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Articles Tagged with ''taxes''

Top Tax Mistakes Contractors Must Avoid
Best of Success Show

Top Tax Mistakes Contractors Must Avoid

Jill Bloom is the Group Publisher of Building Enclosure, Roofing Contractor, and Walls & Ceilings.
Jill Bloom
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Amparo Sancen
September 8, 2025
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Tax season can be a contractor's worst nightmare, but it doesn't have to be. In a recent Best of Success podcast, Amparo Sancen, founder of Latinos en Roofing and CEO of Sancen Contracting, shared critical insights about the most costly tax mistakes plaguing contractors—and how to avoid them.
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Crime Blotter

Connecticut Contractor Pleads Guilty to $20.9M Tax Evasion Scheme

Roofing contractor used aliases, UPS mailboxes to hide income from IRS
Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
September 1, 2025
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A Connecticut commercial roofing contractor admitted to evading taxes on $20.9 million in customer receipts since 2012.


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Exit Planning

How Would I Exit Roofing in 2025?

Kevin Kennedy shares what he would do when planning to exit a roofing company in today’s business climate
Kevin Kennedy, author of The Contractor’s 60-Minute Exit Plan
Kevin Kennedy
August 25, 2025
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Six years, $250K, and missed opportunities: what I learned exiting my roofing business—and how today’s contractors can do it smarter.


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Crime Blotter

Massachusetts Contractor Imprisoned for Evading Nearly $450K in Taxes

Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
August 18, 2025
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A Massachusetts roofing contractor has been sentenced to prison after cashing customers' checks into a personal bank account under a different name.


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Legislation Analysis

How the Big Beautiful Bill Affects Roofing

Roofing companies will enjoy tax breaks but see losses in labor and clean energy projects
Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
July 16, 2025
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Trump’s new budget law brings permanent tax relief for roofing firms but cuts energy credits and boosts immigration enforcement, sparking industry concern.


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Big Impact of 179D Repeal and China Tariff Update
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Big Changes for Roofers as 179D Repealed

RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney, partner with Adams & Reese, explains what the latest rulings mean for roofing contractors.
Trent Cotney, Attorney at Law
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Art Aisner, Editor in Chief of Roofing Contractor
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Jill Bloom is the Group Publisher of Building Enclosure, Roofing Contractor, and Walls & Ceilings.
Jill Bloom
July 9, 2025
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In this video, RC Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney explores the impact of impending tariffs and how roofing contractors can prepare for other big changes ahead.
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The U.S. House of Representatives is struggling to get President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" onto the floor for a vote.
News Analysis

UPDATE: 2026 Budget Passes House — But at What Cost?

The 2026 budget offers key wins for roofing contractors but will likely increase national debt
Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 22, 2025
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Tax reforms in the recently House-passed version of the 2026 federal budget proposal offer good news for roofing contractors — if the country can weather its long-term costs.


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Walmart warned of price increases due to tariffs, highlighting impacts on U.S. businesses and consumers.
Economic Outlook

Walmart’s Tariff Remarks Make Impact Clear, Raising Trump’s Ire

President slams retailer on his social media platform, demanding that it and China “eat the tariffs”
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 19, 2025
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Walmart’s tariff warning underscores how U.S. businesses — not foreign exporters — absorb costs, driving up prices and straining construction and roofing supply chains.


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Alina Habba, the current U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, announced indictments against two roofing company owners who employed check-cashing schemes to conceal over $2 million in income, leading to felony tax charges.
Crime Blotter

Roofing Owners Indicted by Feds in $2M Tax Fraud

Two roofing businesses in New York and New Jersey face a bevy of charges related to shell game fraud
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 6, 2025
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Two roofing company owners in the New York tri-state area are facing federal tax evasion charges on more than $2M in unreported income.


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President Trump’s trade war is causing real harm to the construction sector, including roofing contractors.
News Analysis

Trade War Fallout: Contractors Are Delaying Projects and Cutting Crews

A new survey by Plant-Tours offers a bleak outlook for 2025, with recession worries looming
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
April 24, 2025
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A new survey by Plant-Tours reveals that 59% of construction pros report increased costs due to tariffs, 52% have delayed or canceled jobs, and 45% have reduced their workforce, all of which are squeezing margins.


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