Contractor software for Westchester, down to the Yonkers rate.
Westchester has one county license and more than one sales tax rate. BuilderVP reads the city on the job address, so a Yonkers kitchen and a White Plains addition each carry their own rate, with your license and New York's notices on the contract.
Your investment starts at $79 a month for your company. Subcontractors, vendors and homeowners are free.
Two jobs, same week
From the address alone
| Line | YonkersNY 10701 | White PlainsNY 10601 |
|---|---|---|
| Tax areaPub. 718 | Yonkerscode 6511 | White Plainscode 6513 |
| Rate chargedPub. 718 | 8.875%with the commuter tax | 8.375%with the commuter tax |
| License on the contractCounty and city law | Westchester Countyhome improvement license | Westchester 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 Westchester County asks of your paperwork, and what BuilderVP does with it.
Your license
Westchester County's Department of Consumer Protection licenses home improvement contractors, and a licensed contractor shows the county's green sticker, with its expiration date, on the rear bumper.
Source: Westchester Consumer Protection
In BuilderVPYour Westchester license number prints on every contract.
Sales tax by city
Most of the county is 8.375%. Yonkers is 8.875%, and Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and White Plains report under codes of their own.
Source: Publication 718
In BuilderVPBuilderVP reads the city on the job address and charges that city's rate, and the county's everywhere else.
Permits
Permits come from the city, town or village the job is in.
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 Westchester County contractors
Why does a Yonkers job have a different rate?
Yonkers adds its own city sales tax, so Publication 718 lists it at 8.875% against 8.375% for most of the county. BuilderVP picks it up from the job address.
Does BuilderVP put my Westchester license on contracts?
Yes. List it in Settings once and it prints on every contract, next to any other license you hold.
Nearby
Sources
- Consumer alert: home improvement contractor season is underwayWestchester County Department of Consumer Protection
- Publication 718, New York State Sales and Use Tax Rates by Jurisdiction, effective March 1, 2025New 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 Westchester 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.