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Form WH-347 is the U.S. Department of Labor's optional certified payroll report for federal construction contracts. Contractors and subcontractors on Davis-Bacon jobs submit it (or an equivalent) weekly, listing each worker's classification, hours, wage rate, fringe benefits, and deductions, with a signed Statement of Compliance.

Every contractor and subcontractor, at any tier, working on a federal or federally assisted construction contract over $2,000 must file certified payroll weekly under the Davis-Bacon Act. Many states impose parallel requirements on state-funded projects. Prime contractors are responsible for collecting their subcontractors' reports.

Davis-Bacon violations can cost up to $13,508 per violation in civil penalties, plus back wages, withheld contract payments, and debarment from federal contracts for up to three years. Falsifying a certified payroll report is a federal crime punishable by fines or up to five years' imprisonment.

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Yes. Subcontractors at every tier on a covered Davis-Bacon project must submit weekly certified payroll, even for weeks with no work performed. Reports flow up through the prime contractor to the contracting agency. The subcontractor, not the prime, signs and is liable for its own reports.

Prevailing wages come from the wage determination attached to your contract, published at SAM.gov. Look up rates by state, county, and construction type (building, residential, heavy, or highway), then match each worker to a labor classification. Your contract's wage determination, not the newest one, controls.

Partially. QuickBooks Online generates WH-347 reports only on its top-tier Payroll plans, and QuickBooks Desktop produces an Excel-based substitute that many state agencies and portals don't accept. Most small subcontractors on prevailing-wage jobs pair QuickBooks with a dedicated certified payroll tool instead.