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The Ledger · Issue 07 · 7 min

The quarter that files itself

Q3 closes with the VAT return due on the 28th. What to reconcile in the fortnight before, in the order that actually saves time.

Working paper
A fortnight-out reconciliation order that front-loads the slow checks
Mechanism
Why a closed period should refuse an entry rather than warn about it
Field note
Drafts are excluded from output VAT until issued — and why that trips people up
One number
109 hours: the median gap between a return being ready and being filed
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