
- Construction Tax Team Featured in Florida Transportation Builders Association's Magazine
- Five Metrics Your Construction Company Should Start Tracking Today
- GovCon Updates of the Week Part 3
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