Out of the following, what is not true in respect of factoring?

by Sara Khan , financial and admin assistant , Ministry Of Defence

C is the right answer.

by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

(c) Factor provides cost free finance to seller

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Answer C is correct

by Ahmad Raja Suliman Ahmad , Senior Finance Officer , Good Neighbors International

Factor provides cost free finance to seller this is correct

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by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Option C

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b - is the answer

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by georgei assi , مدير حسابات , المجموعة السورية

(b)Sale of Receivables to the factor,

by lanie montano , sales person , shoemart

B@b

by Mohamed El-Ghaish , Finance Manager , Mouwasat Medical Services Co - Riyadh Branch

First, we need to Define what is the Factoring;

Factoring

Factoring is the commercial and financial relationship between a seller of business goods or services on credit to a number of domestic or international buyers and the commercial liaison (Factor) that purchases the accounts receivables evidenced through issued invoices, providing credit risk coverage, collection, sales ledger administration and advance payments to a percentage depending on the exact nature of the arrangement between the two parties (Factor and Seller).

After the Analysis and defining the Term (Factoring) now we can choose the Answer which as I think is:

(c)Factor provides cost free finance to seller,

The cause of the above answer is in the following:-

how the Factoring Companies works?!!!

Factoring companies pay based on (1) the length of time the receivables have been outstanding, (2), the number of receivables, and (3) the credit ratings of your customers. The factor will review your receivables and give you an initial amount, probably no more than80 percent on the total, within a few days. Then they will charge a fee for the actual collections of2% to6%, depending on how difficult the receivables are to collect. With the initial discount on the purchase of your receivables, and the fees, you will probably get no more than40 percent of your receivables. That's just an estimate; your costs might be different.

Hope the above answer is useful and would like your valuable reply

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by shaik amodi , Accounts & Audit Manager , M Wajid & Associates

Factor charges fees or buys the receivables on discounted rates, often factoring financing option is costly compare to other traditional sources of finance. So, it is not cost free finance for the organization, hence option (C) is wrong.

Correct Answer is (B) - Factor buys the receivables from the organization (Seller) after considering the credit worthiness of Seller's client.