ewlsey
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2009
- Location
- Peoria, IL
I'm not very good or organized with my billing practices. Let's get that out of the way first.
To date, my work has mostly been making parts to print, or making parts to fit some existing need. So, I buy a hunk of metal and cut it or weld it or whatever until it's deliverable to the customer.
The bill more or less says:
Item --- Price --- Total
2) Widget --- $100 --- $200
Now, I'm doing a lot more repair type work. Generally, I have the customer buy all of the parts. My bill looks like this:
Item --- Price --- Total
8) Labor --- $8.25 --- $66
But, I'm unsure what to do when I buy the parts and the have to bill for a repair and for parts. Do I need to itemize all of the parts on the bill?
For example, last week I rebuilt a switch mode power supply. I bought a few diodes and about a dozen different values of capacitors. Total parts cost was maybe $20 with shipping. Do I list out every last cap or can I just say "parts" and give a total?
Sorry for the rookie question.
To date, my work has mostly been making parts to print, or making parts to fit some existing need. So, I buy a hunk of metal and cut it or weld it or whatever until it's deliverable to the customer.
The bill more or less says:
Item --- Price --- Total
2) Widget --- $100 --- $200
Now, I'm doing a lot more repair type work. Generally, I have the customer buy all of the parts. My bill looks like this:
Item --- Price --- Total
8) Labor --- $8.25 --- $66
But, I'm unsure what to do when I buy the parts and the have to bill for a repair and for parts. Do I need to itemize all of the parts on the bill?
For example, last week I rebuilt a switch mode power supply. I bought a few diodes and about a dozen different values of capacitors. Total parts cost was maybe $20 with shipping. Do I list out every last cap or can I just say "parts" and give a total?
Sorry for the rookie question.