Brilliant news for those of us in the pharmacy sector, where every time a shop orders a box of paracetamol (say) from a wholesaler, that generates a tiny invoice.
Each wholesaler issues a statement summarising the lot at the end of the month, with maybe 500 invoices on each statement. So 500 entries vs 1 entry (well 4 to account for std, reduced, zero and exempt lines)
We'd already decided to ignore the rule and see how it played out (we'd have to employ a new person to comply) so I'm delighted common sense has prevailed
Brilliant news for those of us in the pharmacy sector, where every time a shop orders a box of paracetamol (say) from a wholesaler, that generates a tiny invoice.
Each wholesaler issues a statement summarising the lot at the end of the month, with maybe 500 invoices on each statement. So 500 entries vs 1 entry (well 4 to account for std, reduced, zero and exempt lines)
We'd already decided to ignore the rule and see how it played out (we'd have to employ a new person to comply) so I'm delighted common sense has prevailed
The limit is ridiculously low, but at least I can put my e-book back on Amazon and once again watch the pennies roll very slowly into my bank account! (Let's just say it will be quite some time before the limit bothers me)
The requirement to enter every purchase invoice as a separate line will have a big impact in the pharmacy sector. Every time a shop orders a packet of paracetamol from a wholesaler it appears as a separate invoice; so there can be thousands of invoices per month per shop. The accepted practice in this sector is to enter the analysis as per the wholesaler's statement instead. It works absolutely fine.
If we have to enter every single invoice separately I will have to employ a second accounts assistant. I very much doubt I can justify that to the MD!
I wonder if a scanned version of the statement would suffice as a "digital entry"? Or, even better, are these apps that can scan receipts really that good?
I don't have a problem with widening the reporting at all. We produced our stats last year even though we didn't have to (39 employees). It didn't take much time and it was illuminating (we weren't as fair as we'd thought we were going to be). I suspect the widening of reporting to include ethnicity and disability is going to be very interesting to people who have historically been discriminated against - although it may make uncomfortable reading for those who have benefitted from that discrimination in the past.
Hi - I've been where you are, and I'm sorry to say the school run doesn't get any easier, and the desire to do something else doesn't go away! I'm drawn to writing and photography too. I have at least 10 books in my head and no time to write them, and thousands of images on my computer I haven't got time to edit and publish.
I recommend careershifters dot org. I always look forward to their Tuesday email and I'm really close to signing up for their workshop. If you would like some mutual support to escape careers that aren't serving us any more, feel free to PM me! Good luck
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Brilliant news for those of us in the pharmacy sector, where every time a shop orders a box of paracetamol (say) from a wholesaler, that generates a tiny invoice.
Each wholesaler issues a statement summarising the lot at the end of the month, with maybe 500 invoices on each statement. So 500 entries vs 1 entry (well 4 to account for std, reduced, zero and exempt lines)
We'd already decided to ignore the rule and see how it played out (we'd have to employ a new person to comply) so I'm delighted common sense has prevailed
Brilliant news for those of us in the pharmacy sector, where every time a shop orders a box of paracetamol (say) from a wholesaler, that generates a tiny invoice.
Each wholesaler issues a statement summarising the lot at the end of the month, with maybe 500 invoices on each statement. So 500 entries vs 1 entry (well 4 to account for std, reduced, zero and exempt lines)
We'd already decided to ignore the rule and see how it played out (we'd have to employ a new person to comply) so I'm delighted common sense has prevailed
The limit is ridiculously low, but at least I can put my e-book back on Amazon and once again watch the pennies roll very slowly into my bank account! (Let's just say it will be quite some time before the limit bothers me)
The requirement to enter every purchase invoice as a separate line will have a big impact in the pharmacy sector. Every time a shop orders a packet of paracetamol from a wholesaler it appears as a separate invoice; so there can be thousands of invoices per month per shop. The accepted practice in this sector is to enter the analysis as per the wholesaler's statement instead. It works absolutely fine.
If we have to enter every single invoice separately I will have to employ a second accounts assistant. I very much doubt I can justify that to the MD!
I wonder if a scanned version of the statement would suffice as a "digital entry"? Or, even better, are these apps that can scan receipts really that good?
I don't have a problem with widening the reporting at all. We produced our stats last year even though we didn't have to (39 employees). It didn't take much time and it was illuminating (we weren't as fair as we'd thought we were going to be). I suspect the widening of reporting to include ethnicity and disability is going to be very interesting to people who have historically been discriminated against - although it may make uncomfortable reading for those who have benefitted from that discrimination in the past.
Maybe they are talking about those awful PDF forms they make you fill in that never work? If so they actually read one of my feedback rants!
Hi - I've been where you are, and I'm sorry to say the school run doesn't get any easier, and the desire to do something else doesn't go away! I'm drawn to writing and photography too. I have at least 10 books in my head and no time to write them, and thousands of images on my computer I haven't got time to edit and publish.
I recommend careershifters dot org. I always look forward to their Tuesday email and I'm really close to signing up for their workshop. If you would like some mutual support to escape careers that aren't serving us any more, feel free to PM me! Good luck