Welcome New Silver Sponsor
Many construction businesses struggle to bridge the communication gap between their work in the field and their back office. G+F Business &; Financial Consulting provides tools, advice and financial guidance so construction business owners know their
numbers and improve their cash flow.
G+F was founded in May 2016 by construction accountant Timothy Wingate Jr. Operating virtually, G+F serves construction clients across the United States. Specialty areas include project profitability, advanced construction tax planning, strategic advisory
services, and assisting companies in resolving tax debts.
With first-hand knowledge of the construction industry and a deep understanding of taxes and finances, Timothy provides tools,
advice and financial guidance to his clients so they better understand their finances and improve their cash flow.
Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund
Are you an Executive Director or Chapter Leadership member and interested in attending SUBExcel, but are worried that you don’t have the funds required due to financial constraints or your chapter lacking event funds? Please consider applying for the Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund to enable you to attend our annual convention.
The Chapter Scholarship Fund has been proudly renamed the Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the late Brianna Wright, the beloved Executive Director of the ASA of Houston chapter. Her dedication to ASA and her contributions to the organization over her decades of service will never be forgotten. The Brianna Wright Memorial Scholarship fund helps chapters send participants from their local region to ASA National events in order to network, learn from their peers on a national level, and to help ensure that all ASA chapters are represented at national gatherings.
Brianna Wright loved coming together with her ASA family, and we hope that this effort will help others join in something she enjoyed so much. Thank you for helping us honor her at future SUBExcel events.
ASA Submits Comments on DOL’s Independent Contractor Proposed Rule
In late December, ASA, along with the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC), submitted comments on the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Independent Contractor Rule. The SBLC (ASA is a long-standing member) is an independent, permanent coalition of national trade and professional associations whose goal is to maximize the advocacy and presence of small business on Federal legislative and regulatory policy issues, and to disseminate information on the impact of public policy on small businesses.
Per our comments, “we appreciate the need for guardrails that protect workers and prevent unscrupulous employers from misclassifying employees as independent contractors to avoid the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other wage and hour laws. However, it is critical that these tests be flexible and dynamic to capture the many legitimate areas where independent contractors play a critical function in our economy. Small businesses use legitimate independent contractors for a whole range of different purposes – from outsourcing functions like marketing, to an independent contractor who might provide these services, to a whole host of different small businesses to engaging experts to provide specialized industry-specific services in areas where the business lacks expertise. Small business owners are generally not lawyers or accountants and the more complex the rules, the more businesses have to spend on obtaining professional advice – money that could otherwise be invested in their business. While the SBLC has not taken a position on whether the economic realities test strikes the right balance, applying a test like the economic realities test that has been fleshed out over years through case law and administrative guidance certainly makes this complex issue easier to navigate.”
We concluded our comments by applauding the DOL for declining calls to adopt an ABC test, like what is currently used in California, or a similar test that would apply a stringent requisite factor test rather than a balancing test. Because of the broad and varied ways in which legitimate contractors operate, particularly in the context of small businesses – a requisite factor test does not work. In fact, these tests come very close to establishing an outright ban on independent contractors. Particularly for brick and mortar small businesses that are already struggling to compete and recover from COVID, a change of this magnitude to the way that many of them have structured their businesses and work forces could be catastrophic. We appreciate the DOL’s recognition of these concerns and encourage the DOL to maintain this position in the final rule.
Stay Ready in 2023 with Savings from ODP Business Solutions™
A successful New Year starts right now when you use your ASA ODP Business Solutions™ Savings Program to keep you organized and on budget all year long. Whether you’re organizing your to-do lists and turning them into to-done lists, prepping for tax season, planning for the future or need to stock up on essentials. ODP is here to pave the way for a new (organized) day.
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