Who owns the receipts?

[Sean Kelly]

I did a job for a tiling firm in June and I have been chasing for payment ever since.
Our last correspondence was a text from them stating that they want receipts for the job. i.e. £10 London congestion charge and an £18 bag of rapid flex.

My invoice to them states the following:
Labour £150 (minus 20% for TAX) £120
London congestion charge £10
Bag of adhesive £18
Total £148

Surely I own the receipts, and my invoice to them is technically a receipt?

I personally do not have a receipt for the adhesive because I buy in bulk. So I am not going to give them a £200 receipt.

Cheers
Sean

 

[AliGage]

Receipts yours in my opinion. If you're supplying your invoice as you say is their receipt. It's what YOU are charging THEM for the materials you are supplying.

 

[prceramics]

just write them out a receipt for items mentioned as its you are supplying them and a photocopy of the congestion charge

 

[widler]

Like above said, photo copy or email receipts.
It's just tossers making it hard work for you to get paid.
Every penny nicked is a penny in there pocket (even if it a QS of the company,most of the smug smirking tosspotts think its there money)

 

[Dougs Third Go]

You own the receipt Sean as it'll be on your non-profit expenses when you put your books in to HMRC.

 

[Gazzer]

A classic stalling tactic.

 

[AMtek]

Just photocopy them, if you have one for the pallet of adhesive then photocopy that, it should say how many bags were on the pallet and just show the sums on the back, ie. divide pallet cost by number on pallet. To be honest if they were being like that I would probably just tell them to forget the adhesive and send the original congestion charge receipt, 10% of something is better than 100% of nothing

 

[John Benton]

Haha how can the receipts be theirs when you have bought and then charged them for materials etc. They're trying it on. The receipts are YOUR proof of purchase and your invoice is THEIR proof of purchase.

 

[Ajax123]

Your invoice is their receipt. They're trying it on...

 

[Tony73]

As all comments above

 

[Andy Allen]

what he really means is ...were completely skint ,can't afford to pay you the measly sum of £148 so will try this tac-tic in the hope of stalling you for a few more weeks...

if he keeps on, send him the receipts, in an envelope, with a big dog turd in there as well..

 

[kilty55]

as above ...minus the dog turd till payment lol

 

[Time's Ran Out]

£148! I wouldn't be rushing back to do any more work for them .
But then there is another side to the issue, but your side is them just stalling.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

as above...minus the receipt and just the dog turd

 

[Pebbs]

Well you live and learn, because I got told the other day, not to pay out any expenses without a copy of the reciept, because if the hmrc come in, they want to see the back up info...just saying....