👷 Payroll & Employer Burden, Handled Right
Track labor costs the way builders actually work.
With CHS, you can post payroll expenses and job costs at the same time—cleanly and efficiently.
🧮 WHAT CHS WILL DO FOR YOU:
When you post hours worked:
The employee’s regular wage is recorded as a payroll expense.
A marked-up amount is posted to the job cost to cover the employer burden (payroll taxes, workers comp, etc.).
No confusion. Just clean job costing that reflects your true costs.
🛠 Self-Performing Labor? CHS Handles That Too.
If your team performs work in-house—like finish carpentry, cabinet installation, or framing—CHS can post:
The labor cost with markup to the job
And have that amount automatically included in your Draw Request billings
That means your client is billed correctly, and your reports reflect real profit.
🔍 Easy to Track & Report
Search payroll by employee, job, or labor category
Review payroll and job costs in the same system
Track self-performed labor across all jobs
Avoid over- or under-reporting labor burden
👉 With CHS, labor costs aren't just an expense—they’re a fully integrated part of your job cost and billing strategy.
VIDEO: Post Self Performing Labor To Job Costs At Higher Billing Rate
Use Custom Homebuilders' Solutions (CHS) accounting and job costing software to post self performing labor, or in-house labor, both as wage amount to the employee and then as a higher amount to job costs to use for billing a Costs Plus customer for the home that is being built. The video below demonstrates how CHS will create the necessary payroll journal entry for you, and uses having an in-house Cabinets department as an example. It will also show how the job cost will show up on a Draw Request billing to the customer.