https://xiffy.nl/tags/accounting/ Recent content in Accounting on xiffy Hugo -- 0.153.5 en-us Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://xiffy.nl/blog/the-day-the-client-went-broke-for-a-day/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://xiffy.nl/blog/the-day-the-client-went-broke-for-a-day/ <p>Long before Europe switched to the Euro as their currency we had a multitude of currencies and as a consequence even more exchange rates. At that time I worked as a computer programmer, mainly concerned with travel agencies. For one customer we needed to build an interface with their financial system.</p> <p>The travel system we built was used for both booking and keeping (virtual) stock, like pre-ordered hotel rooms and plane seats. Every invoice, either selling or buying needed to be forwarded to the financial system with each detail replicated.</p>