How to Handle Paying Your Accounts Receivable

By Chad Stevenson


If you use a cellular phone that isn't prepaid, an Internet service provider, or a television service provider, then you receive a notice of fees due to the business that provides the product or service that you use. The fee that a company bills you for the service or product that they provide is also known as accounts receivable.

The companies that you owe want to turn a profit. If you are unable to make a payment in the time allotted, then the company will charge you a late fee, which will be tacked on to your next bill. If you cannot pay your bill for whatever reason, and you think you may continually default on your payments, then your best course of action is to call the company that you owe money to. Businesses want to make their customers happy and keep them coming back. When you call, the business will look up openreceivable accounts from you. If you reach out to them and explain your situation, then more often than not they will try to work out a new payment plan or modify the services you receive to make your monthly payment more affordable for you.

If you continue to default on your payments, then your service provider will terminate your service. Failure to respond to notices sent to you from your service provider may result in the provider employing a debt collection agency to recover monies owed.

The worst thing you can do when contacted by a collection agency is not respond. Many debtors are intimidated or fearful of working with collection agencies. However, the majority of collection agents are professional and ethical people. They work hard to see that both the creditor and the debtor are treated fairly. Debtors who work with the agents and not against them find that they can readily payoff their debt with little stress and relative each with the payments plans or settlements offered by the creditors.

Instead of purchasing a product or service on a whim, think about whether you need it. Sit down and decide what you can afford. You should always know your disposable income before you go shopping for a new anything. Make sure you have allocated money to pay your bills. Taking care of your open accounts receivable is the best way to avoid slipping into debt.




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