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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

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If a company executive is not the primary collector, there is nothing wrong with them giving it a try. A large percentage of past due invoices are caused by up-stream problems in the order-to-cash process. A large percentage of past due invoices are caused by up-stream problems in the order-to-cash process.

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Debt Collection Mistakes Can Prove Costly

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Here then are eleven mistakes that business debt collectors should avoid: 1. Ignoring Customer Disputes When a customer disputes an invoice or has issues with the services your business provided, it’s up to the collector to investigate before making additional collection demands beyond asking for payment of non-disputed items.

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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

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Share How to Clean Up Your AR Ledger Launch a collection program to collect all past due invoices at least 15 days late. Match as many unapplied payments and unapplied credit memos to open invoices, deductions, and debit memos as possible. This included a 100 percent increase in past due collected.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Assign Collections to an Existing Employee : When doing this you need to consider if the person being assigned collection duties has the time and demeanor to be an effective collector. Again, you need to also keep in mind the impact from putting other tasks on a back burner. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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Effective collections can also reduce bad debt losses by compensating for a liberal or weak Credit Control function. Simply defined, collections is the process of contacting customers to secure payment for your invoices. For the most part collections deals with past due invoices — those not paid within established terms.