Picture this — a contractor knocks on your door offering to use asphalt left over from a job down the street to repave your driveway.

There’s only one instance, in my opinion, when money should be advanced prior to the start of work. A contractor will request ...

Prompt payment statutes are laws enacted at the federal and state levels that set specific deadlines for payment and limit the amount of retention that can be withheld on construction projects. These ...

An employer is required to withhold income, Social Security and Medicare tax from their employee’s pay. They also pay half of the employee’s Social Security and Medicare taxes. At the end of the year, ...

As an independent contractor, you have a lot of flexibility to determine when, where and how you work. On the other hand, there’s not as much wiggle room when it comes to paying your taxes, which lots ...