Admin & compliance — United States
5 posts for this country. We write our own posts per country instead of translations — the source and the date it was checked sit under every one.
Admin & compliance
California contractor license: a $1,000 exemption, a $25,000 bond
Working unlicensed in California is a misdemeanor, and Business and Professions Code § 7031 bars you from suing for your fee and lets the customer recover what they paid.
Zirko Redaktion11 min readAdmin & compliance
Contractor license requirements by state: CA, Texas, Florida
There is no US contractor license. California exempts work under $1,000, Texas licenses the trades but not general contracting, Florida splits certified from registered.
Zirko Redaktion10 min read
Admin & compliance
Certified payroll: Davis-Bacon, Form WH-347 and the $2,000 line
What certified payroll is and when it applies: federal construction contracts over $2,000, prevailing wages paid weekly, and a weekly payroll with a signed Statement of Compliance.
Zirko Redaktion12 min readAdmin & compliance
Form W-9: get it before the first check, not after the first 1099
A W-9 puts a subcontractor's taxpayer identification number on file. Miss it and you must withhold 24 percent of every payment and send it to the IRS, not to your sub.
Zirko Redaktion8 min readAdmin & compliance
1099 or W-2 in construction: three tests, a California carve-out
The IRS uses a common-law control test with no magic number of factors. California applies the ABC test but exempts construction subcontracts when seven conditions are met.
Zirko Redaktion8 min read