Invoice discounting
Posted on 24 May 2017
Government lifts ban on invoice finance restrictions for SMEs
The government is to ban invoice assignment clauses in business-to-business contracts, whereby large businesses can exclude mainly SME suppliers who use the alternative finance tool to manage their cashflow
The new rules will come into force effective April 2016. Invoice finance allows businesses to raise cash against unpaid invoices, enabling them to operate without having to wait for clients to settle accounts say Harris & Co chartered accountants Northampton, the specialist small business accountants.
