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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 17:54
Membro (2007)
Inglês para Português
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60 days is my limit Mar 15, 2024

My maximum is 60 days, most of my clients pay at 30 days, one has always to be reminded, 3 customers pay the day after receiving the invoice…

Sundar Gopalakrishnan
Robert Rietvelt
 
Justin Peterson
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Espanha
Local time: 18:54
Espanhol para Inglês
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The law is not obeyed Mar 15, 2024

Theoretically, the limit here is 30 days
But the law is broken so consistently that nobody even takes it seriously
Not good, for anyone
Quite a disgrace, actually

Alex Lichanow
Angie Garbarino
Noni Gilbert Riley
 
Thayenga
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Alemanha
Local time: 18:54
Membro (2009)
Inglês para Alemão
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30 days Mar 15, 2024

As Justin stated, 30 days are the law, at least in the European Community.

My reason for accepting a maximum of 30 days is because I am a translator, not a bank.

Elaine Ruby
Yvonne Gallagher
Angie Garbarino
Maja_K
 
The Shredder
The Shredder
30 days Mar 15, 2024

30 days because it's standard.

Although it's hard to see even the most bureaucratic customer actually needing 30 days to check an invoice and issue a payment.

My best customer pays the same day, as I always used to back when I outsourced. It's simply good relationship management. I don't know why it doesn't catch on.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino  Identity Verified
Local time: 18:54
Membro (2003)
Inglês para Italiano
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30 days in theory Mar 15, 2024

But this term is not observed

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Ana Vozone
Ana Vozone  Identity Verified
Local time: 17:54
Membro (2010)
Inglês para Português
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60 days but... Mar 15, 2024

... can one really define that period?

I have clients who pay the moment they receive my invoice.
Others pay 30 days after the end of the month of my invoice.
Some require reminders or even an angry wake-up (phone) call...
Some never pay and disappear in thin air... this happened once, decades ago, and again some years ago with a bitcoin company. By the time I was trying to contact them they had all moved to different companies and geographies. I left a bad review ... See more
... can one really define that period?

I have clients who pay the moment they receive my invoice.
Others pay 30 days after the end of the month of my invoice.
Some require reminders or even an angry wake-up (phone) call...
Some never pay and disappear in thin air... this happened once, decades ago, and again some years ago with a bitcoin company. By the time I was trying to contact them they had all moved to different companies and geographies. I left a bad review here on Proz. ▲ Collapse
 
Helena Chavarria
Helena Chavarria  Identity Verified
Espanha
Local time: 18:54
Membro (2011)
Espanhol para Inglês
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It depends on the amount of work Mar 16, 2024

Years ago I worked for a Spanish agency that paid after 90 days. Obviously I didn't enjoy waiting for three months but after the first payment, it was like a regular wage (between €1000 and €2000) that was paid into my bank account every month. I stopped working for them because they changed their CAT tool and I increased my rate. Still, it was nice while it lasted!

Fabrice Ndie
 


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