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Resolving Disputes and Payment Deductions Quickly Preserves Profits

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Disputes and payment deductions can raise havoc with your revenue, profit and cash flow. With disputes and deductions, however, you are being asked to accept less money than you billed, not to mention any resolution costs involved trying to recover the lost revenue. Deductions are notoriously low return.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Inevitably they will need to initiate Collection activities to recover some of this money owed; in other words, contacting delinquent customers and requesting them to pay your firm for goods and/or services provided on credit terms that have become past due. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Supercharge Your Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

For small business executives, and many mid-sized businesses as well, managing collections effectively can be a significant challenge, particularly when time and resources are limited. To improve your collection efforts, you need to first see what is under the hood. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Overcoming the Challenges Caused by Disputes and Deductions

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Disputes and Deductions occur when a customer believes an order has not been satisfactorily fulfilled, or it has been invoiced incorrectly. Deductions occur when a customer pays an invoice less than the full amount (short payment) with no intention of ever making up the balance. The good news is your customer has sent you a payment.

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Common Tax Deductions and Credits for Small Business

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To get ready to file your business taxes , you’ll want to take note of the common tax deductions and credits in this list. If you find some that apply to your business, be sure to collect the necessary paperwork and submit it on your business taxes or hand it off to your accounting service.

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Evidence It's Time to Adjust Your Collection Practices

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Effective collections are crucial to maintaining a healthy cash flow and the financial stability of your company. If your business is struggling with cash flow or AR balances are growing, it could be a sign that your collections policy requires updating. There are a myriad of issues that can affect collections.

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Red Flags, Slow Payments, and Collection Secrets

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In our case, we found our readers had an affinity for articles on identifying collection risks and the best ways of dealing with past due balances. Hopefully, these insights will help you with your collection efforts Not a subscriber … why don’t you take advantage of a YVCM subscription?

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