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Storm Warning: Private Company Red Flags

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The United States has witnessed a significant surge in corporate bankruptcies, reaching a 14-year high in 2024. Business bankruptcy filings increased by 33.5% In contrast, customer bankruptcies or other defaults typically cause the loss of most, if not all, the AR owed. during the 12-month period ending September 30, 2024.

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Medical Debt: An American Struggle

RevCycle

Another reason why Americans have so much medical debt is that many Americans have high-deductible health insurance plans. These plans have a low monthly premium, but they have a high deductible, which is the amount of money that the insured person must pay out-of-pocket before their insurance starts to pay.

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How Are Your Customers Doing?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Based on this industry outlook, there was staff performing collections and deduction resolution, but no credit function. This company was fortunate to avoid significant bad debt loss until Ames Department Stores, Kmart, and Fleming Foods (a distributor) all filed bankruptcy within the same year.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In addition to the effect of inflation, AR loses value as a result of profit dilution (when customers do not pay you the full invoice value due to payment deductions or disputes) and bad debt losses. This ties into all the Covid startups and the lack of bankruptcies while stimulus funds were available.

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Is Your AR Generating All the Cash Flow It Should?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

To make matters worse, invoice errors also tend to generate payment deductions (partial payments). Correcting invoices and reconciling payment deductions are essentially rework: work that is not necessary if you got it right the first time. To make matters worse, most payment posting errors will involve deductions.

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What Triggers Your Collection Efforts?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In contrast, legitimate disputes and payment deductions are typically indicative of a discrepancy between your invoice and the customer’s purchase order, which can be easily reconciled. Collection Activity: Consult with legal counsel to understand the implications of the bankruptcy filing on debt recovery.

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9 Benefits of Getting an EIN (Even If You Don’t Have To)

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If you file for bankruptcy. Plus, for certain types of tax deductions, such as home office deductions for business, your chances of an IRS audit decrease if you have an EIN. “If Personal office deductions have a tendency to bring on IRS audits. Corporations and any entity taxed as a corporation. Multi-member LLCs.