RULE LIBRARY

The rules that turn gross AR into availability.

Every receivables-backed facility applies a stack of eligibility tests and adjustments before a single dollar becomes available. This library explains each rule with the data it needs, a worked example, and what it does to your borrowing base.

Aged receivables over 90 days

How the aging cutoff works in receivables-backed facilities: 90 days from invoice date or 60 from due date, a worked example, and where the data breaks.

Contra accounts

How the contra exclusion works: AP owed to a counterparty is netted against AR from the same counterparty, with a worked example and the AP data problem.

Credit memo dilution

How dilution works: the ratio of credit memos and adjustments to sales, how it drives a dilution reserve, and a worked example with real numbers.

Cross-aged receivables

How cross-aging works: when 25 or 50 percent of a customer's balance goes past due, the entire balance becomes ineligible. Worked example with real numbers.

Customer concentration limits

How customer concentration limits work in ABL, factoring, and securitization: the calculation, a worked example, and the availability impact.

Disputed invoices

How the disputed invoice exclusion works: disputed amount versus whole invoice treatment, a worked example, and where dispute data hides in the ERP.

Foreign and multi-currency receivables

How foreign obligor and currency rules work: exclusions, insured carve outs, FX conversion, and a worked example with a capped foreign basket.

Government obligor eligibility

Why government receivables are often excluded from the borrowing base, how the Assignment of Claims Act fits in, and a worked example across obligor levels.

Intercompany and affiliate receivables

Why receivables owed by affiliates are excluded from the borrowing base, how the test works with real numbers, and how affiliates hide in the customer master.

Unapplied cash

Why unapplied cash gets deducted from the borrowing base, how it inflates AR aging, and a worked example showing the availability impact.

New to the terminology?

The glossary defines the building blocks these rules operate on, from eligible receivables to reserves and servicer reports.

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