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🌱🏡 Energy-Efficient Home Credit — Major Change Under OBBBA 🏡🌱 Before OBBBA: Under IRC §25C, homeowners could claim a credit

E158 LinkedIn Content – Stop Wasting Crew Bonuses Most contractors reward their crew in the most expensive way possible. Cash

When you started your construction company… Did you intentionally choose your tax year? Or did it just default to calendar

Big Changes Proposed for the QBI Deduction — Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know The newly proposed “One, Big,

🚘 Turning Your Personal Vehicle Into a Business Asset? Here’s What to Know About Depreciation 🚘 When you convert a

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 Between job sites, crews, retainage, and cash flow swings, tax deadlines will

S-Corp Salary Mistakes That Trigger Audits If you’re a contractor with an S-Corp paying yourself $40K while netting $300K… You’re

You finished the quarter. Numbers look solid. Accountant says you made money. Bank says otherwise. This is the phantom profit

If your construction company is doing millions in revenue… but you still feel broke, you’re not alone. I call it

How to Correctly Pay Yourself and Take Cash from Your Business 💰 One of the most common questions I get

If you invest in Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) — or plan to — the rules are about to get a

Act Now on Electric Vehicle Tax Credits If you’re thinking about purchasing an electric vehicle for your business, or personally,

Most contractors track the wrong numbers. They stare at revenue, bank balance, and net profit and think they have control.

🦃 Thanksgiving Tax Tip for Contractors: Are Holiday Parties Deductible? As we head into Thanksgiving, many construction business owners start

🚧 Contractors: The “inventory rule” can actually SAVE you taxes (when you use it right). If you’re buying materials in

New Year Resolution Checklist for Contractors Who Want Better Numbers This Year 1/8 Stop guessing your profits. Know them. Automate

A lot of contractors don’t have a revenue problem. They have a visibility problem. They’re busy. They’re booked. But they

Payroll Taxes Can Follow You Personally There’s one area where contractors get into serious trouble: Payroll taxes. When you withhold:

• New CA ic rule (05/14/2025 write-up) • New CA rule around CalSavers (05/16/2025 write-up) • PTET Elections due 6/15

Public Contracting & Bid Portals (San Francisco, Los Angeles & Orange County) Curated links for construction contractors to find public

“We set up a 529 for our kid, but now they’re not going to college. Are we stuck paying taxes

Thursday, 2026-05-28 — Your Fudge Factor Is Killing Profits You won the bid. The client’s happy. The job’s done. And

🟣Contractors: S-Corp “Reasonable Salary” Can Make or Break Your Tax Savings Everyone wants an S-Corp for one reason: 🟣to reduce

Accounting Solutions LLP Accounting Solutions LLP Tax-Saving Tips and Compliance Reminders Tax-Saving Tips and Compliance Reminders June 2025 June 2025

Not every write-off means cutting a check. Some of the best tax deductions for contractors are non-cash outlays — paper