Supplemental Forms
Business Entities
Business Planning
- Business Plan Template
- Profit Loss Proform
- New Business Checklist
- Contract Management
- Customer Relations
- Bidding and Estimating
- Sales and Use Tax on Building Contractors
Contractor Licensing
Employee Management
- ADA Guide
- Employer's Tax Guide (Circular E)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Employee Eligibility Verification (I-9)
- IRS Form W-4
- Job Description Template
Financial Management
- Sample Balance Sheet
- Sample Income Statement
- Sample Earnings Statement
- Sample Time Card
- Personal Finance Statement
Licensing and Regulation
Safety & Environmental
- OSHA Act
- Injuries and Illness
- Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home
- Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities: A Planning Guide for Construction & Development
Lien Law
Tax Basics
- 940
- 941
- Instructions for Form 941
- 1040
- 1040es
- 1065
- 1120
- 1120 S
- 4562
- 8300
- Schedule C
- Schedule SE
- SS-4
- W-2
- W-3
- W-4
- Instructions for W-2 and W-3
- Tax Guide (Schedule C)
- Expenses
- Employer's Tax Guide (Circular E)
- Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods (Publ 15-T)
- Tax Withholding
- Tax Calendars
- Business Expenses
- Accounting Periods & Methods
- Partnerships
- Corporations
- Keeping Records
- Business Use of Your Home
- Depreciate Property
- Reporting Cash Over $10,000
Supplemental Links
Chapter 1: Maryland Home Improvement Commission
Chapter 2: Bidding and Estimating
Chapter 3: Employee Management
- Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations (DLLR)
- Maryland New Hire Reporting
- Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance
- Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
- Construction Employee Interview Sample Questions
- SBA Employment Law
- DOL Employment Law Guide
- U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
- IRS Forms
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Chapter 4: Maryland Mechanics' Lien Law
Chapter 5: Jobsite Safety and Environmental Factors
- Maryland Department of the Environment
- Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, OSHA Division
- Common Ground Alliance (CGA)
- Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency-Asbestos-Containing Materials List
- Environmental Protection Agency-Lead in Paint, Dust and Soil
- Environmental Protection Agency-Green Building
- OSHA
- OSHA Compliance Assistance for Construction
- Energy Star
Chapter 6: Home Improvement License Application
Chapter 7: Choosing Your Business Structure
Chapter 8: Your Business Toolbox
- Maryland Department of Commerce
- Maryland Department of Transportation, Office of Minority Business Enterprise
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Disadvantaged Business Certification
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
- U.S. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Chapter 9: Managing Risk
- Entrepreneur.com
- Surety Information Office
- Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance
- Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
Chapter 10: Marketing and Sales
Chapter 11: The Plan
Chapter 12: Scheduling and Project Management
Chapter 13: Working with Subcontractors
Chapter 14: Financial Management
- SBA Financing Basics
- Balance Sheet Template
- Income Statement Template
- IRS Publication 15: Circular E
- IRS Publication: 15-T: Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- Social Security Administration
Chapter 15: Tax Basics
- Comptroller of Maryland
- Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation
- IRS Service
- SBA Tax Basics
- How to Apply for an EIN
Trade Links
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
- Associated General Contractors (AGC)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
- National Association of State Contractor Licensing Agencies (NASCLA)
- National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
- National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
- Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC)
- Water Quality Association (WQA)