HAHAHA!!
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- TheBlueOne
Just got a phone call form a client:
Caller: "Your firm did work for us back in 1987 or 1988. We need all the paperwork you have on that job for tax purposes..."
Me: "Um, you do realize that's twenty years ago?"
Caller: "Yes, but I assume you are a reputable business and would keep such records. I need copies of all the invoices."
Me: "You are aware that we only need to keep records for 7 years for tax purposes, right?"
Caller: "Well I know you have to have them there somewhere. I need them desperately..."
Me: "Hahahahahaha...."
(I work for an architectural design build firm)
- ethered0
they are screwed
- busty_shackle0
LOL. thats great man. classic.
- CALLES0
good stuff!
- Jaline0
hahaha, you have had some nice real-life stories lately.
like that one about annoying family members since they believe you are the computer god. I guess it wouldn't be funny to you though...
- TheBlueOne0
they are screwed
ethered
(Sep 25 07, 12:17)Oh my, yes...I mean I just cleaned out the office a few weeks ago and threw stuff out from the dankest corner of the crawlspace storage area and they were from 1998....
- jox0
I've never even heard of such a request. They are definitely in deep, deep, deep, deep, deep shit. Bill all your hours - now.
- TheBlueOne0
Well as I said I work for an architectural design/build firm..sounds like we did some home renovation for these people back in 87 or so and they just sold the house and need to find records for capital gains purposes..but they are loooonnng gone from here brother...
- k0na_an0k0
"i'm sorry ma'am that's going to take some time. our tax records go back to 1685."
*click
- jox0
Sounds like the IRS believes they underpaid for your services...
- mg330
TheBlueOne,
I'm no lawyer, but I do work at a law firm and have some general knowledge of such things because of marketing pieces I've worked on.
We created a Record Retention Handbook that goes into great detail about how long companies should keep different business records - both hard copies and e-lectronically stored information.
Again, not a lawyer and not an expert, but I'm pretty sure they're screwed and if we're just talking invoices, yeah, we're talking 6 - 8 years tops for holding onto that kind of thing.
- D_Dot0
I like that they questioned your reputability. Like that's gonna get what they need.
- TheBlueOne0
but I'm pretty sure they're screwed and if we're just talking invoices, yeah, we're talking 6 - 8 years tops for holding onto that kind of thing.
mg33
(Sep 25 07, 12:26)Yeah exactly..I mean I think business wise you keep tax returns and such for like forever..but in terms of completed contracts and invoices for specific jobs? I mean fuck..we keep that stuff out in the open for about three years and then it's off to the crawlspace and then we toss anything older than ten years back there...besides, there's spiders back there. Big ones.
- mg330
Yeah, the "reputable business" line makes me think it's some old blowhard fart with his legs up on the ottoman staring out the window at his wife watering roses. Or getting mauled by a lion.
- mg330
Send him a picture of John Wayne Gacey's crawlspace and tell him he can drop by and have a look for himself.
- TheBlueOne0
Yeah, the "reputable business" line makes me think it's some old blowhard fart with his legs up on the ottoman staring out the window at his wife watering roses. Or getting mauled by a lion.
mg33
(Sep 25 07, 12:29)Actually it was the wife and she sounded in her 70's for sure. I felt a little bad. But hey..what can you do...and it was great she wanted me to leave a message for the owner (and I know how that will go) and she's like "the last name is spelled F-A-S - that's 's' as in sugar..."
S as in sugar? WTF is that about? How else would 's' be?
- mg330
S as in sugar? WTF is that about? How else would 's' be?
TheBlueOne
(Sep 25 07, 12:32)--------------------------------...
S as in the Sugar she's going to put in your gas tank if you don't get those damn tax records!
- Antonelli0
Sex
- OSFA0
You should've told the caller:
Well, the only invoice I found here is one that you never paid. It is late and late fees were added as well as interest. We can fax this one to you within the hour.
What's your number please?