If you sell goods or services, you may have to collect sales tax from buyers or clients. But determining the amount to collect isn’t always easy. Each taxing authority sets its own rates and rules for when sales tax applies. Here’s a quick guide to how to handle sales tax for your business. When Do […]
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How to Handle Outstanding Invoices
If you own a business, it’s likely you’ve encountered a customer or client who’s late in making a payment for goods or services you provided. Late payments can sometimes drag on for months or even years. Clearly, you don’t make money if you don’t get paid. So, it’s important that you follow up. But what’s […]
Going to Collections: A Big Step with Big Benefits
When working with customers, we want to do everything possible to maintain positive relationships and provide quality customer service, whether that means creating personal connections, responding promptly to inquiries, or using data to determine how to best meet their needs. Unfortunately, sometimes our efforts to work well with customers don’t always yield the desired results, […]
4 Ways the Wayfair Tax Affects Retailers
When the Supreme Court decided in June 2018 that states could now require online retailers and other remote sellers to collect sales tax from customers, even if the retailer didn’t have a presence in that state, it was big news. Commonly called the “Wayfair Tax,” the legal ability for states to force online retailers to […]
How to Deal with Late-Paying Clients
No matter what industry your business is in, you’re bound to come across a client who’s thrilled with your work, but never pays an invoice on time. Not only does a late payment put strain on your business, it creates friction between you and your customers. You want your customers to have a pleasant experience and don’t […]
Invoicing Doesn’t Have to Be Hard: 8 Tips
Although it may not seem like it now, invoicing doesn’t have to be hard. Understandably, many small business owners have a lot of tasks that they have to do on a daily basis. Because of all these responsibilities, they often don’t have the time and resources to spend on learning much more than they need. […]
How to Handle Customers Who Send Payments Late
It can be very frustrating when customers are not on time with your payments. Especially when you’re a small business just starting out, cash flow is probably pretty tight, and those payments are crucial for keeping the wheels turning in your company. If your customers are chronically sending payments late and acting like it’s not […]
Freelancers: Update Your Invoices to Look More Professional
One of the biggest challenges you’re facing as a freelancer is managing your own admin. There’s no HR department that does the dirty work for you—you’ll be responsible yourself for managing your projects, logging receipts and doing tax returns. Knowing how to invoice is a crucial skill you need to ensure your business is running […]
9 Essential Policies to Improve Your Internal Collections
As a commercial collection law group, we are always asked by small business owners about the best practices for internal collection efforts. Here are the some of the major items that should be included in any businesses’ commercial collection activities. Related Article: 6 Best Practices in Billings and Collections Determine the acceptable time period for […]
6 Best Practices in Billings and Collections
One area where most small-business owners can improve their cash flow is in billings and collections. A thorough credit check before you offer payment terms is not enough. Here are six best practices that can make a real difference in your cash balance at the end of every month. 1. Get it right. One legitimate […]
