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New Legal Guide and Resource For Your Construction Business

Construction Marketing

Whether just starting out or operating for years, there are many legal obligations and issues that confront a small business owner. The Small Business Legal guide from Legal Services Link provides information on the top ten areas business owners need to address to ensure their businesses are legally protected.

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The Impact of ASC 842 – The New Lease Standard Is Here

Construction Business Owner

It is time for contractors to get serious about the new accounting lease standard. 02 ASC 842 Leases, the new lease accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The prior accounting standard (ASC 840) only required capital leases to be included on the balance sheet. Accounting & Finance.

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Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property

CivilJungle

Legal Documents Required for Purchase of Property. But we must avoid the problem and legal situation by checking the documents required for buying property. Every construction work begins with legal approval. The kata simulates the account , and documents are essential when conducting land from one to another. Khata Deed.

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What Happened at the 2017 CFMA Conference?

Construction Business Owner

Membership in CFMA is represented by all types of general contractors, specialty trades and construction managers, with a large number of professionals in the accounting, insurance, surety, software, legal and banking industries.

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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

Can the recipient of the notice – in legal parlance, an “account debtor” – ignore the lender’s demand and continue to pay his contractor or subcontractor? Reading Cooperative Bank v. Any subsequent square-up was between lender and borrower, and not the account debtor’s concern.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Mountjoy, Chilton, Medley LLP is a CPA firm with a team of accountants dedicated to construction accounting. Bank lines of credit are lifelines for many contractors, yet convincing a bank to provide or renegotiate a line of credit is not easy. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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The Seven Ages of a Business

Constructonomics

This is an exciting stage when the business exists as a legal entity – it’s providing goods or services to its first customers. Management becomes more formal and accounting needs to be stronger; money comes more from profits, banks and franchising options than from family. The start-up stage. The established stage.