invoicing

(verb)

the production of a commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer, indicating the products, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services the seller has provided the buyer.

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Examples of invoicing in the following topics:

  • Terms of Trade

    • An example of a common payment term is Net 30, which means that payment is due at the end of 30 days from the date the invoice is issued.
    • This means that the operator has 60 days to pay the invoice in full.
    • If sales are good within the first week, the operator may be able to send a check for all or part of the invoice, and make an extra 20% on the ice cream sold.
    • However, if sales are slow, leading to a month of low cash flow, then the operator may decide to pay within 30 days, obtaining a 10% discount, or use the money another 30 days and pay the full invoice amount within 60 days.The ice cream distributor can do the same thing, receiving trade credit from milk and sugar suppliers on terms of Net 30, 2% discount if paid within ten days.
  • Defining Accounts Receivable

    • In most businesses, accounts receivable is executed by generating an invoice and either mailing or electronically delivering it to the customer.
    • In turn, the customer must pay the invoice within an established timeframe, which is called the credit terms or payment terms.
  • Impact of Modifying Inputs on Business Operations

    • For example, 2%,30 Net 31 terms mean that the payor will deduct 2% from the invoice if payment is made within 30 days.
    • Commonly, a supplier will ship a product, issue an invoice, and collect payment later, which describes a cash conversion cycle.
  • Recording Sales

    • 2/10, n/30 (2% discount if paid within 10 days, net invoice total due in 30 days).
  • Sales Forecast Input

    • sales discounts allowed are reduced payments from the customer based on invoice payment terms such as 2/10, n/30 (2% discount if paid within 10 days, net invoice total due in 30 days)
  • Managing Collections

    • This eliminates the need for invoicing and follow up collection techniques.
  • Default Risk

    • For example, a company is unable to repay amounts secured by a fixed or floating charge over the assets of the company, a business or consumer does not pay a trade invoice when due, a business does not pay an employee's earned wages when due, a business or government bond issuer does not make a payment on a coupon or principal payment when due, an insolvent insurance company does not pay a policy obligation, and an insolvent bank won't return funds to a depositor .
  • Evaluating Interest Rates

    • Another possible solution is to use services from companies sell outstanding invoices to raise working capital for their clients.
  • Days Sales Outstanding

    • The days sales outstanding analysis provides general information about the number of days on average that customers take to pay invoices.
  • Answers to Chapter 15 Questions

    • Investors use four methods to transfer money out of the country: bank transfers, money laundering, false invoicing for imports and exports, or converting money into precious metals.
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