The IRS isn't just reviewing books anymore; it's running algorithms. After losing roughly 25% of its workforce, the agency is compensating with technology. AI models now cross-reference your 1099 filings, depreciation schedules, and reported revenue against industry benchmarks in milliseconds. For construction owners, GCs, and subs, fewer human reviewers mean the algorithm carries more weight. Algorithms don't miss things. If your books are messy or your worker classification

If you have a commercial construction or retrofit project on your pipeline, you need to read this before the end of the month. The "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) introduced a hard expiration date for Section 179D, the federal tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings. Projects beginning construction after June 30, 2026 will no longer qualify. That's not a distant deadline. That's this year. And for many contractors and building owners, it means the window to a

If you run a construction business, you already know insurance is one of your biggest operating costs. General liability. Workers' comp. Builders' risk. Together, these premiums can run $30,000 to well over six figures annually and the IRS allows full deductions on all of it. So why do most contractors still leave $5,000 to $15,000 on the table every single year? Not because they did anything wrong. Because their tracking is sloppy, their timing is off, and their records can'