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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

It can significantly impact the financial standing of contractors, especially when working on projects with a small profit margin. ABC Contractor is billing a project owner for $100,000 with 10% retention. When ABC completes the project, they will invoice the customer for $10,000 in retention. According to Steven J.

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Subcontractor Default Insurance: Pros & Cons for General Contractors

Levelset

While general contractors commonly use performance bonds to reduce the risk of default, a bond ultimately protects the property owner, not the GC. Some GCs pass the cost of the loss reserve onto the project owner and claim that amount as additional profit on the project. What is subcontractor default insurance?

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Meet the Insider: Mallorie Brodie, CEO of Bridgit

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates that around 1.2 Mallorie and her co-founder, Lauren Lake, established the company in 2014 to help construction companies maximize profits and reduce risk by taking a people-first approach. Mallorie Brodie , the CEO Bridgit , is no stranger to these challenges and solutions.

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The Small Business Guide to Construction Management Software

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates the construction sector would need to bring in nearly 650,000 additional workers in 2022 to meet labor demands. As Anirban Basu, ABC Chief Economist said in a statement, “The workforce shortage is the most acute challenge facing the construction industry despite sluggish spending growth.

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#97:  DOL's New Independent Contractor Regulation

NH Construction Law

In an effort to avoid the costs and risks associated with the employment relation, contractors and construction managers often prefer to hire workers as “independent contractors” rather than employees. And occasionally, they misclassify workers as independent contractors when legally they are not – with nasty consequences.