Business

Deconstructing the Income Statement

Historical data is used to analyze a contractor’s business when determining lines of credit, loans and surety bonds—or even when deciding whether to allow a contractor to perform work.
By Christopher Sisk and Robert Mercado
August 5, 2020
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by Christopher Sisk

Christopher Sisk, CPA, is an Assurance Services senior manager in Marcum LLP’s Nashville, Tennessee, office. His clients include construction companies, manufacturers, and employee benefit plans. Sisk works closely with contractors engaged in grading, utility, highway, bridge construction, electrical and railroad construction. One of the leading construction accounting firms in the U.S., Marcum LLP's Construction Services group provides audit, consulting, and taxation services to clients ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Marcum’s construction group  publishes several definitive industry resources, including the annual Marcum National Construction Survey, the quarterly Marcum Commercial Construction Index, the Marcum PAS Contractor Compensation Quarterly, and the annual Marcum JOLT Survey Analysis of construction employment trends--and presents an ongoing series of industry summits and technical webinars focused on the unique needs of construction contractors.

by Robert Mercado

Robert Mercado, CPA, CCIFP, is based in Marcum’s New Haven, Conn. Office, where he specializes in conducting, reviewing and analyzing financial information for construction contractors, manufacturers and service corporations. Marcum LLP’s Construction Services group provides audit, consulting, and taxation services to clients ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Marcum LLP's Construction Services group provides audit, consulting, and taxation services to clients ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises and publishes the annual Marcum National Construction Survey, the quarterly Marcum Commercial Construction Index, the Marcum PAS Contractor Compensation Quarterly, and the annual Marcum JOLT Survey Analysis of construction employment trends--and presents an ongoing series of industry summits and technical webinars focused on the unique needs of construction contractors.

 

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