A little bit of ‘sole’ searching for a contractor whose business is booming! More advice for a contractor that should ‘register’ for many of you and we bring ‘light’ to the darkness that ‘eclipses’ some incorrect advice… Q:  I have a license as a Sole Proprietorship.  I’ve never had an employee so I have “Exemption from Worker’s … Continue reading Solar, Sole Owner and License Numbers on Vehicles

We take ‘exemption’ with our first contractor, outline RMO ‘ownership’ and help another family concerned with losing the business after unexpected loss… Q:  As you know, you are helping me with obtaining a new Limited Liability Company (LLC) Contractor’s license in order to replace my existing Corporate license.  Currently, while in the application process, we only have … Continue reading Death & Waivers, RMO Ownership, Corporation to LLC Licensing and Work Comp Insurance Transfers

Sorry to say, but sometimes the ‘parts’ don’t add up to the whole ‘experience’. Confused? No wonder its contractor license regulation we are talking about… Q:  I would like to explain what my company does and see if you have any advice or an opinion.  I own a business that contracts with vacation home owners to come … Continue reading Signing Authority and Handywork Experience Credits

We bust a ‘move’ for our first contractor! Share an LLC fact to ‘re-member’ and end up in ‘good standing’ for a NV contractor but it won’t be without a cost… Q:  I’m going to form a new Limited Liability Company (LLC) in California to obtain a Contractor’s license.  I haven’t moved there yet.  Does the LLC need … Continue reading Partnership to LLC, Sole Proprietor or LLC, Criminal History, Experience Credit and Good Standing in NV

Any test taken is always a bet you hope to win. Sometimes passing it is the only way to ‘win, place or show’ as our first contractor discovers. There are times when the label placed on something is almost ‘self-explanatory’, but not always as we learn in a ‘liability’ question followed by another on restoring … Continue reading Citation Suspension, Contractor Liability, Self-Employed Experience Credit and RME

How to change ‘horses’ in midstream and end up on the same ride. Ditto, this ‘inactive’ answer and a couple more complex contractor issues with expert assistance in discovering where ‘truth’ lies… Q:  You were originally helping us with transferring one of our Officer’s Sole Owner license number to our newly formed Corporation.  The transaction would have … Continue reading RME, Corporate to LLC, Address of Record and Original License Waiver

Time to relax? With the Boomers reaching the age when many including contractors want to retire, keeping the business in the family or selling become priorities. Whether it’s a legacy for family or a sale to others there are rules to know ahead of time!  Our landscape business, which had been very slow the past … Continue reading Sale of Contractor Business & Son in Law Family Waiver

Here’s the distinction, an expert can tell immediately when something looks similar but really isn’t the same. In contractor licensing that is crucial in getting it right the first time. Because, contractors know ‘time is money’ is exactly right… Q:  I need to obtain a “C-54” (Tile) and a “C-61”/”D-34” (Prefabricated Equipment) contractor’s license in California.  I … Continue reading “C-54”, Merging Licenses, CA “C-10” and NV “C-2d”

Process. It seems life is about learning the process. For contractors dealing with complex rules and interpretations of regulations that’s a high-level learning curve! That’s why expert assistance is always helpful when it’s your turn to learn. Process this… Q:  As you know, you very recently submitted an application for our company to obtain a CA … Continue reading Outside CA Fingerprinting, NV Financials, RME and Disassociation Requirement

Some things may sound the same in contractor’s licensing, but the reality depends on your ‘state’ of mind. Another contractor working over a border gets a choice in ‘one from column A, or one from column B’ in order to be legally licensed, and oh yeah, there’s one more thing for assisting this last contractor… … Continue reading NV “C-3B”, AZ Qualifier, CA “C-15” and “C-22” Asbestos