Apprentix

Learn the rules and regulations of how compliance is enforced.

Compliance Enforcement

Learn how to digitally sign Apprenticeship Agreements (ETA-671) in Apprentix. Save time, stay compliant, and skip manual signatures.

How to Digitally Sign Apprenticeship Agreements (Appendix B aka ETA-671)

Learn how to generate and manually sign Apprenticeship Agreements (ETA-671) in Apprentix. Step-by-step guide for wet signatures.

How to Manually Sign Apprenticeship Agreements (Appendix B aka ETA-671)

Learn how Fractional Sponsor clients can submit a reciprocity request to work outside Texas. Includes steps, requirements, and state notes.

How to Submit a Reciprocity Request

Learn how to apply for a registered apprentice’s Certificate of Completion (Appendix B2) in Apprentix. Step-by-step guide for admins.

How to Apply for Certification of Completion (Appendix B2)

Find answers to common apprenticeship FAQs: participation rules, ratios, logging hours, travel time, and compliance reporting requirements.

Registered Apprenticeship FAQs

Here’s info you can send with the 671 form. It summarizes what the apprentice agreement is, it’s importance, and what signing means.

Bilingual Explanation of the Apprenticeship Agreement (form 671)

Learn about the Dept. of Labor's apprenticeship requirements.

Registered Apprenticeships

Learn about the IRA's prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and recordkeeping requirements.

Inflation Reduction Act

Learn the IRA’s apprenticeship requirements: 15% labor hours by registered apprentices, daily ratios, and compliance with tax credit rules.

The IRA's Apprenticeship Requirements

Learn how IRA prevailing wage requirements differ from apprenticeship rules. Apprentix handles apprenticeships, not certified payroll.

The IRA's Prevailing Wage Requirements

Step-by-step guide to set up and manage Apprentix for IRA projects. Covers training plans, wage schedules, hours, statuses, and compliance.

Apprentix Guide for IRA Projects

Learn the IRA’s Participation Rule: crews of 4+ workers must include at least one registered apprentice. See how it applies on site.

Participation Requirement Explained

Learn the core requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for apprenticeships and prevailing wage. These articles explain what’s required, how Apprentix helps, and what happens if you don’t comply.

IRA Basics

Learn the IRA’s 15% rule: registered apprentices must perform 15% of labor hours on qualifying projects. See how to track and comply.

Understanding the 15% Apprentice Labor Hour Requirement

Learn the IRA’s daily 1:1 ratio rule. Apprentice hours only count if each has a journeyman present. Missed ratios mean journeyman pay.

Daily Ratio Requirement Explained

Understand IRA wage and ratio rules: 15% apprentice hours, daily 1:1 ratios, and wage progression requirements explained.

Wage & Ratio Requirements

Find compliance documents in your IRA Compliance Package and Apprentix platform, including Appendices, agreements, and certificates.

Where To Find Registered Apprenticeship Compliance Documents

Learn how to calculate apprentice wages using journeyman rates, Appendix A schedules, and Apprentix wage tracking for DOL compliance.

How to Determine the Apprentice's Wage

Learn how to add, renew, and find Davis-Bacon certificates in Apprentix. Stay compliant with reminders, uploads, and access to documents.

Managing Davis-Bacon Certificates

Understand the documents you’ll need to prove apprenticeship compliance, from Apprentix’s IRA Compliance Package to Davis-Bacon certificates and wage schedules.

Compliance Documentation

Learn IRA recordkeeping rules: keep apprenticeship and wage compliance records for 7 years to stay audit-ready and protect tax credits.

Recordkeeping Requirements Under the IRA

Prepare for IRA audits with confidence. Learn what auditors review and how to keep payroll, ratio, and apprentice records ready.

How to Prepare for an IRA Audit

Learn what happens in an IRA audit. Review outcomes from full compliance to penalties and how to prepare for each scenario.

Audit Outcomes: What to Expect

Learn how to fix IRA apprenticeship noncompliance with wage corrections, added apprentices, and good faith documentation.

Correcting Noncompliance

Stay audit-ready with practical guidance on what records to keep, how long to keep them, and how to prepare for DOL or IRS reviews of your apprenticeship program.

Recordkeeping & Audit Readiness

Learn who manages IRA compliance: contractors, Apprentix, payroll providers, and oversight firms each have key responsibilities.

Who Handles Apprenticeship Compliance Under the IRA?

See how Apprentix and compliance auditors work together: Apprentix manages apprentices while auditors verify IRA compliance.

How Apprentix and Compliance Auditors Work Together

Learn contractor responsibilities under the IRA: hire W-2 apprentices, track hours, maintain ratios, pay correct wages, and keep records.

IRA Contractor Responsibilities

Who does what in IRA compliance? Learn how Apprentix, payroll providers, and compliance oversight firms each play a role in helping you stay compliant.

Roles & Responsibilities

Learn what IRA auditors review: payroll, apprentice agreements, wage schedules, ratios, and Davis-Bacon certificates.

What Compliance Auditors Review Under the IRA

Understand IRA penalties for wage and apprenticeship violations: $50–$500 per hour fines plus back wages and interest.

Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Penalties

Learn IRA correction rules: 30 days to fix violations, pay back wages, reclassify hours, and document compliance.

Correction & Restitution Requirements

Find out what compliance auditors review, when apprentice hours don’t count, and what penalties apply if requirements aren’t met. Includes correction and restitution guidelines.

Enforcement & Penalties

Learn how the IRA Good Faith Effort works: who to contact, what to include, how long it lasts, and how Apprentix complements GFE.

Good Faith Effort Exception Explained

Learn when apprentice hours don’t count under the IRA—ratio violations, unregistered workers, payroll issues, and more.

When Apprentice Hours Don’t Count

Some states require reciprocity for apprentices. Learn how state rules layer on top of IRA compliance and when to request reciprocity.

Other State-Specific Rules

Not sure how the good faith effort exception works? These articles explain when you must hire apprentices, what to do if you can’t, and how to prove compliance.

Special Compliance Rules

Quick answers to IRA apprenticeship rules: 15% hours, ratios, participation, good faith efforts, and compliance basics.

Inflation Reduction Act FAQs

Quick answers to common IRA apprenticeship questions: participation, ratios, labor hours, good faith efforts, and more.

IRA FAQs

Learn what compliance auditors require and where to find the documents.

Compliance Auditors

If you are asked to provide documents to Alliant to demonstrate compliance, here is a list of their requests and what to provide.

Alliant Consulting and Apprentix

Learn exactly what Alliant needs from you to be in compliance.

Alliant Consulting

Get answers to compliance FAQs. Learn how to prepare for audits, what to request from subcontractors, and when to upgrade to a Premium Plan.

Compliance FAQs

Learn about the most frequently asked questions related to compliance.

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