Month: August 2022

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Recovery Audit and Duplicate Payments Software …Claim Back What Is Yours

All organisations are prone to accounting mistakes and fraud. It’s a sad fact that accidents and errors happen, in accounts as in every other aspect of your business. It’s equally true that there will always be some people who try to take advantage of any vulnerabilities they locate. Accounting is a complex business; invoices have several fields and if these are filled in or copied incorrectly then you could end up paying too much or claiming too little. Duplicate payments are another oft-encountered problem – where an invoice is settled twice, either accidentally or intentionally. Unless you are specifically looking for them, these can slip under your radar all too easily. The result is that you pay funds out where you shouldn’t, or you don’t claim money that is owed to you. That’s what an accounts payable audit is for. It tells you what the discrepancy is between what’s in your accounts and what’s supposed to be there.

Recovery audit software is designed to show where the problems are, rectify them and stop them happening again. Given the high number of errors in the accounting practices of the average SME, that can have quite a financial bonus.

Recovery audit software might seem like an undesirable expense. However, given that an accounts payable audit can turn up tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of invoices yet to be claimed for a small business, it should pay for itself the first time you use it. And remember, the longer you leave it the less possibility there is of getting your money back. It doesn’t matter whether the problem is caused by duplicate payments or another of the dozen or so different errors that can occur. If the organisation that owes you money has gone bankrupt or ceased to exist in the meantime, you stand no hope of reclaiming what’s owed to you. Act now – it could result in a nice reward.

Some auditors suggest that as many as 0.1 percent of transactions might be mistaken. Whilst that doesn’t sound like a lot, those errors soon accrue. If your business relies on a large amount of small transactions, it could make a lot of difference – especially since turnover is not the same as profit. If you are just squeezing by, those accidental or fraudulent payments could mean the difference between your enterprise staying afloat or failing.

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Glass Louvres keep you Warm in the Winter, cool in the Summer

As with so many such developments, brise soleil and other sorts of natural climate control have been around a while but are now becoming increasingly popular due to cost and environmental reasons. A ‘sun breaker’, as the concept translates, can be a very simple structure (little more than a judiciously-placed wall), or it can be very complex, as with the extensive and mechanical wing-like structures in use. Other variants are glass louvres and several forms of external louvres.

The general idea in all cases is to avoid using unnecessary power to control the temperature in a building by making more effective use of natural resources. During the course of a day, and through the changing seasons, any aspect of a building will receive greater or smaller proportions of sunlight. The trick is to maximise the ‘passive’ heating provided by the sun in the winter, whilst making sure that in the summer the level of sunlight is cut down and ventilation increased, to keep the building cool. Obviously, getting the balance wrong could result in freezing or stifling temperatures.

Whilst some forms of external louvre are extremely complex, other types are extremely simple. Brise soleils can be little more than a wall, placed in such a location as to reduce the sun at certain points of the day and year. Louvres are typically positioned to allow the building to receive low-angle sun – at the beginning and end of the day, or during the winter, when the sun never rises very high in the sky. Higher-angle sun, at hotter points of the day and year, is stopped.

What this means is that the temperature of a building can be controlled far more efficiently, reducing the need for extra energy on heating or air-conditioning systems. It also makes for a more comfortable environment, because the air has not been heated or processed to the same extent – something that can leave it dry and recycled. This means employees are more comfortable, happier – and therefore more productive.

There are many examples of brise soleil and external louvres, which can be retrofitted to buildings. The simplest glass louvres are merely slats which open and close depending on the outside conditions. However, depending on your needs and budget, there are some really imaginative examples around, which add to the character of the building and are part of its architectural appeal, as well as any functional benefits.

Visit http://www.maplesunscreening.co.uk/ for further information.