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Certified Payroll & AIA Billing Updates

Nancy Smyth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:15:29 +0000

We've been testing, debugging, and documenting numerous certified payroll and AIA billing updates for the last few weeks - I've posted some of the information behind the changes here in our [Read the full article...]

Texas Department of Transportation Requires Electronic Certified Payrolls (E-Payrolls)

Nancy Smyth — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:00:06 +0000

The Texas Department of Transportation, like many other state agencies, is requiring electronic submission of certified payroll reports, through its Electronic Project Records System (EPRS).

TxDOT EPRS provides contractors with multiple functions which they can utilize; however, one of the primary functions of the EPRS is that of collecting Electronic Certified Payrolls (E-Payrolls), instead of requiring [Read the full article...]

Frequently Asked Questions – California Prevailing Wage

Nancy Smyth — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:00:08 +0000

California's prevailing wage laws and certified payroll reporting requirements can be mandated by any of the following agencies or organizations, each with their own unique set of reporting requirements. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the filing of Form A-1-131, Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) and the filing of a modified WH-347 form, the U.S. Department of Labor and the filing of a standard WH-347 Form, Electronic filing requirements through the use of LCPtracker, TRS Consultants, and/or Elation Systems, Inc. D-BAS Labor Compliance Software, Additional "paper filing requirements" by Labor Compliance Organizations, such as, Golden State Labor Compliance, LLC or [Read the full article...]

California DIR – New Prevailing Wage Compliance Requirements for Contractors

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:00:52 +0000

Beginning August 1, 2010 contractors in California will be required to electronically file certified payroll reports under the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU). Certified Payroll Solution, a QuickBooks integrated application, will help meet these [Read the full article...]

Calculating & Displaying Fringe Benefits on a Certified Payroll Report

Nancy Smyth — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:51 +0000

In recent months, I have repeatedly seen posts from QuickBooks users on the Intuit Community Forums asking how the fringe benefit rate is calculated and then displayed on the Certified Payroll Report in Excel, which is now a standard function of QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise when used in conjunction with Enhanced Payroll, and I really haven’t seen any good [Read the full article...]

QuickBooks Tips Payroll Mistakes – It’s NOT As Easy As 1-2-3! Part 4

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:26 +0000

The consequences of some payroll mistakes are more serious than just incorrect paychecks. Below are 5 Common Payroll Mistakes that can occur all year [Read the full article...]

Government Funded Construction Projects – Quick Facts

Nancy Smyth — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:57:40 +0000

Many contractors across the United States are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act – including a growing number of small, medium, and large construction firms as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

ARRA provides billions of dollars in funding for the improvement of the nations’ infrastructure that [Read the full article...]

Missouri Certified Payroll Update Available

Nancy Smyth — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:05:37 +0000

The Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards has released a new certified payroll [Read the full article...]