As used in this division, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1)DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue.
(2)EMPLOYEE. An employee, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time; except that any individual providing services to an employer on an hourly, part-time, full-time, salaried, or contractual basis shall be considered an employee for purposes of this division.
(3)EMPLOYER. An employer, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, that is either a general contractor or subcontractor that primarily holds itself out for hire to the general public as a general contractor or subcontractor and who receives more than five percent of its annual gross revenue from business described in either North American Industry Classi
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As used in this division, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue.
(2) EMPLOYEE. An employee, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time; except that any individual providing services to an employer on an hourly, part-time, full-time, salaried, or contractual basis shall be considered an employee for purposes of this division.
(3) EMPLOYER. An employer, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, that is either a general contractor or subcontractor that primarily holds itself out for hire to the general public as a general contractor or subcontractor and who receives more than five percent of its annual gross revenue from business described in either North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236, 237, or 238 of the United States Department of Commerce in effect as of January 1, 2009. This definition does not apply to or include residential home building and licensed residential home builders contracting for home building as defined in Chapter 14A of Title 34, or those specifically exempted under Chapter 14A of Title 34, except for subdivision (3) of Section 34-14A-6.
(4) FEE. The tax levied by this division.
(5) GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Any individual, person, corporation, limited liability entity, trust, association, or any other business enterprise other than home building projects by licensed residential home builders as defined in Chapter 14A of Title 34, or those specifically exempted under Chapter 14A of Title 34, except for subdivision (3) of Section 34-14A-6, that for a price, commission, fee, or payment undertakes to construct or superintend or engage in the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, demolition of any building, highway, sewer, structure, site work, grading, or paving of any project, or any improvement, in the State of Alabama.
(6) SKILLED LABOR. Includes all labor or services performed by employees directly engaged in construction operations at the location of any construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, demolition, highway, sewer, structure, grading, paving, or improvement project in Alabama. The term does not include labor or services performed by supervisory employees above the working foreman level.
(7) SUBCONTRACTOR. Any individual, person, corporation, limited liability entity, trust, association, or any other business enterprise performing work under contract to a general contractor, but not licensed residential home builders building homes as defined in Chapter 14A of Title 34, or those specifically exempted under Chapter 14A of Title 34, except for subdivision (3) of Section 34-14A-6.
(8) WAGES. The gross earnings paid by an employer to an employee covered by this division, including all forms of compensation such as salaries, hourly payments, commissions, remuneration, dismissal pay, bonuses, and vacation and sick leave pay, prior to deductions for items such as Social Security contributions, withholding taxes, group health insurance, union dues, and savings bonds.