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tgr -at- LanMinds -dot- Com wrote:
>
> I have a contract tech writer friend who charges clients "window
> time" when he has to commute to and from their office. He charges
> half his full rate, which is normally between $70 and $115 an hour,
> depending on the duration. Does anyone know if this is a routine
> practice in consulting circles? I have to commute a long distance for
> my current contract and I would love to charge "window time."
>
"Routine practice" is anything you can negotiate.
However, whether you can include travel time depends mainly on what sort
of commuting you're doing. I've found that I'm most likely to be able to
charge for travel if I have to go to more than one site in one day, or
have to travel outside the local urban sprawl. Unexpected travel, or
travel during normal work hours that takes away from the time you could
be earning a limit is also chargable.
I'm least likely to be able to negotiate it if I travel to the same site
every day, as if I was a full-time worker, or only travel within the
city. However, my accountant assures me that I can claim travel expenses
in these situations on my Canadian taxes; I don't know (but assume) that
you could probably do the same in the United States. So, one way or the
other, I get the expense paid.
If you didn't negotiate it, you probably can't get it now. Still, that's
the best part about contracting: there's always a next time.
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