If prices changed during the year under audit, specify when the prices changed, and the new prices per load charged for using the washers and dryers. Estimate what percentage of washing machine customers used each different model of washing machine in each laundromat. Specify when and estimate how much water was wasted during each incident. Describe when and what they were. Describe the weather in the neighborhood during each of the four seasons.
Distributors often give inaccurate information concerning standard gallons per load.
Unless you have more accurate information pertaining to a particular machine, standard gallons per load from the expert field-tests will be used. Generally speaking, the washer models found in a laundromat are dictated by customer demand. The taxpayer should have a general idea of which machines are used most frequently, etc. Review the customer use percentages provided to see if they are realistic. If, for example, the taxpayer states that 80 percent of his or her customers use top loaders, when 20 percent of the machines are top loaders, then percentages should be revised.