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Checklists
Here you'll find a series of handy checklists designed to help you make sure you've "covered your bases" in many credit, collection, and accounts receivable procedures.
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Stop the Bleeding: Use This 13 Point "Out of Business Validation" Checklist When You Hear Rumors An Account's Gone Under
No one likes to hear news of a customer unexpectedly going out of business, but it's an occurrence that goes with the territory in credit. The key is to manage the situation properly so it doesn't end up hitting the fan. Stories about customers going out of business can come from a variety of sources, including returned mail, your sales reps, other vendors, other customers, the debtor's former employees or even the debtor themselves. But stories are just stories until they are verified. When you hear about an account going out of business, the first thing you need to do is sort out the gossip from the facts. . . . keep reading
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Section 409 Checklist
Section 409 of SOX requires companies to make real-time assessments of their customer base and report material changes to the SEC within four business days in an 8K report if there are issues impactin . . . keep reading
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11 Warning Signs That You Might Need to Fire Your Attorney!
Beware of the attorney who is willing to accept the assignment of the case even though the attorney is not experienced in this type of matter; one's good intentions could end up costing you significantly. Beware of the attorney who is willing to discount his legal bill each time you make an inquiry; the bill should be accurate. This may be a sign the attorney knows you are being overcharged. . . . keep reading
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Do Your Invoices Measure Up? Five-point Invoice Checklist
We always say that consistent application of the basics - the things you learned in the first year on the job - is the most important way to establish excellence. Time and again, we learn from the best that it's the little things - done properly time after time - that really matter. To that end, Westbury, NY-based outsourcer and collection agency STA International has produced a nice little booklet entitled "The Essential Guide to Getting Paid - practical solutions to improve cash flow," which has a number of items we feel are worth noting. . . . keep reading
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Simple Checklist for Developing a Collection Strategy
STA International also outlines a recommended collection control process, based on 30-day terms, to enforce payment. As with all such tools, this is a nice starting point to give you some ideas of your own. You'll need to think through what's unique about your own situation and adjust the strategy to match both your terms and the norms in your market. We actually suspect that this strategy is just a bit aggressive for most markets and situations and probably should be scaled back somewhat, but heh, we'll forgive STA, since we all know that their goal is to get you to place collectible accounts for collection. . . . keep reading
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Expert's Six-Step Checklist for Checking Credit
"A successful company is a peaceful company," says Eddy Sumar, International Trade Financing Manager for sprinkler giant Rain Bird. And part of his modular approach to the credit process, which aims at making everything flow as smoothly as silk, is a six-point Checklist Method of establishing credit. Sumar has read almost every book on collection and credit, he told us. "They helped me to come up with a checklist on what a credit person needs to make a good credit decision." Sumar's Six-Point Checklist is as follows: . . . keep reading
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