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I Got a Payroll Tax Notice — What Do I Do?
Opening a payroll tax notice can be unsettling — but it doesn’t mean something is seriously wrong. It also doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in trouble. Maybe it’s from the IRS. Maybe it’s from the Department of Labor. Maybe it’s from...
Managing Multi-Trade Union Payroll: Different Rates, Different CBAs, One Timecard
Managing multi-trade union payroll means juggling more than one pay rate on the same timecard. A worker may perform work under more than one classification during the same week, with different wage rates and fringe requirements applying to those hours....
How to Evaluate and Compare Construction Payroll Services: A Contractor’s 5-point Checklist
If you’ve ever worked late on a Friday untangling a single worker’s hours, you already know why generic spreadsheet software doesn’t cut it for construction payroll. Construction-specific issues like tracking and applying pay rates, which 25% of contractors describe as...
What Happens If You Submit Certified Payroll Late or With Errors?
Submitting certified payroll late or with errors can lead to withheld payments, back-wage liability, additional compliance scrutiny and, in serious cases, debarment from federal contracting. Certified payroll is a weekly payroll report required on prevailing wage jobs — federal, state...
Tips for Your First Out of State Construction Job
Taking on an out-of-state construction job means managing payroll requirements in a new jurisdiction, including state tax withholding, unemployment insurance, wage laws and potentially prevailing wage requirements. However, if you’re used to running payroll in just one state, multi-state construction...
Federal vs State Certified Payroll: What Construction Companies Must Know
For contractors working on public construction projects, payroll compliance can feel like a maze. Miss a step and you risk fines, project delays or even being barred from future work. One of the most common sources of confusion is understanding...
What Payroll Records Must Construction Companies Keep — and For How Long?
A wage claim. A prevailing wage audit. A union grievance. In construction, any one of these can surface years after a project wraps, and if your payroll records aren’t in order, you could be exposed to penalties, back wages and...
What You Need to Know About Per Diem Construction Jobs
If you’ve ever managed per diem construction jobs — or hired crews who travel for work — you already know it can get complicated fast. Whether you’re a contractor in the field or a project manager running payroll, the rules...