Everyone seems to think this guy is trying to avoid taxes but it might just
be that he registered his business name, or not, and doesn't have a
corresponding bank account. It's not uncommon for someone to call there
company something and then not have all of the bank accounts and stuff in a
separate name. It would have been easier to call his company "John Smith
Contracting" though.




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I hired a contractor to do some work, the work is complete and I got a
bill. The amount is $800. On the invoice at the bottom they wrote in ink
make check payable to "john smith", the owner. Not the name of the
company.



I guess they are doing this to avoid taxes.



The issue is, I would like to make the check out to the business's name as
this work involved a permit and was done over a dispute with a neighbor so
I want a record incase there are any further legal issues between me and
my neighbor. Should I just make the check out to the companies business
or to the owner?