Hi r/Luxembourg,
I'm based in Luxembourg and I'm doing some personal research on how self-employed service professionals here (plumbers, electricians, cleaners, contractors, freelancers, consultants, etc.) deal with chasing unpaid invoices and late-paying clients.
I'm not selling anything and I won't add anyone to a list. Just trying to understand if this is a real problem in LU and how it's handled today.
If any of these apply, I'd love a comment:
- You're self-employed in LU and deal with this yourself
- You know self-employed people who struggle with this (feel free to tag them or pass the post along)
- You're a client of self-employed people and have heard your contractor / cleaner / plumber complain about getting paid on time
- You're an accountant or fiduciaire seeing this from your side
A few questions, answer any that apply:
- How do you/they handle chasing unpaid invoices today?
- What's the most frustrating part of the process?
- What tool is used? (Excel, Flexina, Pennylane, accountant handles it, nothing structured…)
- Who handles the chasing — the self-employed person themselves or their accountant/fiduciaire?
Thanks!! Even pointing me to the right people is hugely useful.