Knowify and eBacon Partner to Simplify Prevailing Wage Payroll, Reporting, and Fringe Benefit Compliance

Partnership provides contractors a unified workflow for budgeting, payroll, and certified reporting—saving time and boosting competitiveness.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowify , the leading project management platform for trade contractors, today announced a new partnership with eBacon , a specialized platform for prevailing wage payroll and compliance. Together, the companies deliver a solution that connects Knowify's labor rate templates and job costing with eBacon's payroll engine, Fringe Benefit Trust , and certified reporting — creating a streamlined, compliant workflow for contractors.

Through this partnership, contractors can define prevailing wage labor rate templates in Knowify — incorporating hourly wage, fringe benefit, union costs, and labor burden for accurate budgeting and real-time job costing. That data can then be transferred to eBacon, where payroll processing, fringe benefit management, and certified payroll reporting are handled seamlessly.

"The Knowify + eBacon partnership gives contractors a financial edge by combining precise budgeting and job costing with payroll processing and fringe benefit trust compliance," said Marc Visent, CEO & Co-Founder, Knowify . "Channeling fringe benefits into a compliant trust reduces taxable payroll while preserving employee benefits—helping contractors become more compliant, cost-effective, and competitive."

Key Features & Benefits

• Labor Rate Templates in Knowify : Accurately budget projects, include fringe benefit rates, and track actuals against target budgets.
• Payroll Execution with eBacon : Effortlessly manage prevailing wage and union payroll using synchronized labor data.
• Fringe Benefit Trust : Redirect fringe benefit contributions into eBacon's bona fide trust for tax savings, or let employees access funds via direct deposit, pay card, or contribute to 401(k), HSA, or FSA accounts.
• Certified Reporting : Generate WH-347 and other government forms accurately and efficiently.
• Construction-Ready Compliance : Mobile time tracking, geofencing, and automatic wage determinations provide accuracy in the field and office.

"Channeling fringe benefits into a compliant trust reduces taxable payroll while preserving employee benefits—helping contractors become more compliant, cost-effective, and competitive." said Jason Knight, VP of Revenue at eBacon. 

Early customers have reported saving hours each week on payroll and reporting while reducing payroll tax burdens through the Fringe Benefit Trust.

The Knowify + eBacon partnership is available now. For more information or to schedule a demo, visit https://knowify.com/integration/ebacon/

Knowify's job management software empowers trade contractors to build their business with confidence. We crunch the numbers while you work, automatically tracking job costs and profitability at every stage of the job, from proposal to payment. With powerful project management workflows and tools for fast-paced service departments, trade contractors can stay profitable no matter what kind of work comes their way. Knowify is backed by the most powerful QuickBooks integration in construction. So whether you work in Knowify or QuickBooks, we'll make sure your project finances are always up to date in both systems — no double data entry required. Knowify. Built for the trades. Built for you.

SOURCE Knowify