[CAUT] still another billing question

[Bob Hull]

I finally heard back from the business office and the
head piano prof.  The check will be mailed Tuesday. 
Apologies were made as well as excuses:  "sometimes
cash flow is the problem".   But their basic policy is
still to pay 30 days after receipt of the bill and
approval by appropriate staff/faculty.  

Next year I will submit the bill as I begin because
the amount is agreed upon beforehand anyway. I will
get it signed and hand carry it to the business
office.  At least that's my plan.

With all that said, I enjoy working with these people
and they are high quality musicians and teachers. 
They have been good to venture out into some alternate
temperaments that I've offered and have been happy
with what I've done.  

Thank you for your input!

Bob Hull

--- Chris Solliday <solliday at ptd.net> wrote:

> I learned from one of my contract schools that if I
> put "Due upon Receipt"
> on the bill and a statement of the future interest ,
> mine says "1.5 %  per
> month" that it would go on a different track through
> their processing. And
> low and behold it never takes me more than 3 weeks
> to get paid sometimes it
> comes sooner. also notify the "piano inventory
> overseer" for the department
> (of course you have one established)  that you need
> himorher to address the
> invoices ASAP. Worth a try. OR come to Bill Shull's
> and my class at
> Rochester on Contratcs, we'll fix ya up.
> Chris Solliday
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> To: "College and University Technicians"
> <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] still another billing question
> 
> 
> > Bob,
> >
> > I just remembered one thing that helped. The
> business office worked out
> > a PO for the year that the music chair agreed on
> and all my invoices
> > were drawn off that PO. I receive a check within
> 10 days, and sometimes
> > during the same week. That is what I told them I
> needed and I got it.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Jim Busby
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
> > Bob Hull
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:22 PM
> > To: College and University Technicians
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] still another billing question
> >
> > That is what I may do next semester: At the
> beginning
> > of the work, I will present a bill in person to
> the
> > professor in charge, get his signature at that
> time
> > and then hand carry it to the business office. We
> > uaually agree on al the  tunings and charges
> > beforehand anyway.
> >
> > Thanks for the input.
> >
> > Bob Hull
> >
> > --- Jeff Olson <jlolson at cal.net> wrote:
> >
> > > One could simply charge them before upfront, by
> way
> > > of
> > > compensation.
> > >
> > > Jeff O.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Scott E Thile"
> <scott.thile at murraystate.edu>
> > > To: "'College and University Technicians'"
> > > <caut at ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:33 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CAUT] still another billing
> question
> > >
> > >
> > > > Back in the early 80's I did concert prep for
> > > UCSD. I never
> > > > received a check
> > > > less than 90 days from the billing date.
> > > Fortunately it was
> > > > seldom more than
> > > > 10% of my income so it didn't cause much of a
> > > hardship (lots of
> > > > other things
> > > > did, but not that!).
> > > >
> > > > If you try to get late fees after 30 days my
> guess
> > > is they
> > > > won't pay them. I
> > > > know our university won't, and even if they
> did
> > > it's more
> > > > trouble than it's
> > > > worth.
> > > >
> > > > We have a much better billing system here now
> than
> > > when I got
> > > > here, but some
> > > > things can still get bogged down. I hand carry
> > > anything through
> > > > for the
> > > > venders and subs that I work with. Thankfully
> I'm
> > > on salary...
> > > >
> > > > Scott
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> > > [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On
> > > >> Behalf Of Bob Hull
> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:21 AM
> > > >> To: caut at ptg.org
> > > >> Subject: [CAUT] still another billing
> question
> > > >>
> > > >> Billing questions have been on the piano tech
> > > list recently
> > > >> but this one has to do with college contract
> > > work.
> > > >>
> > > >> One of the colleges I service takes a long
> time
> > > every semster
> > > >> to pay.  I'm still waiting for payment on
> this
> > > semester's
> > > >> work and I finished tuning in late March.
> > > >> They take 30 days from the time they get the
> bill
> > > >> (supposedly) and they don't get the bill
> until
> > > the professor
> > > >> signs off on it and turns it in.
> > > >> It may sit on his desk for weeks before he
> turns
> > > it in.  In
> > > >> trying to solve this problem from previous
> > > semesters, someone
> > > >> in the business office said I could send a
> copy
> > > of the bill
> > > >> directly to them, bypassing the professor,
> and
> > > they would
> > > >> submit it as approved.
> > > >> But it hasn't seemed to help.
> > > >>
> > > >> Do you think a late fee is in order, if so,
> how
> > > much?
> > > >> The utitlity company and phone company print
> on
> > > their bills
> > > >> "The amount due is xxx.xx if paid by
> dd/mm/yyyy
> > > and after
> > > >> that date it is xxx.xx" higher amount.
> > > >>
> > > >> Out of respect for the small business or
> actually
> > > >> micro-business man it would be nice to be
> paid
> > > promptly.  My
> > > >> main school pays within 2 weeks of receipt of
> > > their bill.
> > > >>
> > > >> Bob Hull
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
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