Re: [World] Sales Tax Collection

If you keep having people not pay the sales tax, maybe you should write up the invoice with the sales tax included, so it doesn't show as a separate dollar amount.

 

I will sometimes have customers pre-write a check for the amount of the estimate, without adding sales tax, but it happens so rarely that I usually just let it go. 

 

But, if it happens a lot, consider changing the way your invoices are written.

 

David McKeen
Fish Window Cleaning
237 E. Main St.
Kent, OH 44240
330-346-0200
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----- Original Message -----

From: Brent Moore

To: addressis@removed

Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 8:29 AM

Subject: [World] Sales Tax Collection

I seem to be having a much repeated problem with Sales tax collection.  In person it is never a problem, however I leave many invoices in the course of a month.  The number that come back without sales tax is annoying.  In the past I have done nothing about it, but it adds up after a while.  I would like your input about the following thoughts.

 

1.  Mailing a return letter explaing my responsability to collect state (texas) sales tax. and invoice for the proper amount.

 

2.  What are the odds of "ticking" someone off for causing them to write another check.  Most customers (residential)  are more bothered by "hassles" than the monitery value.

 

3.  Doing nothing about it.  I know it adds up, but marketing a residential service is directed to a Luxurious living, resulting in a well paying job, which creating, and annoyance (from the customers ppoint of view) may cost a customer.

 

I am leaning towards sending some type of return letter, but wonder if the "experience' of this group has learned lessons already worth sharing..

 

 

Merry Christmas

 

Brent Moore

Clean View Window Cleaning

Amarillo TX