The Worst Source of Information

When I rank information sources in my seminar, this one is the lowest on the list...

"We've always done it this way."

Or variation number 1:

"They told me to do it this way."

Or variation number 2:

"My predecessor told me to do it this way."

The most amazing example of this came up this week when a woman in the seminar told me their method for determining the taxability of their purchases (they've always done it this way):

If the vendor charges freight, the purchase is taxable. If the vendor didn't charge freight, then the purchase isn't taxable.

Sigh.

Sales Tax Guy