CT nonresident contractor bonds.
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An out-of-state contractor can become a “verified” contractor in Connecticut by filing a blanket verification bond (form AU-961) with the Department of Revenue Services under C.G.S. 12-430(7). One blanket bond covers your projects. Priced at 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your amount to see your exact price at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard verification bond — enter your amount, pay, and file the AU-961 with DRS. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount DRS required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot for most
The application collects no credit information, and most applicants are approved and issued the moment they pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review; if a soft credit check ever runs, it never affects your score.
File the AU-961 with DRS
Submit the executed blanket verification bond to become a verified nonresident contractor. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the verification bond actually covers
Connecticut treats an out-of-state contractor as a nonresident contractor, and C.G.S. 12-430(7) creates two classes: verified and unverified. A verified contractor has demonstrated to the Department of Revenue Services that it will meet its Connecticut tax obligations — and one way to qualify is to file a surety bond on form AU-961.
The bond guarantees the contractor’s Connecticut tax obligations — sales and use tax, withholding, and other state taxes tied to the work. Being verified matters in practice: when a nonresident contractor is unverified, the project owner or general contractor may have to hold back a percentage of the contract price for the state, so verified status keeps your payments flowing.
The blanket AU-961 covers your Connecticut projects under a single bond rather than bonding each job, and the bond term runs to a December 31 expiration on a two-year cycle. It is not insurance for you — if DRS recovers tax against the bond, you repay the surety. We issue the amount DRS named; the application collects no credit information, and premiums start from $100.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount DRS required — the executed AU-961 is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount DRS required and file the AU-961 the same day.