Suffolk County jobs, licensed, taxed and signed right.
From Huntington to the East End, Suffolk contractors run long drives between jobs. BuilderVP puts the whole visit on the iPad: draw the space, price it from your catalog, and sign it in the driveway with your Suffolk license, the county's rate and New York's notices already on it.
Your investment starts at $79 a month for your company. Subcontractors, vendors and homeowners are free.
New job in Huntington, NY 11743
From the address alone
| Line | HuntingtonNY 11743 |
|---|---|
| Tax areaPub. 718 | Suffolk Countycode 4711 |
| Rate chargedPub. 718 | 8.75%with the commuter tax |
| License on the contractCounty and city law | Suffolk Countyhome improvement license |
| Notices on the contractGBL 771, PPL 428 | Mechanic’s lien, deposits, the right to cancelwith the cancellation form |
| Held back untilProposal check | Start and completion dates, insurance and deposit details are in |
| After signingForm ST-124 | Certificate of Capital Improvementsigned by the client, countersigned by you |
What Suffolk County asks of your paperwork, and what BuilderVP does with it.
Your license
Suffolk's Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs licenses home improvement contractors, and homeowners can look a contractor up on the county's licensed contractor search.
Source: Suffolk Consumer Affairs
In BuilderVPYour Suffolk license number prints on every contract, so the homeowner has it in hand when they check.
Sales tax
Suffolk jobs are taxed at 8.75% under reporting code 4711, the rate in effect since March 1, 2025, including the commuter district tax.
Sources: Publication 718, Form ST-124
In BuilderVPThe rate comes from the job's ZIP code, and a capital improvement gets its ST-124 from the signed contract.
Permits
Permits come from one of the ten towns, Babylon, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Huntington, Islip, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Smithtown, Southampton and Southold, or from a village with its own building department.
Source: NY Department of State
In BuilderVPPreconstruction keeps the drawings, the survey and the expediter on the job, each pro seeing only their own work.
And everywhere in New York
The contract
BuilderVP writes those notices into every New York home improvement contract and keeps them there whatever your own wording says. A contract is held back until its start date, substantial completion date, insurance carrier and deposit details are filled in.
Deposits
Each job chooses escrow or a bond, and the contract says which, with your bank or bond details filled in from Settings.
A contract signed at the home
Every New York contract in BuilderVP carries the statement and the form, and the homeowner can also cancel from their project portal inside the three days.
How BuilderVP handles New York's rules, with every county's sales tax rate.
From the first call to the final invoice.
1
Book the visit
Calls, texts, forms and online booking land in one inbox with the lead source on them.
2
Draw the job
Load a RENDR scan or a floor plan and place your own catalog items where they go.
3
Price it
The estimate fills in from your catalog, with every quantity naming where it came from.
4
Sign it
Present on the iPad and have the proposal and contract signed at the table.
5
Build it
Order the materials, put the crew and subs on the schedule, log each day from the field app, and invoice from the same job.
Questions from Suffolk County contractors
Does my Nassau license cover a Suffolk job?
No. Each county licenses on its own. List both in BuilderVP and every contract carries both numbers.
What rate does BuilderVP charge on a Riverhead or Huntington job?
8.75%, Suffolk County's combined rate in New York's Publication 718, including the commuter district tax.
Can homeowners check my Suffolk license?
Yes. Suffolk lets anyone search its licensed contractors online. With the number on your proposal and contract, they can check it before they sign.
Nearby
Sources
- Consumer Affairs LicensingSuffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs
- Publication 718, New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, effective March 1, 2025New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Form ST-124, Certificate of Capital ImprovementNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Legal Memorandum LG03, the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building CodeNew York State Department of State
- General Business Law section 771, home improvement contractsNew York State Senate
- Home Improvement Fact SheetNew York State Office of the Attorney General
- Lien Law section 71-a, home improvement contract paymentsNew York State Senate
- Personal Property Law section 428, the buyer's right to cancel a sale made at homeNew York State Senate
BuilderVP is software, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change; each one here links to the office that publishes it. Have your attorney review your contract wording once, and BuilderVP keeps it on every job.
Bring a Suffolk County job you are pricing now.
We will draw it, price it from your catalog and build the proposal with you in BuilderVP, in about thirty minutes.