Re: Customer's Paperwork Question -- CONSULT400


My experience is just the opposite.  I volunteer nothing.  I provide only
what I am asked for.  That does not mean that I don't keep detailed records.
 I try very hard to keep their billing expectations in line with mine so
there's no surprises though.


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-------Original Message-------

From: consult400@midrange.com
Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 21:33:51
To: consult400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: [Consult400] Customer's Paperwork Question

I recommend to all of my clients to require a detailed invoice. 1 line
of something unique highlighting the day or a paragraph for a week/month
is adequate. It is an act of extortion to sent a monthly invoice reading
"150 hours at $100 total 15,000.00" Independents should favor the
non-extortion method since temporary firms normally use extortion style
billing and non-extortion billing sets them out as a professional. This
has always been an audit check point. It is nothing new. Detailed daily
can be delivered verbally -- a written weekly summary should not be
objected to.

Clients and managers need to document where their money went and not the
big black hole billing of Andersen to Enron "Services for the month
$4,500,000.00".

Richard Reeve wrote:

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> Roger,

> It is my experience that each client has its own expectation as to the
documentation that they require. I personally don't mind providing them with
what ever it is that they are requesting in an effort to track my efforts.
If I were the client being provided with invoices of a substantial dollar
amount, I too would want some type of documentation as to whether or not the
use of consultants/contractors is 'dollar wise'.
>Just my opinion.

>Richard Reeve Jr.

> "Roger Vicker, CCP" &lt;rvicker@vicker.com> wrote: Hello,

>

>Has anyone else, that provides detailed invoices, had customers start to
want
>basically a detailed daily time card n between invoicing for services other
than
>contract projects? I suspect some new auditor's check point or GAAP change
but
>have not heard of any.

>

>Thanks.

>

>Roger Vicker, CCP

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