Certified Payroll – Employees, 1099 Workers & Subcontractors
Certified Payroll reporting requirements for employees, 1099 workers and subcontractors causes confusion for many contractors working on prevailing wage/government funded construction projects. This question was submitted by a reader. I'm very confused about certified payroll reporting requirements. My workers are 1099'd so what do I put in the hours and withholding part? What if I hired a subcontractor for the completion of the job? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you ~~ Diane Hi Diane, The certified payroll report that your company submits to a general contractor, project owner, or contract administrator should contain information about your W-2 employees, the ones that work directly for you, are paid via payroll checks issued by your company and who you provide a W-2 for wages earned at the end of the…