The Factoring as an Effective Mechanism for Receivables Management: the Accounting-Analytical Aspect

Abstract

The article is aimed at substantiating the expediency of using factoring as an efficient instrument for managing accounts receivable and business financing. The article is concerned with the theoretic-methodical bases of factoring application, in particular: the approaches to interpretation of factoring are considered, the specificity of factoring mechanism is defined and the key aspects, which characterize it, are allocated; advantages of factoring application are proved; the types of factoring that have a direct impact on the accounting-analytical support are allocated; the main objects of accountance and economic analysis of factoring are identified; the general directions of analytical provision of factoring usage in activity of both factor and faktorant are suggested.

Keywords

• factoring
• factor
• faktorant
• receivables
• right of monetary claim