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@strongsilence wrote:

Restaurants itemize increase egg prices and "to ensure highest quality we source from only the best local blah blah" This inspired my idea to specifically list inflation. This, I hope, tells clients that some prices are out of my control.

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You are welcome to do that, but that is definitely not my style.

Inflation affects everybody, so everybody should expect prices to go up.  I'm not going to itemize that my utilities went up, software went up, cost of pencils went up, by cost of breakfast eggs went up, etc., etc., etc.  I just cover it all under an annual increase in my fee, which people should expect.  But that is just me.

I do understand having a separate fee for paper returns and/or mailing.  I don't do it, but I definitely understand it.