Re: Brinks Alarms: Beware of the Fuel Surcharge Tax

[nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx]

On Jul 21, 1:39=C2=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jul 21, 8:47=EF=BF=BDam, "George Siegle" <gsie...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote=
:
>
> > <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2f3e19ac-41fa-4160-b9a3-
>
> > They try that here in state of pa there in trouble =EF=BF=BDthe ag has =
already
> > warned buisness owners about it.
>
> > What was / is the warning?
>
> > I know of guys here not calling it a fuel surcharge, but have just incr=
eased
> > service calls to cover the amount to hide the name "Fuel Surcharge."
>
> "Hide the name Fuel Surcharge"?
>
> Isn't that called increasing prices because the cost of doing business
> has gone up?
>
> As I mentioned earlier .... I'm sure no one added a "wire surcharge"
> when the cost of wire went up. You just increase your prices to
> reflect the cost of doing business. Ta DAaaaaaa!

You can increase your service fee or cost of your product as a cost
increase in doing buisness.