return overpayment to client?

[jonbon]

Hi All

I think i got overpaid for half a day due to a small glitch in the invoice i raised few months back. So money deposited by agency (and hence billed to the client) in my account is more than the invoiced amount. Should I raise it with the client or keep mum. doesn't matter too much if i lose them or keep them! Advise needed pls!

Cheerio

Jon

[stek]

Try searching, this came up twice in recent memory, basically are you honest or not? Liar and fraud?

[SueEllen]

Tell the client and the agency.

One or both of them will find out within the next 12 months when they reconcile their accounts so it's best to come clean.

[northernladuk]

There was an interesting article in one of the free Sunday papers this weekend about someone that was sure she was being overpaid, raised it and was told it was all ok don't worry. 2 years later and they want 13k back. The co. are a set of idiots for not reasling after so long but the legal advice in the column just said give it back or go to court, the co. wern't charging her interest so thats a good deal, take it.

Knowing you have it and not giving it back it tantamount to theft. You cannot claim you didn't know, or forgot etc. It won't wash.

[jonbon]

cool. ta! better alert the manager and agency tmrw! Cheers.

[CheeseSlice]

Hi All

I think i got overpaid for half a day due to a small glitch in the invoice i raised few months back. So money deposited by agency (and hence billed to the client) in my account is more than the invoiced amount. Should I raise it with the client or keep mum. doesn't matter too much if i lose them or keep them! Advise needed pls!

Cheerio

Jon

You don't sound too sure of yourself. Either it was overpaid or it wasn't.
If a glitch in your invoice 'caused' the overpayment, then how come the invoiced amount was less than the amount received? Did you re-write your invoice after being paid already, or was the glitch actually in an online timesheet system, and agent using self-billing?

Get your facts straight, then ask the question again.

[Scrag Meister]

Hi All

I think i got overpaid for half a day due to a small glitch in the invoice i raised few months back. So money deposited by agency (and hence billed to the client) in my account is more than the invoiced amount. Should I raise it with the client or keep mum. doesn't matter too much if i lose them or keep them! Advise needed pls!

Cheerio

Jon

Yes, come clean, or spend time daring not to pick up the soap?

[kaiser78]

cool. ta! better alert the manager and agency tmrw! Cheers.

Defo the right decision !

[Sausage Surprise]

Does the invoice raised (the one with the "glitch") match the amount in the company bank account?
Not sure of the facts here.

[jonbon]

Does the invoice raised (the one with the "glitch") match the amount in the company bank account?
Not sure of the facts here.

my invoice is spreadsheet based. Few months ago i worked once for half a day only. Spreadsheet rounded it to one full day. So I got paid for the full day. But invoice amount i had was for half day. seems agency ignores the amount in my timesheet but just picks the number of days for payment.

Cheerio

Jon