Archive | September, 2019

4 Benefits of Using Merchant Funding Rather Than a Bank Loan

16 Sep
Merchant Funding

While a bank loan might be the first thing you think of when you need cash for your business for capital improvements or to cover a slow season, there are alternative choices to consider that can be just as strategic—maybe even more so. Merchant Funding is one of them.

Utilizing Merchant Funding, a business owner can receive a lump sum of capital in exchange for a certain amount of their business’ future sales. Merchants utilizing this as their best financing option reap plenty of benefits.  

1. The application process is easy.

For starters, applying for merchant funding is quick and easy. More often than not, you can fill out a short, simple application, providing specific information and documentation pertaining to your business, such as your Business ID and recent bank statements. This shouldn’t take long to complete, and most providers will respond within 48 hours. Such a simple process lets you stay focused on your business, rather than being swamped with hour-long applications that don’t lead to any replies, while still having the opportunity to receive funds.

2. It gives you access to capital, quickly.

If your application is approved, you could receive the capital from your provider in less than one week. Obtaining these funds in such a short amount of time enables you to start putting money back into your business and improve cash flow.

For example: Some merchants choose to invest in new advertising campaigns in order to reach more consumers, while others use the cash to purchase updated equipment to improve internal efficiencies or to cover payroll.   Those are just a few possible ways to utilize your newly acquired funds. You could also give your workspace a much-needed facelift. Or maybe paying off outstanding debt is what you’re focused on–and words cannot describe how good it feels to become debt-free.

3. Your credit won’t be affected.

Securing a merchant cash advance won’t negatively affect your business’ credit. This is because you’re not taking out a loan, but instead, simply selling future credit card sales for capital. As a result, you won’t have to worry about making monthly payments. Plus, many providers don’t use your FICO score as qualification, so you won’t need to spend time trying to improve your credit before applying. In fact, the newfound funds from a merchant cash advance can improve your credit if you use it to pay off debt.

4. You won’t be as stressed.

Although owning a business is extremely rewarding, it comes with great responsibilities, too. This can be stressful, especially if you’re tight on cash. Merchant Funding help alleviate some of these pressures, thus lowering your stress levels. Eliminating financial stresses will enable you to endcjoy your job again and remember why you love being a business owner.

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I can help you determine very quickly how much quick cash you could receive. To get pre-approved, or just get more information, contact me directly.

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The Business Benefits of Streamlined Debt Collection

9 Sep

“Streamlined” is an adjective most people wouldn’t normally associate with debt collection. B2C or B2B debt collection can be fraught with challenges, and it isn’t always straightforward. Yet developing a streamlined solution to debt collection is essential for businesses in order to keep cash flow positive and ensure the business always has sufficient working capital.

When you can’t collect on what people owe you, business becomes more complicated. Not only do you have to pursue that debt so you can collect what you’re owed, you may have to deal with complications like bumpier cash flow and lower working capital. In other words, problems from uncollected debt ripple outward, potentially affecting your entire business.

Debt Collection Get Results While Protecting Your Brand

Streamlined debt collection services exist, and the best ones not only collect the money people owe you, but they also do so with utmost attention to protecting your brand, your data, and your customer’s data. Many small and medium enterprises simply don’t have the personnel and time necessary to devote to creation of a streamlined debt collection process.

Brand protection is essential in the internet age, when people regularly do online research before choosing products and services. For B2B business in particular, brand protection is essential during the process of B2B debt collection, because business relationships have enormous influence on reputation and the ability to succeed long term.

Accounts Receivable Management Can Prevent Debt Collection Problems

One way to streamline your debt collection process is to prevent the need for it in the first place. However, managing accounts receivable (AR) is a big job, and many small and medium enterprises don’t have a designated AR officer who can focus on this crucial responsibility.

Fortunately, there are debt collection specialists that offer a range of services, including AR management, and this alone can streamline debt collection for small businesses without a designated AR officer. And when the same debt collection specialist has to deploy more traditional debt collection techniques, they’re prepared to act without delay.

Pre- and Post-Charge Off Services Help Maximize Revenues

Pre-charge off debt collection is an excellent first line of defense in debt collection. Early intervention is essential when pursuing debts, because the likelihood of collecting decreases with every day that passes. When your debt collection service pursues early debt recovery, the result is fewer delinquencies and defaults, and maximum cash directed back into your business.

Post-charge off debt collection is more challenging, but if your debt collection provider has experience in this process, you can minimize losses due to unpaid debts and help ensure healthier cash flow. With technological tools that allow faster skip-tracing, your debt collection specialist can more quickly locate the correct party and accelerate recovery of even the most challenging cases.

It’s not easy for small and medium enterprises to stay on top of AR management and debt collection, yet these processes must be managed well to ensure good cash flow and sufficient working capital.

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For more information on streamlining the debt collection efforts for your business or medical/dental practice, contact me directly.

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The Tangible Property Regulations for Commercial and Investment Property Owners

3 Sep
Tangible Property Regulations
Magnifying Glass and Tax

AN ADVANTAGEOUS TAX CHANGE

One of the largest changes to tax code since 1986 was passed in 2015, and these changes directly affect real estate owners and investors. These regulations are extremely taxpayer friendly, but most owners and investors are not aware of them. They are called the Tangible Property Regulations (TPRs), under code section 263a (1-3). The regulations put all the past court cases and past regulations into one single code that also contains a few interesting twists.

WHAT ARE THE TPRs?

The TPRs clarify which expenditures and repairs on buildings can be written down and which must be depreciated over 39 or 27.5 years. It is very advantageous for the building owner or investor to write down as many repairs as possible. This is because they not only receive a one-time expense of the entire expenditure but will also have reduced capital gains upon the sale of the building.

Generally, they are as follows:

The expenditure (or renovation) can be expensed if it meets these criteria:

  • done more than two years after purchase
  • did not make the component being repaired or replaced materially better
  • affected less than 33% of all the like components.

IRS SAFE HARBORS

There are also three Safe Harbors which allow certain expenditures to be expensed without IRS scrutiny.

  1. The De Minimis Safe Harbor is for expenditures under $2500.
  2. The Small Taxpayer Safe Harbor covers many expenditures on buildings with a purchase price of under $1 million.
  3. Routine Maintenance Safe Harbor is for expenditures to keep the building in its normal operating condition which will also have to be repeated at least once in the subsequent 10 years.

POTENTIAL REVERSALS

The amazing opportunity is under code section 481A, if past expenditures (not De Minimis or Small Taxpayer) which are currently being depreciated would not be depreciated today, (based on the regulations), they can be expensed in the current year.

So, the regulations will positively affect the building owner or investor moving forward but in addition can create a permanent tax deduction right now.

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For more information on the Tangible Property Regulations and other cash-flow producing and tax-saving strategies for property owners, contact me directly.

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