@walesmaven wrote:
Okay, it looks like you are referring to a particular, small, set of MSCs and particular types of shops. I do not do those types of shops, at least not for the clients who are doing that.
Indy schedulers have recently provided very nice bonuses for financial industry shops, some convenience/fuel shops, and even oil change shops.
In addition, the largest MSC covering the parking industry nationally, using its own manager/schedulers, has recently renegotiated some of its contracts and is passing the results along to its shoppers in HIGHER fees and simplified reports.
@bmttinman wrote:
My lastest bid
16 shops @ $ 14 = $224 1,069.7 mi @ $.67 per mi = $716.70 + $940
IPSOS answer
I received this route request from IPSOS Field Coordinator I appreciate the offer but no thank you. Senior Field Manager
Can someone tell me why this is not a good bid on a route?
@bmttinman wrote:
My lastest bid
16 shops @ $ 14 = $224 1,069.7 mi @ $.67 per mi = $716.70 + $940
IPSOS answer
I received this route request from IPSOS Field Coordinator I appreciate the offer but no thank you. Senior Field Manager
Can someone tell me why this is not a good bid on a route?
@wrosie wrote:
So let's say they accepted your route offer of $940. Then the day before you were to start your route they cancelled half of the locations and told you they were only going to pay you $470. The distance driven is the same as the cancelled shops were sprinkled throughout the route, but not the furthest out.
Would you cancel the remaining shops? Would you do the route at half of what you expected to be paid?
Inquiring minds would like to know.
@sandyf wrote:
I guess I am being suspicious but I would like to know how some route shoppers handle travel bonuses that are in the form of a fee rather than in the form of reimbursement for gas, hotel, mileage or whatever on the 1099. When you fill in your schedule C for these shops do you deduct the expenses for mileage and hotels? I know everyone is different but I am just curious. Would those of you who do take these expenses off your schedule C accept the job if it was in the form of a reimbursement on your 1099?
@myst4au wrote:
Very simple. On my Schedule C, there are basically two categories, revenue, and expenses. I don't care what the MSC calls it, if they send me money, it is revenue. If I pay out money (for a purchase, for driving at the IRS mileage rate, for a hotel, etc.), it is an expense. It is as simple as that. Of course, I have to have documentation, and mileage is documented differently than a purchase with a receipt, but it all comes down to being either revenue or expense.@sandyf wrote:
I guess I am being suspicious but I would like to know how some route shoppers handle travel bonuses that are in the form of a fee rather than in the form of reimbursement for gas, hotel, mileage or whatever on the 1099. When you fill in your schedule C for these shops do you deduct the expenses for mileage and hotels? I know everyone is different but I am just curious. Would those of you who do take these expenses off your schedule C accept the job if it was in the form of a reimbursement on your 1099?
I don't! I've been out of the loop for several years.@thunderdeacon wrote:
And we all know which scheduler we are talking about here.