Between jobsite fires and back office bottlenecks, you’ve got your hands full. That’s why this month’s features are all about clearing friction, cutting busywork, and getting the right numbers in the right place faster.
Here’s what’s new (and why it’ll make your life easier):
💼 Labor Cost Tracking, Now for QuickBooks Desktop Users
If you’re on QuickBooks Desktop, we’ve got great news: labor tracking is finally just as seamless for you.
Sync employees from QuickBooks Desktop → Adaptive
Automatically pull in time activities (both ways!)
Drop time right into invoices—and mark as billed in QuickBooks Desktop
No more bouncing between systems or spreadsheets. Now your labor numbers stay accurate and connected, all the way through.
💸 See Billable Labor Before You Invoice
Building cost-plus invoices shouldn’t involve guesswork. Now you can preview billable labor directly in your timesheets before you bill a thing.
See cost and billable rates, side by side
Handle missing data gracefully
Lock down visibility with permission controls
Fewer missed hours. Cleaner client-facing numbers. More confidence, every time.
🧱 Contractor Time, Now in Sync with QuickBooks
Managing 1099 contractors just got a lot easier.
You can now pull contractor time entries directly from QuickBooks into Adaptive. No manual uploads, no duplicate work.
Import 1099 vendors straight from QuickBooks
Link each vendor → employee for accurate job costing and reporting
Cleaner data, fewer clicks, and one less workflow to babysit.
📲 Mobile Catch-Up: Clean Up in a Few Swipes
Receipts with missing details. Charges with no match. Tiny issues that snowball if no one catches them.
Now you can fix them in seconds from the app:
Swipe through missing info and unmatched card charges
Add and edit Class fields right from your phone
Clean as you go, wherever you are
No more waiting till month-end to find the mess.
🔁 Batch Updates = Less Clicking, More Doing
You’ve got 100 transactions to update and 10 minutes to do it? We’ve got your back.
Update Class fields in bulk on bills, receipts, and POs
Batch-create receipts straight from card transactions
Work faster. Stay cleaner. Close the books without the late-night scramble.
💡 Bonus Fixes & Features You Might’ve Missed:
You can now link closed purchase orders to bills. So even if a PO is marked complete, you can still tie it back for clean, connected job costs.
Export timesheets to XLSX with all the details you need, ready for reporting or review.
💬 We’re Listening
Have ideas or feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Just reach out via the support chat on your Adaptive dashboard.
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