Cleaning & Janitorial Services

Own or manage a cleaning service? Here’s some helpful information & sites to help you.

Chart of Accounts - Available in .iif (QuickBooks import) and .xls (Microsoft Excel) formats
Cleaning Service Chart of Accounts

Windows users: To download, right click link and save to your desktop. Once downloaded, right click on file and select “Extract All”. Save to desktop again.

To import into QuickBooks: Open appropriate QuickBooks company file. From the file menu select utilities > import > iif files. Select file and click open. You may need to delete or make inactive files that do not apply to you.

*** Important *** The Excel file included is for informational purposes only. It can not be imported into QuickBooks.

Sample of QuickBooks Classes for Janitorial Service

100 - Commercial Janitorial

200 - Carpet Cleaning

300 - Hard Floor Cleaning

400 - Window Cleaning

500 - Residential Cleaning

Why use classes? One reason would be to compare profitability by division. Reports by classes will only be helpful if they are used consistently. Any transaction that deals with income or Cost of Goods Sold (labor, supplies) should be assigned a class.

Useful Links for Cleaning Services

Build-a-business.com
Newsletter, Articles, Hints, and tons of Free Information

Clean Peers
Message Board, Articles and Resources

CheckMate Cleaning
Message Board, News Portal, Classifieds

Global Cleaning Association
Message boards, free and premium forms and files

Save $10 Off Any Entrepreneur Magazine’s Cleaning Service Start-Up Guide!


Need more help? Have more questions? Use our personalize support option by clicking here.