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Under the conditions of the economic crisis and fierce competition, companies are able to efficiently use affordable financial resources such as factoring, which is a competitive business financing tool that meets international standards. The benefits of factoring can be seen in all participants of this service. It is beneficial for suppliers in terms of increasing sales, turnover, and reducing cash gaps. Due to the factoring, buyers obtain commodity loans and provide the optimal use of working capital. Commission merchants increase in their revenues and the number of customers, and strengthen their market positions. In the global market, an increase in factoring regardless of the presence or absence of a crisis leads to an increase in the volume of trade flows. In Russia, the popularity of the factoring is low compared to bank loans, especially among small and medium-sized businesses. The paper analyses the composition of the players in this market, examines the dynamics of the volumes of financing provided, the weighted average cost of factoring in comparison with the interest on loans, the number of participants, and financing by industry and region of the country. Based on an analysis of the current situation and long-term market data, the paper summarizes the problems of factoring in Russia, and identifies key factors for factoring market growth in the future.

Construction, like any industry, has its own specifics, which should be taken into account when organizing the accounting work of an enterprise. In addition to material consumption, labor intensity and risks, construction is characterized by a long production cycle, which largely determines the financial and economic flows of a construction organization. It is common in the construction industry to provide a variety of services for a single customer or to related parties of a customer. A construction company, in addition to the construction services, can also be hired to provide design services, project management, consulting, supervision, engineering survey, design, installation, commissioning and other types of work.  The article is devoted to the problems of IFRS 15 application for proceeds accounting under construction contracts. The article discusses the specifics of accounting organization for income and expenses in the construction industry. 5 steps of the revenue accounting model are considered, a step-by-step procedure for working with contracts to recognize revenue. The article outlines a mechanism for recognizing revenue and allocating expenses. The article notes that, despite the complexity of IFRS 15, its new application improves the accounting system for income and expenses of construction companies and solves the problem of recognizing revenue and the financial result determination in construction. Owing to the control system contained in IFRS 15, construction companies can incrementally enhance their revenue recognition accounting system and remove the customer risks related to contracts.

The article is devoted to the problem of the effectiveness of accounts receivable and accounts payable management in an enterprise. The object of the study is the LLC XXX leasing company that specialises in financial leasing of cars, road freight vehicles, specialised equipment and other items. Works on relevant subjects of Russian and foreign authors served as a theoretical basis of the study. The goal of the study is to prepare recommendations aimed at improving settlements with creditors and debtors, avoiding and minimising the number of overdue receivables and payables as well as improving the overall economic security of the enterprise. Based on the analysis and synthesis of the results obtained by the authors in previous studies, a set of recommendations was proposed. Their potential impact on the components of the enterprise’s economic security was assessed, and the results that can be achieved in case accounts receivable and accounts payable are properly managed were presented. The method of combining ABC analysis with accounts receivable aging reports, which gives a full picture of creditors and debtors, was described.

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