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Forfaiting vs Factoring

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › Forfaiting vs Factoring

  • This topic has 7 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 22, 2022 at 3:14 am #672011
    kayb123
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    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 πŸ™‚

    November 22, 2022 at 8:34 am #672040
    John Moffat
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    Factoring 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 #672047
    kayb123
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    Thanks 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.html

    That is why I was scratching my head on this. Thanks for confirming that this is irrelevant for exam πŸ™‚

    November 22, 2022 at 3:13 pm #672074
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome (as long as you appreciate that it is just the limit that is irrelevant) πŸ™‚

    November 22, 2022 at 3:35 pm #672076
    kayb123
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    Sir, what about invoice discounting vs forfaiting? These two seems more similar.

    November 22, 2022 at 4:12 pm #672082
    John Moffat
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    They are effectively the same as far as Paper FM is concerned πŸ™‚

    November 23, 2022 at 4:23 am #672111
    kayb123
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    Noted, thanks Mr Moffat πŸ™‚

    November 23, 2022 at 8:21 am #672124
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome.

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