What we charge?

[Doug Mahard]

----- Original Message -----
From: <pianolover@worldspy.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: What we charge?


> On Wed, 26 January 2000, "Brian Trout" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Wim,
> >
> > You wrote:
> > > I know it is against the law to talk about how much we charge...
> >
> > Is it really?  This is one of those things I'd like to know more
> > specifically about.
> >
> > Why is it against the law to talk about how much I charge?  If somebody
> > calls me on the phone and wants to know how much I charge for a piano
> > tuning, it's $65 plus tax.  That's what I charge.
>
> I have NEVER heard of charging "tax" on a tuning, which is usually ALL
labor. I know that there would maybe be tax on parts, if needed, but labor?
Is labor tax charged only in certain states? Of course, i am a newbie
tuner/tech, so maybe I am just unaware of this matter. I know that in MOST
cases, there is NO tax on labor; is piano tuning labor an exception?
>
> Terry Peterson
> "RPT in Training"
> LA, CA
>
>
Hi Terry,

We have to charge tax on labor in CT.

Doug Mahard, Associate