In the current uncertain financial market, outstanding invoices can severely hinder a business’s earning capacity. If companies are providing services to their customers without getting compensated in a timely fashion, then their own finances get hit in a big manner. This is why all sellers must ensure to follow accounts receivable best practices. Businesses often face tough scenarios of not being paid on time.
Some of the causes of payment delays include:
- Invoice number missing
- No address or incorrect address
- Incorrect or missing accounting code
- Missing or incorrect accounting code
Companies must never give a chance to the client to point out an error in the vendor’s payment scheme. So what does one do to get paid effectively? One of the most important steps for the same is raising an invoice efficiently.