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On private projects, Massachusetts Prompt Pay law requires property owners to make progress payments to Prime Contractors within 45 days after approval of invoice. The invoice must be approved or denied within 15 days.

All immigrants regardless of legal status are able to earn a living as independent contractors, or start a business using an ITIN or SSN. An independent contractor must pay self-employment tax and income tax. An independent contractor may use an ITIN to file and pay taxes instead of a SSN.

Is there a fee for registration? Zero to three (3) employees$100.00Four (4) to ten (10) employees$200.00Eleven (11) to thirty (30) employees$300.00More than thirty (30) employees$500.00

Generally, the general contractor (GC) must pay each subcontractor (sub) as soon as he receives any payment from the awarding authority for work or materials the sub has already provided. Within 65 days after the sub has completed all his work on the project, he is due the entire balance (minus any retainage).

Massachusetts general contractors who work on buildings of less than 35,000 cubic feet must have a license issued by the Office of Public Safety and Inspections. In some cases, you may also need to register as a home improvement contractor through the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.

Independent Contractor law, which requires that workers perform a service "outside the usual course of the business of the employer" to be classified as independent contractors." Therefore, workers who deliver papers may remain independent contractors.