Скачать или смотреть To Charge or Not to Charge Credit Card Fees? Auto Repair Shop Owners Need to Hear This

Running an auto repair shop?
One wrong move with credit card fees could cost you customers — or thousands in lost profit.

In this episode of Business by the Numbers, Hunt Demarest, CPA at Paar Melis & Associates, breaks down whether or not you should be charging your customers for credit card fees in 2025 — and the smartest way to handle them in your shop.

Learn what’s changed since 2021, why more shops are charging these fees than ever before, and the unexpected consequences you need to consider before making a move.

👀 In this video, you'll learn:

Why credit card fees are now a top concern for shop owners

What percentage of shops are charging fees

Whether raising prices is better than charging a separate fee

How to avoid pushback from customers (and even turn this into a profit strategy)

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:12 Promotive
2:14 Opinions are split on credit card fees
2:59 Why are we still talking about credit card fees?
6:51 2021 vs. 2025; What’s changed?
9:39 How much are credit card fees?
11:15 Gas Station Credit Card Fees (They’re too low?)
13:12 Is there any pushback from customers?
15:57 A third option?
17:37 So should I charge credit card fees to my customers or not?
18:26 What I do with my business
21:53 Conclusion; should any business be charging credit card fees?

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