Currently, in the conditions of market relations, organizations have significantly increased the number of counterparties – product suppliers and buyers, that is, debtors and creditors, due to a number of objective and subjective factors, the procedure for accounting and reporting receivables and payables has become more complicated.
In order to properly build relationships with customers, it is necessary to constantly monitor the current state of mutual settlements and monitor trends in their changes in the medium and long term. At the same time, control should be differentiated in relation to different groups of customers, distribution channels, regions and forms of contractual relations.
Accounts receivable and accounts payable are a natural phenomenon for the system of settlements between enterprises existing in Russia.
In the structure of receivables and payables, the largest share (up to 90%) is occupied by obligations to suppliers and claims to buyers, therefore, these indicators directly affect the solvency and financial stability of organizations.
The problems of reliability and timeliness of accounting, reporting and analytical information on settlement transactions with partners in commodity transactions, which affect the effectiveness of tactical and strategic management, are becoming especially relevant.