Learn how project financials in QuickBooks Online Advanced (learn more: quickbooks.intuit.com/online/advanced) help you manage every stage of a project—from setup, estimating, and budgeting to job costing, progress billing, and profitability—all in one connected platform. Set up projects with phases and cost groups, build detailed estimates, and turn them into client-ready proposals with branding and e-signature. Create internal budgets to track performance as the job progresses, while bills, expenses, labor costs, and employee time flow directly into the project to give you an up-to-date view of costs. As projects evolve, manage positive or negative change orders and keep budgets billable amounts aligned with the latest scope. When it’s time to invoice, use progress billing to bill by milestone, percent complete, or time and materials. Built-in project reports let you compare estimates and budget against actuals, monitor project profitability, and identify potential marg...