***Tracking Bulk Materials On JobTread***

Hey guys, quick question for the group on material cost tracking with JobTread + QBO.

For materials we buy in bulk (fasteners, housewrap, trims, etc.), we’ve been entering those purchases as overhead in QuickBooks Online since they’re not tied to a specific job at the time of purchase.

The challenge we’re running into is:

There’s really no clean way (that I’ve found) to allocate or track those costs back to jobs inside JobTread later on, so they never truly hit job costing, just overhead.

I’ve heard a few people mention this being a common gap with JobTread, so I wanted to ask:

• Are you guys just leaving bulk materials in overhead?

• Has anyone found a good system to allocate those costs back to jobs?

• Is there a workaround using cost codes, inventory, or clearing accounts?

• Or are you handling this entirely on the QBO side?

Trying to tighten up our job costing accuracy as we scale, and I know this is an area where dollars can quietly slip.

Appreciate any insight or systems you’ve built around this.

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