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

#9 DETAILS: Transaction Date

Commandment #9: “Make ye good while the sun doth shine.“

A transaction date should appear on the document(s). It should not be earlier than the year you started doing business with that company.