This is probably one of the first questions every new
cleaning service business owner asks. How do I price house cleaning? How much for a 1-2-3 bedroom? How do I price
office cleaning? Sq. Ft.? by the hour? Floor stripping and waxing? Buffing? Scrubbing? Carpet Cleaning?
Steam cleaning? Window Washing?
This page will give you tips, secrets and helpful guidelines to establishing
your rates and also send you to useful links where you can get professional assistance. Sites like:
A common mistake new service business owners frequently make is forgetting to
take taxes into their calculations when pricing jobs or setting rates. Every dime you make is subject to tax: federal,
state and sometimes local. Unless you keep very accurate records and receipts for your business you can end being taxed
in the neighborhood of 39% of all the money your business makes.
Knowing your tax rates for your business is essential
in establishing rates that allow you to pay staff, pay suppliers, pay taxes and still have enough to hit the drive thru at
McDonald's.
For more information on Federal Taxes and how the IRS can actually help you, click here: www.irs.gov
We also keep a running log of tax updates direct from the IRS offices in Washington DC on this page: Newsletter
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