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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 3 Jan 2013

    If a bank also did my accounting with zero effort from me, I don’t care what % a different bank gave me. I wouldn’t switch.

    5:02 AM - 3 Jan 2013
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      2. Nic Wise‏ @fastchicken 3 Jan 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral use Barclays. Hook up to @freeagent (auto import). Pay accountant to do checks. Then you just do basics per transaction. Easy.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Jan 2013
        Replying to @fastchicken

        @fastchicken @freeagent I don’t really want to use Barclays. Heard horror stories & happy (as one can be with a bank) with HSBC.

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      2. Johanna Cherry‏ @johannacherry 3 Jan 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral how would you handle VAT though? the bank doesn't have your receipts or invoices.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 3 Jan 2013
        Replying to @johannacherry

        @johannacherry I use my business card for everything. Also, can use ReceiptBank‐style app/service.

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      2. TheCodeJunkie‏ @TheCodeJunkie 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral at least no public APIs

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 3 Jan 2013
        Replying to @TheCodeJunkie

        @TheCodeJunkie Well we are talking about some of the most conservative (if not the most horrible) institutions around.

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      4. TheCodeJunkie‏ @TheCodeJunkie 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral funny story is that most of them have apps for doing banking.. so there are APIs.. just not public

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      1. Neil the Designer‏ @NeilTheDesigner 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral I like your thinking. Also as a small business the time involved in admin adds up and would be better spend elsewhere.

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      1. Daniel Ƀ‏ @csuwildcat 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral if we had a Fair Tax, you'd pay all gov fees at the register included in the price & never have to file a single thing with the IRS ;)

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      1. paulw4tson‏ @paulw4tson 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral http://Freeagent.com ?

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      1. Aegir  🇪🇺‏ @aegirthor 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral And for individuals it'd make for a far more attractive perk than the current lot of shovelware.

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      1. Milen Dzhumerov‏Verified account @milend 3 Jan 2013
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        @aral You're right that banks are perfectly positioned w.r.t. having all the data. Maybe it won't be profitable enough for them?

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