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Managing post-dated cheques for building material traders
Contractors pay by PDC. Here is how to keep track before they bounce.
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In building material trading, credit sales and post-dated cheques are normal. Losing track of them is expensive.
Record every cheque
Number, bank, date and amount — received from customers and issued to suppliers.
Watch the calendar
List cheques due this week so you deposit on time and keep money in the bank for those you issued.
Mark cleared or bounced
A bounced cheque puts the amount back on the contractor's account immediately.
Set credit limits
Stop new deliveries when a contractor is over their limit.
ERP for building material traders
Quotation, sales order, delivery note and invoice — each step on one document, with the delivery site and LPO number kept on it. Track post-...