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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1172819, member: 22004"]Without knowing what the work was, what the job was actually worth if you had hired a fully licensed, insured, and indebted business, it is hard to judge the situation. Self-employment is a challenge any way you slice it. The company has to get the work, have all necessary materials to do the job, have workers to help, finally get paid and then pay the bills. Not an easy formula. I always held to my estimate price unless there were add-ons. By law, you can add 15% if both agree. But if someone estimates a fraction of a job's actual value and then is stuck in the proverbial 12 labors of Hercules before getting paid, it is more a burden on the worker than the customer. Since it is a cash job the guy is saving on taxes most likely. I try to give a check for services just so that the service provider doesn't think that they are not accountable to the three letter men.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1172819, member: 22004"]Without knowing what the work was, what the job was actually worth if you had hired a fully licensed, insured, and indebted business, it is hard to judge the situation. Self-employment is a challenge any way you slice it. The company has to get the work, have all necessary materials to do the job, have workers to help, finally get paid and then pay the bills. Not an easy formula. I always held to my estimate price unless there were add-ons. By law, you can add 15% if both agree. But if someone estimates a fraction of a job's actual value and then is stuck in the proverbial 12 labors of Hercules before getting paid, it is more a burden on the worker than the customer. Since it is a cash job the guy is saving on taxes most likely. I try to give a check for services just so that the service provider doesn't think that they are not accountable to the three letter men.[/QUOTE]
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