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Subcontractors. Agreed rates. Clean bills.

Work orders with agreed rates, bills that cannot exceed what was ordered, and retention and TDS worked out on every bill.

The problem

Subcontract rates, advances and deductions kept in a diary end in arguments at final bill.

For: Owners, project leads and finance

Also included

  • No over-billingA bill cannot exceed the work-order quantity.
  • AdvancesPay or give an advance directly from the work order.
  • One summaryValue, GST, billed, retention held, TDS deducted, paid and outstanding.

How it works

Subcontractors in three steps.

01

Issue a work order

Subcontractor, scope lines with unit, quantity and rate, GST, retention % and TDS %.

02

Bill against it

Each bill is checked against the work-order quantities.

03

Pay and track

Approved bills become purchase bills, with a TDS debit note where TDS applies. Pay or give an advance from the work order.

What you get

The details.

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  • Work order PDFLines with unit, quantity and rate, optionally linked to BOQ items.
  • RetentionSet from 0 to 20% per work order and held on every bill.
  • TDSSet from 0 to 10% per work order and deducted on every bill.
  • No over-billingA bill cannot exceed the work-order quantity.
  • AdvancesPay or give an advance directly from the work order.
  • One summaryValue, GST, billed, retention held, TDS deducted, paid and outstanding.

FAQ

About subcontractors.

Can subcontractor bills need approval?

Yes. Subcontractor bills can go through your approval rules before they become payable.

Is there a PDF for the bill?

Yes. Work orders and subcontractor bills both download as PDFs.

Are TDS and retention rules set for me?

You set the percentages on each work order. forbuilders applies them on every bill. It is a tool, not tax advice.

Works well with

Related features.

BOQ & RA bills

Bill of quantities with progress, and running-account bills.

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Approvals

Decide who approves what. Nobody approves their own entry.

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Money ledger & GST

Payments, expenses, invoices and bills, with the GST split done for you.

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