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title: "Project Summary"
slug: "project-summary"
updated: 2026-02-02T19:18:53Z
published: 2026-02-02T19:18:53Z
canonical: "help.wrapbook.com/project-summary"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.wrapbook.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Project Summary

## About Project Summaries

*Project summaries* provide a high-level overview of all payroll and payment activity within a specific project. It’s the a useful tool for producers, line managers, and accountants who want a quick snapshot of total project costs without digging into line-by-line payroll data.

## Ways to use this report

*Project Summaries* are ideal for:

- **High-level budget tracking** - Monitor total project labor costs without sorting through individual payroll logs
- **Production wraps** - Provide quick cost snapshots when closing out a project
- **Executive reporting** - Share clean, summarized labor cost data with producers, executives, or clients
- **Cash flow planning** - Assess how much was spent across categories (e.g., wages, taxes, benefits) to inform future project budgets
- **Grant or tax incentive applications** - Provide summarized payroll data required for incentive claims or funding reports

## What’s included in the report

*Project Summaries* present a rolled-up view of key financial metrics for your project, including:

- Total Gross Wages
- Total Employer Taxes
- Total Union Benefits
- Total Workers’ Compensation
- Total Reimbursements
- Total Deductions
- Total Fringe Costs
- Total Net Pay
- Total Project Cost (combined labor costs)

## How to generate a Project Summary

To generate a *Project Summary:*

1. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu
2. In the dropdown menu, select the project that you want to generate the *Project Summary* for
3. In the left-side navigation, in the *PAYROLL* menu, click to expand **Payroll reports**
4. In the *Payroll reports* menu, select **Project Summary**
5. On the *Project Summary* page, you can use filters to narrow by:
  - Date range
  - Worker type (W-2 or 1099)
6. Click **Download** button and then select either *CSV* or *PDF* to export the file

After you select the file type, it will be automatically downloaded to your computer. To locate the file, navigate to where your computer saves new downloads.

## Pro Tips

- Run this report at key milestones (mid-shoot, end-of-shoot, post-wrap) to track how actual costs align with projections
- Use it alongside the project-level [Payroll Register](/v1/docs/payroll-register-2) or [Fringe Report](/v1/docs/fringe-reports) when deeper analysis is needed
- Share the CSV or PDF with your finance team for fast reconciliation or executive updates

An IRS form by which specific income (such as non-employee compensation, royalties, etc.) is reported to the federal government. Equivalent to a W-2 for independent contractors where remuneration is not being paid by the employer.

Generally refers to the end of a day's shooting or the period required for the completion of work by the shooting crew after principal photography.

When an error is identified in an account (as in trial balance shows a balance other than zero), the ledger must be reconciled to find and correct the error. Also used in bank reconciliation where the balance shown on the bank statement is reconciled to the balance shown on the project's general ledger.