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- November 22, 2022 at 3:14 am #672011
Hi Mr Moffat, may I know is there any other differences between forfaiting and factoring? The only difference I know is that forfaiting is having a limit of $250,000. Since both of them are very similar, I wish to know more about these two items.
Thank you π
November 22, 2022 at 8:34 am #672040Factoring is paying someone else (the factor) to collect our debts, and the factor may offer other services as well as explained in my free lectures.
Forfeiting is selling a specific debt to a bank. They pay us immediately the amount of the invoice less a % (equivalent to charging interest) and then they collect and keep the receipts from the debt.
Any limit depends on specific countries and is of no relevant at all for the exam.
November 22, 2022 at 10:21 am #672047Thanks Mr Moffat.
I first saw Forfaiting yesterday from this ACCA technical articles
https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-support-resources/fundamentals-exams-study-resources/f9/technical-articles/fa-receivables.htmlThat is why I was scratching my head on this. Thanks for confirming that this is irrelevant for exam π
November 22, 2022 at 3:13 pm #672074You are welcome (as long as you appreciate that it is just the limit that is irrelevant) π
November 22, 2022 at 3:35 pm #672076Sir, what about invoice discounting vs forfaiting? These two seems more similar.
November 22, 2022 at 4:12 pm #672082They are effectively the same as far as Paper FM is concerned π
November 23, 2022 at 4:23 am #672111Noted, thanks Mr Moffat π
November 23, 2022 at 8:21 am #672124You are welcome.
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