On Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:54 -0300, "Gerhard Fiedler" wrote: =20 > YMMV. You may assume because of my name that I don't know what I'm > talking about, but you may be wrong. I've worked in small companies in > the USA where they made a big deal about keeping different stock for > engineering and production because of accounting issues, and really > didn't like to mix the two or move between the two. That was completely > different from my experience with companies in Germany, and a strange > novelty. I think it is because that company decided it was a hassle ahead of time. Dealing with it in California is no big deal, you have a line in your sales tax forms for materials moved one way, and one for materials moved the other. No more hassle than any other part of the accounting process. Some states have no sales tax, even easier :) Cheerful regards, Bob --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .