Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide
Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide
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Retention, also known as retainage, is money held back from each payment to ensure that a contractor or subcontractor completes a project. Tracking these amounts ensures that everyone gets paid the money they are due when the project is completed. The pitfalls of not recording retention leads to the understating of a company’s liabilities. In states that charge sales tax, the tax is supposed to be Calculated.
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