While you can get many things on the web, some exceptions remain. With economic growth comes new opportunity for contractors. One new venture ‘flushes’ out an answer on the difference between selling and installing as a contractor, another discovers he can ‘do business as’ usual with a small addition to his license… Q: I currently have a…
While Capitol Services has assisted contractors for more than 30 years and authored more than a thousand Q/A columns, what is old is also new again. Welcome to those of you who are new readers. A reminder about many of the complex rules contractors must work under is always helpful for many including those with low…
Like landing a plane a hopeful new Qualifier gets the ‘waive’ off before crashing in this first ‘test’ question. Getting a new license, and an exam waiver has been a frequent inquiry, but like all rules there is almost always an exception, including those specifically for LLC’s as we are reminded here… Q: In 2014 you…
Sometimes panic is appropriate, but our first contractor will escape the ‘suspense’ if he follows thru as I suggest. One is better than none, especially when it comes to taking exams as these contractors learn, and we wrap with a little ‘history’… Q: Our Worker’s Compensation insurance expired on November 1st. We renewed our policy but when I…
Always a good idea to ‘look’ before you leap into new business! Protecting your license and bid opportunity beyond an unexpected turn of events should be part of your business plan, as we learn from these contractors… Q: We are forming a new entity to obtain a new Contractor’s License. We haven’t decided whether we are going to…
Sometimes, it’s yes and no as conditions dictate. Either way may be right. It takes a skilled expert to tell the difference. As builders know, ‘it’s measure twice, cut once’ but contractors complex law is sometimes all about ‘splitting hairs’… Q: I will be purchasing the corporation I work for in April 2018. We are a “C-20” Heating…
When changing your company structure some choices are ‘limited.’ A ‘handy’ answer next with some ‘inactive’ answers to follow including a cool ‘detour’ for an AZ question… Q: We have a corporate license and are in the process of transferring the license to an LLC. Our corporate license expires at the end of the month, and according to…
We often work with attorneys on behalf of contractors and industry clients, so you can probably guess we get a lot of ‘what if’ questions in the office. Here’s one for you! We qualify three questions with one answer and another contractor answers his own question… Q: We need to obtain a new license for a new…
While some ‘quick’ questions require lengthy answers here, we start with some easy ones this go-round! We ‘add’ to contractor’s knowledge, ‘frame’ a General, help sort out some other issues including a cancelled license and who can and who can’t get a ‘continuance’ to finish up contract work… Q: Quick question I was hoping you could answer/confirm…