Client Payment Issue
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- monNom0
If it just the vat that's the issues, it sounds like you misjudged your cost and quoted them too low. From their perspective, you are trying to stick them with the cost overuns after they contracted for a x amount. I'm not surprised they pushing back. How would you respond if the roles were reversed?
IE: the print job you received is now twice the price because we forgot to factor in labour when we quoted you.
As for lawyers, if it's not collectible through the law, there's not a whole lot of reason to get lawyers involved. You're just throwing good money after bad at that point. And burning bridges. And people talk.
The take way from this: In future, always include vat in quotes, I guess, and make certain you mark everything up so you have some wiggle room. Take the hit on this one and make it up on future business.
- One more: don't release files until you have paymenti in full if there are no legal remedies available to youmonNom
- In terms of VAT I had it done several times already. I had to pay it at all times, right?clearThoughts
- Not sure. Your accountant can advise there... maybe you can claim VAT back because it's going outside the country?monNom