Everhour reports Basecamp to-do hours for billing review while keeping client work tied to projects and task context.
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A client billing time record needs more than a duration. It should identify the Basecamp project, the to-do, the person, the date, and the time spent. Optional notes add useful context when the entry needs a client-facing explanation, such as the request, revision, bug, deliverable, or support task that caused the work.
Basecamp projects organize work through to-dos, lists, messages, schedules, files, and other project spaces. For billing review, the cleanest record attaches time to the to-do because that object carries the actionable work. Messages, calls, or schedule items should point back to a to-do when the time needs task-level reporting.
Billable status should follow the project and task rules, not a casual note typed after the fact. In Everhour, Basecamp projects can be configured as billable by hourly rate, fixed fee, or non-billable. Specific tasks can also be marked non-billable, and custom task rates can apply when a time-and-materials project prices certain work differently.
A clean setup separates client-chargeable production work from internal coordination, sales follow-up, warranty review, or account management. For example, a client project can use an hourly rate while an internal review to-do stays non-billable. The reviewer then sees billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost without rebuilding the billing logic in a spreadsheet.
A timer fits focused work on a specific Basecamp to-do, such as editing a proposal, fixing a reported issue, or preparing a client deliverable. Manual entry fits work recorded after the fact, such as a meeting, a short phone call, or time captured away from the browser. The record still needs the right project, to-do, date, duration, and person; optional notes help when context is easy to forget.
Everhour embeds Basecamp tracking controls through its browser extension, and the Basecamp integration does not work in Basecamp native apps. That detail matters for client billing because the fastest workflow starts from the to-do in the browser. Entries stay attached to the synced Basecamp project, list, and to-do, so reports can show the work context instead of only a person and a total.
A one-off time log is enough when you need a quick record for a small client job, a single freelancer invoice, or a short project with few billable decisions. It stops being enough when several people log time, rates differ, entries need approval, or the same client expects a consistent billing breakdown every month.
Everhour turns Basecamp-tracked time into a managed workflow with approvals, locked periods, reporting, and billing review. Reports can group and filter time by Basecamp project, to-do, list, task ID, and task status, then export results for client review or accounting. That gives the billing owner a durable record instead of scattered notes and copied totals.
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Start the timer or add manual time from the Basecamp to-do in the browser, then use optional notes when the work needs explanation. The record should carry the project, to-do, date, duration, and person. That makes the billing review traceable without asking the team to reconstruct context later.
The useful report fields are the Basecamp project, to-do, list or section, task ID, task status, person, date, and duration. Optional notes can clarify the work performed. Those fields let a reviewer group time by deliverable, confirm the invoice period, and spot entries sitting on vague or completed tasks.
Internal project coordination should be billed only when the client agreement treats that work as chargeable. If it should remain visible but excluded from the invoice, keep it on a non-billable task or inside a non-billable project setup. That preserves the real labor record without pushing internal time into billable totals.
Keep the billing entry on a Basecamp to-do. Everhour's documented Basecamp report model centers on projects, lists, and to-dos; Card Table cards, Schedule events, and Message Board posts are not documented as synced task objects. Use a to-do for billable work that needs task-level reporting.
Billing errors usually come from missing task context, vague notes, late manual entries, or billable rules set after time has already been reviewed. A record that says 2 hours for client work gives the reviewer little protection. A record tied to a named to-do can be approved, corrected, or excluded with less back-and-forth.
Everhour Reporting lets admins build reports with 45+ columns, filters, grouping, date ranges, and export formats including CSV, Excel/XLSX, and PDF. For Basecamp work, reports can include project, to-do, list, task ID, and task status, so client billing review uses the same work structure the team already follows.
Everhour approvals let managers approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time before it reaches billing review. Submitted and approved time is locked for regular members unless it is withdrawn or rejected, which protects reviewed Basecamp time from late edits.
Connect Basecamp work to Everhour reports, approvals, and billing review so client invoices start from approved to-do time instead of reconstructed timesheets.
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