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Michael Pawley’s take on day-to-day corporate finance

Archive for July, 2008

Many of my businesses are reacting to the various price rises that are now filtering through in different ways – looking at the necessity of making that journey, car sharing, travelling by train, flexible working, conference calls etc – but the one unavoidable consequence of rising prices is going to be increased pressure on salaries in the coming months.

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Much of this week has been spent preparing for next week’s visit by the auditors – a chance to re-examine how we do things and how we categorise expenses.

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Moving office buildings in the midst of preparing for the annual audit, completing the P11D’s and the quarterly VAT return is not a recommended strategy!

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