🛠️ 5 Biggest Bookkeeping Mistakes Home Service Pros Make in Year One

Jan 28

When you're out serving clients, bookkeeping is probably the last thing on your mind—but ignoring your numbers can cost you big.

Here are the top mistakes home service professionals make in their first year of business—and how to avoid them:

1. Mixing Personal and Business Finances

Grabbing tools and gas with your personal card? That’s a bookkeeping nightmare.
✅ Open a separate business account and run all income and expenses through it.

2. Not Tracking Job Costs Properly

Without tracking time, materials, and mileage per job, you can't tell which services are profitable.
✅ Use QuickBooks to log expenses and match them to each job or client.

3. Manual Invoicing and Late Payments

Forgetting to send invoices or follow up leads to delayed cash flow.
✅ Set up automatic invoicing and payment reminders in QBO.

4. Skipping Vehicle Expense Tracking

Your truck is a tax-deductible tool. But only if you track mileage or actual costs.
✅ Use a mileage app and record business trips consistently.

5. Waiting Too Long to Get Help

Most pros wait until tax season panic hits. Don’t be that person.
✅ Clean books now = fewer headaches later (and more money saved).

💡 The DBR Bookkeeping Skool Community is here for you

We help home service pros with:

QuickBooks setup, cleanup & training
Organizing job costs and mileage
Monthly bookkeeping support
Business coaching for pricing and profitability
A community of real-world service providers who get it

📞 Not sure where to start?
Book a free call with Dr. Bryan Raya, QuickBooks ProAdvisor:
👉 https://calendly.com/dbr_bookkeeping/book-a-free-call-with-dbr

Let’s start Doing Business Right.

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Bryan Raya