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• Sun 24 Jul 2011 06:16 AM

A client wishes me to change from describing disbursements on invoices as Postage, Office Supplies, Telephone, Travel & Meetings, Travel Insurance etc and to include everything under the description 'Office Communications' in order to make it easier to get the invoices approved for payment by their clients.

After much discussion they insisted that it should all appear as Office Communications & Expenses, to which I have not yet agreed.

This seems like a deliberate attempt to conceal the actual items being invoiced from their clients and feels unethical, if not illegal.  

Are there any rules regarding the wording relating to disbursements? Can anyone advise me please? 

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• # 73163
• Mon 25 Jul 2011 07:29 AM

Hi Mel,

I stand to be corrected, but I personally cannot see anything wrong with something that was described as "disbursements" to being more specific, have you seen any receipts for what is being charged? That might be a good place to start.

As long as what is being charged corresponds with the expense receipt there should be nothing wrong.

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• # 73351
• Mon 01 Aug 2011 08:24 AM

Hi Mel

What kind of business is it as some business' have specific rules on such matters such as Solicitors.

Kind Regards
Stuart

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