| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 63696 | 2005-11-20 01:57:00 | Mileage charge | wlowscrk (395) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 405623 | 2005-11-21 06:59:00 | As has been stated above I think that business has to also take into account the cost of having an employee sitting in the car/truck for however long it takes to get to the job . if you spend half hour getting to the job then this is "dead" time that you are paying and it soon adds up if an employee is on the road alot . There is of course the "Fine Line" which you can sometimes get close to when charging mileage and traveling time, this is something you dont know you have crossed till either customers complain or they go elsewhere and tell there mates you are a rouge!! :2cents: mik |
miknz (3731) | ||
| 405624 | 2005-11-24 08:37:00 | milage charges are o so much fun...not! i used to run (and the company i worked for before) minimum charge which took care of the travel cost. one of the main reasons for that is we had headaches with customers squabbling about the travels charges "you went to so and so's house first so it should be cheaper" or "only come out here when you have other work out here....i still exspect you here tomorrow" and other such lame excuse to get it cheaper. however with the cost of fuel doing a big jump (and deisel tax and rego for diesels) its basicly become minimum charge + milage. it has made some of the contract work a little interesting ;) |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 405625 | 2005-11-24 17:41:00 | Thinking about adding a mileage charge to call outs and was wondering what is considered to be a fair rate per km. Would greatly appreciate some feedback on this - especially from those who work or live in rural areas. Cheers Wlowscrk Why not charge the same mileage rates as a taxi does.That would cover the time and vehicle costs. A tech of any sort is entitled to cover all costs and make a reasonable profit. After all they are not charitable institutions. :2cents: The only complaint I have is tech's who know about as much as I do, and expect me to pay them to learn their trade. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 405626 | 2005-11-25 00:38:00 | Why not just charge a per hour rate instead of mucking around with mileage. Heck it's so much easier - I just charge my regular hourly rate, in half hour increments, for the amount of time I spend on the road. No mucking around with stupid calculations for wear, tear and other associated costs. | Greg (193) | ||
| 405627 | 2005-11-25 00:57:00 | Why not just charge a per hour rate instead of mucking around with mileage. Heck it's so much easier - I just charge my regular hourly rate, in half hour increments, for the amount of time I spend on the road. No mucking around with stupid calculations for wear, tear and other associated costs. because that wouldn't pay for the gas let alone the rest of the expences. also it would vary depending on if your in city or rural. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 405628 | 2005-11-25 01:10:00 | because that wouldn't pay for the gas let alone the rest of the expences. Yeah but they're business expenses. I mean you do have to pay something to run a business right? So the hourly charge covers that. (unless you charge some ludicrously low rate) Like, when you do a tech job for a customer, do you calculate the amount of electricity used by your lights for the duration of the job? Or air conditioning or heating or wear and tear on your screwdrivers? I doubt it. It's called Keeping it Simple. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 405629 | 2005-11-25 01:25:00 | a few years ago i never bothered but not so now, the cost of running a vechile almost outweighs the labour content on most jobs. one contract job i just quoted travel at $60, normally we would only get paid $25-$30 for the job (contract rate, normall rate is higher of course). | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 405630 | 2005-11-25 03:43:00 | If you travel all over the place then you can calculate what IRD allows plus a bit more. Well, I would think so anyway. If you don't (like me I just do local) I don't bother. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 405631 | 2005-11-27 02:10:00 | If you travel all over the place then you can calculate what IRD allows plus a bit more. Well, I would think so anyway. Since when did IRD start telling you what you could charge for mileage? Don't confuse the issue with any IRD rules for claiming back expenses for using your private vehicle for business. They are two separate things. Charging realistic prices for mileage & travel time adds to your bottom line, while IRD taketh away. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1 2 3 | |||||