Job Costing in QuickBooks Online: A Setup Guide for Trades Businesses
Published on: 10/24/2026
How to set up job costing in QuickBooks Online with Projects: which plan you need, how to tag costs and labor to each job, and which reports to run.

How to set up job costing in QuickBooks Online with Projects: which plan you need, how to tag costs and labor to each job, and which reports to run.

The difference between markup and margin, with a conversion chart and worked examples for parts and labor. Why a 30% markup is not a 30% margin.

What labor burden is, what goes into it, and how to calculate your fully burdened labor rate, with a worked example for an HVAC tech.

How to calculate overhead costs and your overhead rate, with a worked HVAC example. What counts as overhead, and what it means for your hourly rate.