See Also:
Factoring
Another Way To Look At Factoring
Accounting for Factored Receivables
Can Factoring Be Better Than a Bank Loan?
Factoring is Not for My Company
History of Factoring
How Factoring Can Make or Save Money
The What, When, and Where about Factoring
Journal Entries (JEs)
Journal Entries for Factoring
The following scenario will provide a clear, simple and effective way to record journal entries for
factored receivables. In the spirit of simplicity and efficiency, remember that your journal entries ought to be booked only once per day on a daily summary basis (i.e.
'ONE BIG JE ONCE PER DAY'). You should use the lender’s reports as the source document for these journal entries.
Make sure you double-check your journal entries by auditing the report(s) sent by the factoring lender.Case 1- Selling Receivables
Assumptions:
1. Factored Receivable: $ 100,000
2. Advance Rate: 80%
3. Factored Fee Expense (FFE): $ 1,000
There are three accounts which need to be created to account for a factoring relationship based on With Recourse Conditions. These are:
Factored Invoices Sold (FIS): a contra asset account.
Factored Invoice Reserve (FIR): an
asset account.
Factored Fees Expense (FFE): an expense account.
Step 1- Initial Funding by Lender
To account for the initial funding (when the lender selects the invoices from the Schedule A form to advance funds), make the following entry:
Assuming a $100,000
receivable with an 80% advance rate:
Dr. Cash 80,000
Cr. FIS 80,000
Step 2- Receipt of Customer Payment
Accounting for customer payments will require the use of the Collections Report, which is produced daily by the lender. As each invoice is identified and the net reserve (i.e. the extra $ 20,000) is remitted by the lender, apply the payment to the invoice in the accounts receivable journal by debiting the FIS account.
Assuming a $100,000 payment in full by customer:
Dr. Cash 19,000
Dr. FFE 1,000
Dr. FIS 80,000
Cr. A/R 100,000
In booking the journal entries in this manner, your cash balance will increase by $ 99,000 at the end of the transaction cycle. The other $ 1,000 will show up as a fee expense on the P&L statement. Upon full payment, the A/R (asset account) and the FIS (contra asset account) will both “zero out”
Step 3- Partial Payment of Invoice(s) by Customer
If a customer short pays, only apply the amount paid to the invoice in the journal in the manner above. For payments on non-factored invoices, apply against the FIR account.
Case 2- Handling Invoice Buybacks (When the Customer Doesn’t Pay You)¶
To handle the buyback of an invoice, make the following entry:
Dr. FIS 80,000
Dr. FFE 1,000
Cr. FIR 81,000