Sea Splash and Living Social Information

[bruja]

Well thanks for the response but I was hoping for answer from source if he wished and not even numerical or in depth explanations....No offense.
Assumptions only perpetuate which is why I spoke to the owner in my text. I would have never asked if the question would u was not thrown out there....

The items I commented on with the exception of that tour company-I have very in depth knowledge of which is why I only asked. I still stand by what I typed originally-specially the insurance amount...even if for 6 months (stand corrected). I know it is very expensive for sure..that was not my argument. I just have an idea prorated or not.

So social living-do they pay in full prior to advance arrivals (far out from may 24)?

Lastly, this is my opinion but I find it hard to believe anyone would just agree to make things right with jps considering the abuse they dish out. You know that. That is one most would forget about making right



QUOTE=Rob;56133]Bruja,

I dont find any of the numbers "glaring" or too high, and maybe a re-look at the facts as stated by Mr. Lawe is in order. As stated by both Mr. Hurt and Mr. Lawe, Jim & Ted began trading as of December 1st, 2011. Mr. Lawe retook the property as of May 24th, 2012. That is a time period of nearly 6 full months.

I point this out because of your question #4 above: "One I find most out there is the insurance. The $23000 USD property insurance bill is really accurate for only 3 months?" - The time frame is not 3 months, but 6 months, and that has been pro-rated. When considering the cost of all the necessary insurance on the property including the very expensive tropical hurricane insurance, I do not find this amount out of the ordina

Your question #2 about the payroll is interesting and noteworthy. When we first saw Sheryl at Sea Splash, the first words we heard her utter to one of the employees was "how much money did Mr. Hurt owe you?" One of her first duties was making the past debts right as to not hurt any innocent parties in this matter. This same thought process may answer some of your other questions as well.

Living Social does make payments just as has been mentioned. They break the payments into several installments, the first one coming within a month of the date of their offering. This is how they operate and explains why nothing could really be stated by Sea Splash until Living Social determined how best to handle this situation. Any comments would have been premature.

As for Jim and Ted, neither are on the island, Ted left sometime in April or early May, and Jim left days after Mr. Lawe retook the property.[/QUOTE]

[BCBud]

[QUOTE=bruja;56141]
Lastly, this is my opinion but I find it hard to believe anyone would just agree to make things right with jps considering the abuse they dish out. You know that. That is one most would forget about making right


Bruja - with JPS (and other utility providers for water/sewage, communications etc) - if the bills for a property are not paid the service will be cut off and will not be reinstated until the arrears, interest and reconnection fees are paid. The only choice the owner had was to pay the outstanding amounts to maintain service to the premises. With respect to taxes, that would include unremitted employee payroll deductions (for income taxes, NHT and other required statutory deductions), General Consumption Tax (GCT) collected on food, drinks, services less any input tax credits, hotel room taxes, plus property taxes - again those would have to be paid or charges/liens could be registered against the real estate.

[bruja]

Thanks, you are 100% correct. I had forgotten this 'minor' detail about utlity switching. I have seen big projects get brakes put on because of some $30,000 leftover unpaid JPS bill and no start up electric...THanks for reminder on that..This also goes for property tax. If someone buys land and no tax has been paid and it has not been caught by attorney, new buyer responsible...

BUT...The tax part I still don't understand why Mr. Lawe is responsible for these other taxes unless he was truly allowing them to trade under his name/company name. I find it hard to believe any business person, or at least I would not, would allow 'strangers' to handle the cash collection if that were the case. It just does not add up.

GCT, NHT, NIS, Heart, etc did not even come to my mind because I did not even put the 'old Seasplash' and the new adventure in the same umbrella for that.

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Lastly, this is my opinion but I find it hard to believe anyone would just agree to make things right with jps considering the abuse they dish out. You know that. That is one most would forget about making right


Bruja - with JPS (and other utility providers for water/sewage, communications etc) - if the bills for a property are not paid the service will be cut off and will not be reinstated until the arrears, interest and reconnection fees are paid. The only choice the owner had was to pay the outstanding amounts to maintain service to the premises. With respect to taxes, that would include unremitted employee payroll deductions (for income taxes, NHT and other required statutory deductions), General Consumption Tax (GCT) collected on food, drinks, services less any input tax credits, hotel room taxes, plus property taxes - again those would have to be paid or charges/liens could be registered against the real estate.