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Invoice discounting and factoring
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Practice notesInvoice discounting and factoring
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Practice notes
The popularity of financing business through invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown significantly in the UK over the last 25 years.
Invoice discounting and factoring are types of receivables financing whereby a company, sole trader or partnership, known as the client, sells (ie assigns) its book debts (or receivables) together with all related rights, to an invoice discounter or factor (each a receivables purchaser) at a discounted rate. The advantage to the client is that it enjoys a more predictable and liquid cash-flow cycle.
This Practice Note:
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explains the basic difference between invoice discounting and factoring
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illustrates the invoice discounting and factoring process
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highlights the challenges that can arise in relation to the purchase of a receivable, and
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provides a brief overview of the UK-based trade association for asset based financing (including receivables finance)
Distinguishing between invoice discounting and factoring
Both invoice discounting and factoring facilities involve the purchase of receivables from a client by the receivables purchaser at a discounted rate.
The principal difference between the products is whether the sales
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Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
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Invoice discounting definition
What does Invoice discounting mean?
A receivables purchase agreement under which the client administers its own sales ledger and collects its receivables. The facility is not usually disclosed to debtors.
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