Sales and Use Tax Issues for Construction Contractors
Analyzing the Construction Contract, Real vs. Tangible Property, Compliance Obligations
A live 110-minute CPE webinar with interactive Q&A
This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of sales tax issues unique to the construction contracting industry. Our panel of sales and use (S&U) tax experts will focus on real property construction contracts, including identifying key components of these agreements and ensuring proper sales tax treatment for property in these contracts.
Outline
- S&U tax for construction contractors: introduction
- Analyzing real property construction contracts
- Sales tax considerations by entity type
- Sales tax considerations for property types
- Real property
- Tangible personal property
- Applying sales tax rules to construction contracts
Benefits
The panel will cover these and other critical issues:
- Identifying key components of real property construction contracts
- S&U tax requirements for real property vs. tangible personal property
- S&U requirements for manufacturers vs. tax-exempt entities
- State variations and considerations
Faculty

Melissa Myers, CMI
Managing Director, SALT, Sales & Use Tax
BDO USA
Ms. Myers has more than 17 year's experience in the sales and use tax field. As a Sales & Use Tax Managing... | Read More
Ms. Myers has more than 17 year's experience in the sales and use tax field. As a Sales & Use Tax Managing Director at BDO, her responsibility is to manage client projects covering Sales and Use Tax Refund Reviews, Audit Defense, Multi-State Voluntary Disclosure Agreements, Multi-State Transactional Analysis Report preparation, Nexus Surveys, State Letter Rulings, Sales and Use Tax Registrations, Sales and Use Tax Trainings, and Multi-State Compliance.
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Daniela Wilps, CPA
Managing Director, State and Local Tax
BDO USA
Ms. Wilps is a Managing Director in BDO’s State and Local Tax practice. She has over 14 years of tax and... | Read More
Ms. Wilps is a Managing Director in BDO’s State and Local Tax practice. She has over 14 years of tax and industry experience assisting tax departments to become compliant with state and local taxes through nexus studies, taxability reviews, registrations, voluntary disclosure agreements and compliance engagements, implementation of custom indirect tax tools, indirect tax overpayment and exposure reviews, and other state and local tax consulting services.
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