The 12 Commandments

#1 DEBTOR: This is You

#2 DEBTOR: Person, not Company

#3 CREDITOR: Company, not Person

#4 CREDITOR: Larger is Better

#5 INVOICES: One Company - One Address

#6 INVOICES: Avoid Duplication

#7 INVOICES: Goldilocks Size

#8 INVOICES: Choose Your Pages

#9 DETAILS: Transaction Date

#10 DETAILS: Dollar Amounts

#11 STRATEGY: Start Small

#12 STRATEGY: Keep to a Pattern

Resources

Government Forms

Calculation Tool

$1 U.S. Postage Stamps

Your Checking Account

What is Acceptable

Your Bank Account Numbers

Form Entry Concepts

Company Address

Contact Information

Filling the Forms

Tracking Number

Treasury Address

1040-V Cancel Stamp on Back

Invoice Signature

W-4 Personal Information

W-4 Other Adjustments

W-4 Cancel Stamp on Back

Mailing

Checking Your Submission

Record Keeping

Sandwich Records

Clicked Membership Records

#12 STRATEGY: Keep to a Pattern

Commandment #12: “Establish thee a reputation.”

Create a pattern of submissions. Do it once a week, or every Monday and Thursday.

I submit a sandwich every day the post office is open – Monday through Saturday.

Bobbie Orr, one of the greatest hockey players who ever lived, broke the record for the number of shots made against the goal. Most of them failed. But those that didn’t were scores. Lesson: Shoot often.