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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 9, 2013 Volume 19 Issue 41

Santa Barbara Contractors Association Celebrating 65 Years of Service to the Community

In This IssueYear End Strategies for Contractors Page 12014 Board of Directors Ballot Page 3Q & A for Contractors Page 16Accessibility & The New ADA Codes Page 17Construction Spanish Pocket Book Page 21Tailgate Toolbox Page 29Tailgate Safety Topic Page 30SBCA Online Planroom Report Page 33SB City Building Permits Page 36South County Building Permits Page 38North County Building Permits Page 55

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Year End Tax Strategies for Contractors

Abstract: Tax planning is particularly impor-tant this year because 1) individual income tax rates are higher, 2) several tax breaks are sched-uled to expire at the end of this year, and 3) new taxes, especially the 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income, require special at-tention. This article discusses all of these items, while a sidebar explores whether it’s advisable for some construction companies to convert to a C corporation to reduce their tax bills.

Year end tax strategies for contractors

As 2013 winds down, it’s time to think about year end tax planning. Planning is particularly important this year because 1) individual in-come tax rates are higher, 2) several tax breaks are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, and 3) new taxes, especially the 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income, require spe-cial attention.

With those items in mind, here are several strat-egies for lowering your tax bill and boosting your cash flow.

Mind your tax rate

As always, a good place to start is by projecting your income and estimating your tax liability for this year and next year. Many construction businesses are structured as pass-through en-tities, such as S corporations, partnerships or

LLCs, which means owners pay tax at individual income tax rates on their shares of the compa-ny’s income.

Starting in 2013, the top individual rate is 39.6% for single filers with income over $400,000 and joint filers with income over $450,000. The top tax rate for long-term capital gains and quali-fied dividends is now 20% (up from 15%) for taxpayers in the 39.6% bracket.

Typically, deferring income to next year and ac-celerating deductions into this year is an effec-tive way to reduce your tax burden. But if you anticipate a higher marginal rate next year, it may make sense to reverse this approach.

If your company is structured as a pass-through entity, you may want to consider converting it to a C corporation. (See the sidebar “Should you convert to a C corporation?”)

Take advantage of expiring tax breaks

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) extended several valuable tax credits and de-ductions through the end of 2013. There’s no guarantee that Congress will extend these tax breaks after they expire, so it’s a good idea to make the most of them now. They include:

Section 179 expensing. If you need equip-ment, machinery, vehicles or other qualifying

assets, acquiring them this year may generate significant tax deductions. Enhanced Sec. 179 expensing limits allow you to deduct (rather than depreciate) up to $500,000 in qualified purchases (up to $250,000 in qualified real property) of new or used assets this year. The deduction begins to phase out once your total investment in qualified assets tops $2 million.

Unless Congress changes the law, the Sec. 179 limit will drop to a measly $25,000 in 2014, with an investment limit of $200,000.

Bonus depreciation.

ATRA extended 50% bonus depreciation through 2013, for new equipment or other as-sets with a recovery period of 20 years or less. This provision allows you to immediately de-duct up to 50% of qualified asset costs in the first year. And, unlike regular depreciation, con-struction companies that use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting can take advantage of bonus depreciation even for cer-tain qualified assets used on projects that won’t be completed this year.

Deduction for energy-efficient public proj-ects.

Construction businesses involved in the design of energy-efficient, publicly funded projects

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SANTA BARBARA CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONWEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 9, 2013

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Santa Barbara Contractors Association Calendar HighlightsSBCA Board of Directors MeetingOctober 8, 2013 from 5:00pm to 7:00pmLocation: SBCA, 914 A Santa Barbara Street

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Accessibility & The New ADAChapter 11B 2013 California Bldg CodeOctober 18, 2013 from 9:00am to 3:00pmLocation: City of SB Community Develop-ment, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara

Federal/State Basic Payroll Tax SeminarOctober 29, 2013 from 9:00am to 3:00pmLocation: Ventura EDD Tax Office4820 McGrath Street Suite 200, Training Room

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Capitol Connection Q & A for ContractorsBy Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

We help an attorney better understand how interpretation of contractor’s rules may yield a ‘general’ exception in one regulation. In the ‘good old days’ one branch of government might not always share the same information. In this century technology has brought instant access and a uniformity that keeps all the agen-cies that contractor’s work with on ‘the same page’…

Q: My client hired a “B” contractor to remodel a 2-story home plus add a room addition. He hired various subcontractors but handled the exterior framing and drywall himself. I read on-line that “a general building contractor shall not take a prime contract for any project involving trades other than framing or carpentry unless the prime contract requires at least two unre-lated building trades or crafts other than fram-ing or carpentry”. This is a bit confusing but it appears that this contractor should have per-formed one more trade to be legal. Am I miss-ing something? Did he do anything wrong?

A: In the case you describe, this contractor ap-pears to have acted properly within the defini-tion of Section 7057. By taking a contract that “involves two or more unrelated trades”, he has the option of subcontracting all aspects of the

job; self-performing a portion of the project; or handling the entire contract himself. This is based on the assumption, or interpretation, that a typical remodel/room addition would certain-ly involve at least a dozen trades or crafts.

The General Builder definition can be a bit con-fusing and may seem contradictory at times es-pecially when it comes to the “B” being able to take a prime or subcontract for framing or car-pentry only. This would appear to only be one trade; however, “B” licensees are allowed this one exemption from the “two or more trade” requirement if handling rough framing (“C-5”) or finish carpentry (“C-6”).

Q: Our license is due to expire at the end of the month. We just recently discovered that our corporation is suspended with the Secretary of State. Will we still be able to renew our con-tractor’s license? If we can’t get the license re-newed by the expiration date, is there any way we can request a retroactive renewal once the company is back in good standing? And lastly, is this something that you can help us with?

A: After inquiring at the Secretary of State (SOS), I was able to find out that your corpora-tion is suspended due to an issue with the Fran-

chise Tax Board (FTB). The majority of the time this has to do with failure to file/pay taxes on time.

The CSLB will not renew your contractor’s li-cense while your corporation is suspended with the Secretary of State. You will need to resolve the suspension in order to renew the license.

In rare instances the CSLB will renew a license retroactively and primarily the reason for doing so is if the renewal did not get processed based on an error by the CSLB. According to B&P Code Section 7141.5, the registrar may grant a retroactive renewal of a license if the licensee files a petition within 90-days of the renewal date and show that “the failure to renew was due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee.”

If you need assistance with this process we would be ready to help you or anyone who may find themselves in the same fix.

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may qualify for deductions up to $1.80 per square foot. This deduction is scheduled to expire at the end of 2013, but lawmakers have proposed making it permanent and increasing the limit to as high as $3.00 per square foot.

Other expiring tax breaks include the research tax credit, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Empowerment Zone tax incentives, and the energy-efficient tax credit for new homes.

Don’t overlook the DPAD

Find out whether you qualify for the Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD). The DPAD allows you to deduct up to 9% of the lesser of your income from “qualified produc-tion activities” or taxable income. These include many activities associated with constructing or substantially renovating U.S. real property.

Plan for the Medicare surtax

Starting this year, taxpayers whose modified ad-justed gross income (MAGI) exceeds $200,000 ($250,000 for joint filers) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare tax on the lesser of 1) their net in-vestment income or 2) the amount by which

their MAGI exceeds the threshold. This net in-vestment income tax (NIIT) includes dividends, taxable interest and capital gains (less allocable expenses). It also includes passive income, such as income from rental activities that don’t con-stitute a “trade or business.”

If you’re subject to the NIIT, consider strategies for minimizing or eliminating it. For example, you might defer income to bring your MAGI be-low the threshold or reduce your NIIT by selling investments at a loss to offset any gains.

Also consider the impact of the NIIT on any rental properties you own, particularly if you rent property to your construction business through a related entity. There may be oppor-tunities to restructure your rental activities to avoid the 3.8% tax.

Review your situation

To begin the year end tax planning process, sit down with your tax advisors to review your cur-rent tax structure and project your income for 2013 and 2014. Doing so will help you identify potential tax-saving opportunities.

Sidebar: Should you convert to a C corpora-tion?

At 35%, the corporate tax rate is lower than the top individual rate. For some construction companies, converting to a C corporation may reduce their tax bills.

But keep in mind that C corporations are sub-ject to “double taxation.” If you distribute earn-ings to shareholders or sell the company’s assets, the income is taxed twice: once at the corporate level and again when it’s received by the shareholders. The maximum combined cor-porate and individual tax rate on earnings dis-tributed to shareholders is more than 50%.

In light of double taxation, pass-through enti-ties continue to provide a tax advantage over C corporations in most cases. However, a C corpo-ration structure may be beneficial for compa-nies that retain their net earnings and reinvest them in the business.

Source: Construction Industry Advisor Fall 2013

Continued Year End Tax Strategies

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October 18, 2013 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

5 ADA Units

This class will show you how to navigate and understand the completely rearranged Chapter 11B of the 2013 CBC. We will explore how the new CBC

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This class show how a project can comply with both state and federal ADA requirements thus helping the owner avoid complaints

or lawsuits. Time permitting, we will talk about the CASp program and how it can benefit the architect and property owner or tenant.

1) Understanding the new 2013 CBC Chapter 11B

2) Scoping under the 2013 CBC 3) California Accessibility vs. Federal Accessibility

4) Changes to requirements for alterations in existing buildings.

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Non AIA Members $195 (5 credits) Local Government Employees- $135

Santa Barbara City Employees—No Charge Cancellation made at least one week prior to the class will be refunded. No refunds for cancellation will be given after that time. No refunds will be given for no-shows in the class.

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Central Coast Access Specialists, LLC, was founded by Chris Hansen, to assist central coast architects, contractors, business and property owners in becoming compliant with California and Federal accessibil-ity laws. Chris has worked in the field of building codes and code enforcement since 1990. In 2003 he became Inspection/Plan Check Supervisor for the City of Santa Barbara until he retired in September of 2011. Chris is an "Access Specialist", certified by the State of California (CASp #270 - 2010), an ICC Certified Plans Examiner (1999) and an ICC certified Building Inspector (1995).

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Delta Welding and Fabrication, Inc.Shop: 36 Aero Camino - Goleta, CA 93117Mailing: PO Box 92025 - Santa Barbara, CA 93190Phone: 805-685-8008Fax: 805-685-3223Website: www.delta-fabrication.com Emails: [email protected] [email protected]

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Delta Welding and Fabrication, Inc.

36 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117

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Fax: 685-3223 License: 761090

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P.O. Box 517Santa Barbara, CA 93102

Email [email protected]

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OSWALD J. DA ROS, INC. • MASONRY CONTRACTORS •

Lic# 216916 MARBLE • GRANITE • STONES

976 Carrillo Road PETER A DA ROS Santa Barbara, CA 93103 M E M B E R B E N E F I T S

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(805) 965-7377 (805) 965-3308 fax

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIALNEW CONSTRUCTION • REMODEL

RADIANT HEATING • SERVICE

www.construction-plumbing.com

Donate used build materials to the Habitat ReStore All proceeds go directly back to Habitat for Humanity

Goleta ReStore 6860 Cortona Drive

(off Hollister, near Storke)

Appliances │ Doors │ Windows │ Lighting │ Tile │ Cabinets│ Hardware

Tues. - Fri.: 11 am - 5 pm Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm Phone: (805) 692-2226

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Serving Southern Santa Barbara County

Lic. # B-926982

1500 Holiday Hill Road, Goleta, Ca. 93117P h o n e : 805-452-9205E-mail: [email protected]

EcclesElectric

Lic. # 968646

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FABRICATIONP.O. Box 5301 Ventura, CA 93005-0301

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Brian De Fisher805-207-1975

Roy De Fisher805-207-2193

1456 Fleet Ave. Ventura, CA 93003

Email: [email protected] 805-477-0338

Fax 805-477-1323

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Board of Directors 2013

John HolehousePresident

Jack Martin1st Vice President

Paulo Sitolini2nd Vice President

Dan GeorgeTreasurer

Peter NovakParliamentarian

Patrick Foster

David James

Jon Kenney

Brian Larkowski

William Mace

Mark Magid

Robert Mislang

Rodney Utt

Executive DirectorKarin [email protected]

Administrative AssistantApril [email protected]

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