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VIDEO: Worker’s Comp & Payroll Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors
Worker's Comp and payroll taxes take a huge bite out of a contractors profit when working on Public Works construction projects - especially if the contractor is paying the full fringe benefit rate of the prevailing wage to the employee in cash and not to the Union Hall or into bona-fide plans. Contractors in California will soon be faced with yet another increase in Worker's Compensation premiums.
Join Tim Blackwell of InsuranceDude.com, Steve Kuzmack of Fringe Benefit Experts, and Nancy Smyth of Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. for a free, live 1 hour *Google+ hangout on Tuesday June 12, 2012 from 5-6 p.m. EST where we discuss easy to understand strategies for saving money.
Continue readingVIDEO: How to Calculate Equipment Costs per Hour
VIDEO: Whether you have a mower, a compact tractor, or an excavator on the jobsite, learning how to calculate the cost-per-hour for each piece of equipment that your company owns and uses on a job site is a great tool for understanding, and even eventually, recouping the actual cost of the equipment itself. Most contractors have a rough idea of these costs - but these days is a rough idea good enough? We don't think so. Equipment cost-per-hour rates are calculated by adding together three (3) distinct pieces of information. Watch this YouTube video to learn how to calculate the cost of your equipment. Continue reading