It was sometimes stated on contract notes that the firm, as well as the clients, owed interest when late in settling.

The clients of the largest accounting firms are generally affluent and often owe money to the Government.

If your client owes less than £2,000, you can opt to have it collected through their tax code where appropriate.

The average client owes about $16,000 in credit card debt, Ms. Tuttle added.

Mr. Brindamour's lawyer calculates that his client owes $15,000 to $20,000.

The relationship of the world to China right now reminds me of that old banker's rule: If a client owes you $1,000, that's his problem.

If a client owes you $1 million, that's your problem.

The client owed service to his lord, and at the end of the grant period returned the grant with interest.

"I'm afraid my client owes her counsel a lot of answers" he said.

The company said one client had owed it $40 million for more than a year.