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A £20,000 day of invoices, tax talk and a Teotihuacan takeaway order

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I finally got moving just before half eleven. The weekend had been quiet enough, and the only thing waiting for me was the usual pile of work at T L C. I left the house at 11:35 and got there in a few minutes. The whole afternoon ended up being about money, which I should have expected.

Damoon and I were on the phone, or at least I think it was on the phone – I didn't see him in person, but we spoke for a long time about balances and invoices. I started adding things up, and it came to £20,000 altogether. He said he didn't want to get involved, even though he could have taken money from an account but wouldn't. That annoyed me, but it's his choice. We went through the whole mess: the Chicago business is a dead end, Santos has about £14,000 left on the credit limit, a cheese order was never sent, and a price change got deleted. Then there was the customer debt – Benitos used to settle a debt for Damoon, but now he needs a new source to repay. Rosito hasn't paid since last year. Iman owes about £7,000 but he's out of the country, so we're not cutting him off because of his history. Sissi paid £500, which helped a little. And then Mohsen's father came in to pay a £5,500 balance – or maybe he came, I didn't see him myself, but Damoon told me about it. His son stopped him on the phone, insisted on dealing only with Damoon. The father had over £30,000 in his bank app. That's the kind of day it was.

Later, a few of us looked at a payslip. The tax code was 856L, and we worked out that no tax should be deducted because the job started in January, so we left it as it was. National insurance was £1.40 or something small. It was a relief to see that.

Right before we left, we took a big takeaway order for tomorrow. The phone signal was terrible, so we had to repeat everything back: scampi, sliced bacon, prawns, salami, onion rings, and a load of soft drinks. I answered the phone with 'Hello, Teotihuacan' and just kept checking the items until we got it all down.

At 17:08 I left. I stopped at McDonald's, then BP, then McDonald's again – just fuel and something to eat, nothing worth remembering. Got home by 19:11 and stayed in. The calendar said Anna had swimming at two and Eva's birthday party was at Playvalley Darnall from 4:30 to 6:30, but I never made it to the party. Maybe someone else took her. I was too caught up in the money talk and the takeaway order, and by the time I got in I was done. There's always tomorrow to sort out at least two invoices, and Damoon said he'd put money into the business then, and sort things with Bezad to send some of it to Iran. We'll see.

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Key Facts

Worked at T L C from 11:35 to 17:08.
Stopped at McDonald's (17:13-17:27), bp (17:28-17:38), and McDonald's again (17:39-17:43).
Back home by 19:11 and stayed there for the night.
Balances discussed totalled £20,000; Sissi paid £500.
About £14,000 remained in a Santos credit limit; Iman owed about £7,000.
Mohsen's father tried to pay a £5,500 balance but was stopped by his son.
Tax code 856L; payslip showed £1.40 national insurance; no tax should be taken because the job started in January.
A cheese order was not delivered and a price change was deleted; one invoice was £1,000 and the combined total was about £6,500.
Large takeaway order included scampi, sliced bacon, prawns, salami, onion rings, and multiple soft drinks.
Calendar events: Anna Swimming 14:00-15:00; Eva's birthday party 16:30-18:30 at Playvalley Darnall.

Key Quotes

Hello, Teotihuacan
Adding the balances together came to £20,000
Damoon said he didn't want to get involved and could have taken money from the account but wouldn't
There is time until Thursday/Friday to sort at least two invoices
The father had a bank app showing over £30,000

People

Damoon Mohsen's father

Topics

Business finance and invoicing Debt collection and customer loyalty Money transfer to Iran Payslip and tax code Takeaway orders at Teotihuacan Family calendar commitments Daily routine and after-work stops

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Settling payments and invoices

Behnam mentions adding balances together came to £20,000. Damoon says he does not want to get involved and could have taken money from an account but won't. They talk about a £3,000 amount, Tuesday delivery, entering figures into an account, putting money into the business tomorrow, Sissi paying £500, sending money to Iran, and a possible payment from a shop. They agree there is time until Thursday/Friday to sort at least two invoices.

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Business debts, invoices and money transfer to Iran

The group discusses a business in Chicago being a dead end, a possible credit limit with Santos, and about 14,000 pounds remaining. Damoon then reports on order and invoice problems: a cheese order was not sent, a price change was deleted, one invoice was for £1,000 and the total between them was about £6,500. They talk about Iman, who owes about £7,000, is out of the country, and has not been cut off because of his history. Damoon says he needs to sort money with Bezad, send part of it to Iran, and perhaps ask family lenders to wait. There is also discussion about borrowing in pounds versus Iranian currency and how inflation/food prices have doubled in six months.

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Customer debt reconciliation

Damoon and Behnam discuss unpaid invoices and customer balances. They cover Benitos being used to settle a debt, Damoon needing a new source after a payment was made in Iran, Rosito not paying since last year, Damoon covering invoices for Chicago and others, and a visit from Mohsen's father who wanted to pay a £5,500 balance but was stopped by his son on the phone, who insisted on dealing only with Damoon. The father had a bank app showing over £30,000. There is discussion of a forwarded message and a misunderstanding.

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Payslip and tax code explanation

They discuss payslips, tax codes, and national insurance. A payslip shows £1.40 national insurance; there is talk of changing tax code and opting out of pension. Behnam explains that the tax code 856L means an £8,560 tax-free allowance, but because the job started in January there are only about three months of pay, so no tax should be taken. They calculate that around £350 has been paid so far and there is room for about 11 more weeks of tax-free earnings, so they decide to leave the tax code unchanged.

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Large takeaway order at Teotihuacan

The group answers with 'Hello, Teotihuacan' and takes a large order, likely for the next day. Items are called out and confirmed: sliced bacon, brown pork, salami, quark, max cans, processed cheese, peeled garlic, scampi, prawns, and multiple drinks including Coke, Pepsi Max, 7Up, and Tango apple. Behnam repeats the order back, and there is a note that the signal is very bad.

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Home address

My home is 10 St Oswalds Way, Sheffield S7 2AA, UK.

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Workplace location

My workplace is T L C located at 21A Kimberley St, Attercliffe, Sheffield S9 3WX, UK.

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The name Grandma

Grandma is used by us to refer to Janice (Behnam's mother, Anna's grandmother)

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