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IRS to Mark Small Business Week 2014 with Two Webinars


Do you own or run a business? If so, do you know the IRS offers special tax help just for you? For example, the IRS will host two free live webinars to mark National Small Business Week, May 12 – 16. In addition, you can get many products and services for small businesses throughout the year on IRS.gov.

Here are some details about the free webinars:

Tues. May 13: “Payments to Independent Contractors.” Topics include:

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of May 5, 2014


By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

While it’s not pulling a rabbit out of a hat like the stage magician, we will show a contractor the way to change a ‘member’ into a LLC ‘manager’.   SWIFT justice comes to ‘posers’ who harm real contractors with acts no one will applaud and, unfortunately, we can’t help a contractor make ‘ornamental metal’ stand-in for a ‘structure’…

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of April 28, 2014

 

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Government regulation is often complex and can be easy to misinterpret. Sometimes the ‘scope of work’ extends beyond the written rules, as our “B” readers have learned. As might be expected, the actual practice of ‘interpreting’ the written rules often lead to some interesting and unique ‘exceptions’ in their actual application…

Determining the Timing of Bond Claims on Private Developments Can Be Tricky

 
By Bruce D. Rudman, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
 
A couple of recent cases from the Court of Appeal demonstrate that the timing of filing bond claims for work performed on private developments can depend on technical issues that are out of the control of the contractor. As background, in addition to the mechanic's lien right, which must be perfected within a very short time frame, sometimes there are payment bonds recorded to protect the owner or developer from liens.

Capitol Connection Q&A for Contractors - Week of April 21, 2014


By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

The first step in reaching a goal is knowing where to start! For contractors filing an application, adding to an existing license or for a multitude of other needs Capitol Services is a good choice for a starting place. As we have maintained for years, knowledge is power and knowing where to go for it is half the battle! Don’t miss the Contractor’s Alert that wraps us up…

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