Scout Pro Feature

Expense Tracking for Contractors

Log materials, fuel, tools, and overhead costs alongside your revenue so you can see what you're actually making — not just what you're billing.

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Why Contractors Need Expense Tracking

Revenue tells you how much you billed. Profit tells you how much you kept. Most small contractors track revenue carefully but expense tracking is inconsistent — receipts in a folder, a note on a phone, a vague recollection of what was spent at the supply house last Tuesday.

When expenses aren't tracked, you can't calculate true job profitability. A job that looked like it made $800 might have actually cost $400 in materials, putting real profit at $400 — or less, after labor. Without tracking this, you're quoting blind.

Scout Pro's expense tracking is built into the same dashboard as your revenue and P&L — so you always see the full financial picture in one place.

What You Can Track

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Materials and parts

Log the cost of materials used on any job. See material costs against the job's revenue.

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Fuel and mileage

Track fuel costs and business mileage. Both feed into your total expense and P&L view.

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Tools and equipment

Log tool purchases, repairs, and rental costs as business expenses.

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Overhead costs

Track ongoing business costs like insurance, subscriptions, and office supplies.

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Expense reporting

View total expenses by period, category, or job. Export for your accountant.

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QuickBooks integration

Expenses sync to QuickBooks alongside invoices and payments.

Included in Scout Pro — $49/month

Expense tracking, revenue reporting, and P&L are all included in the same $49/month plan.

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