The Customs and Excise have to inspect the software to ensure it is doing the calculation correctly. Needless to say, the loss is not directly related to the size of the barrel. On top of this, beer is sold by the barrel, priced by the barrel, and discounted by the barrel. In fact, using FMP3, it has taken about 20 hours actual work, including liaison with the customer and the tax department, to produce a running application that meets the specification. Customer invoices are produced which can track individual casks, and internal copies are produced which show the duty and tax.
Reports enable the monthly tax declarations to be filled in by the accountant.
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