I saw a freelancer post that a client sent them a "We're not paying invoices due to [the economic environment]" notice. I won't link to it due to my no shaming policy. The responses from freelancers to this are fairly predictable. I have some slightly different ones:
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Psst if this is a material amount of money for your firm you *may* want to look at your business insurance policy because this is conceivably a covered risk given the circumstances, though expect that to also be a negotiation between you and your insurance carrier.
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In *that* negotiation it is may be helpful to you that the client has sent you a letter re: coronavirus or government-ordered shutdown because plausibly those are covered ("business interruption", etc) where "I'm a bozo and not paying" is probably not a covered risk.
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Note that it is entirely possible the insurance company says "Coronavirus is not a covered risk; check your policy" and that is *also* perhaps more a negotiating position than it is a true statement about what your policy does and does not cover.
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"Coronavirus! No!" "Business interruption at direct customer caused by government action. Yes!" "Has to be incident to physical damage. No!" "Customer site coated in lethal biohazard. Pay or have your lawyer suit up." *check quietly arrives* (Only worth your time if $$$.)
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Ha, that last sentence is so true.
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As a business owner who doesn't want to deal with this hassle, I've learned that attorneys gladly will and it's well worth the cost to pass it off.
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Or don't do AR.
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