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Accounts Receivable Network

Welcome to The Accounts Receivable Network (TARN), the essential, all-inclusive power resource for thousands of accounts receivable managers, collectors, directors, controllers and vice presidents. TARN's must-have downloadable tools, research and special reports will help you optimize receivable processes, maximize ROI, evaluate and implement the latest technologies, meet emerging compliance demands and prevent fraud.

Membership in The Accounts Receivable Network gives you convenient 24/7 access to exclusive, original content you won’t find anywhere else, including: proven best practices, benchmarking studies, real-world solutions, exclusive industry news, insightful commentary, interviews with industry leaders, case studies, tax and regulatory guidelines, Q&A networking forums and hundreds of downloadable, customizable tools, policies, flowcharts, templates and internal control checklists. Learn more

Top AR News
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AR Tools
Accounts Receivable Accounting Forms, Checklists and Templates
New tools are added to The Accounts Receivable Newtwork weekly. Here are the latest additions:

Quick Poll
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Asset Management | Credit
Credit Financial Ratio Analysis ”key”

There are various financial ratios that can impact the decision to extend credit to your customers. These ratios provide methods to quantitatively document your credit evaluation. Following is a list of financial ratios to use in a credit analysis, with a definition of each along with the specific calculation. In The AR Network's AR Tools section is a Credit Financial Ratio Analysis Report template which you can use to document the financial ratios of a current, new or prospective customer in your analysis of its creditworthiness. The ratios fall into six categories: ... go to article

Asset Management | Collections
Get Your Money for Deliveries Prior to Bankruptcy Filing ”key”

"Whoa! We just delivered this month's shipment to Jones Manufacturing and today they filed for bankruptcy! Now what?" go to article

AR Processes | Order Entry
Keep Fundamentals Strong: Order Fulfillment and Billing ”key”

Although the billing team might never venture onto the factory or warehouse floor that is fulfilling an order, it is imperative that billing be tied into the order fulfillment process to help ensure clients are well served, and, therefore, have no reason not to pay their invoices quickly. Your customers have an idea of what they want and when they want it. Billing is part of the team that must meet clients' expectations and keep the promises made by the sales department, sending accurate, complete and prompt invoices. You can't look into every box before it is taped shut and shipped off, but you can create accurate invoices and positive relationships with clients. go to article

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Glossary
Accounts Receivable: Amounts owed to a business for goods or services rendered.
See TARN's Glossary for definitions of accounts receivable-related terms and accounting terminology.

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