Accounting

Everything written here about accounting.

• Security deposits: what can be deducted, and how to prove it

  Most deposit disputes are not arguments about the law. They are arguments about evidence that nobody collected. What a deduction has to be able to show, and why the deposit belongs on the balance sheet rather than in the income account.

  2026-07-28·7 min read

• VAT on rent: residential and commercial are not the same invoice

  Residential rent is generally exempt or zero-rated while commercial rent is taxable, at different rates in different countries. Getting the distinction wrong produces invoices that are wrong in both directions.

  2026-07-26·5 min read