As part of an on-going examination of the barter industry, Barter Independent has provided the beginnings of a comprehensive, side-by-side price comparison of amny different exchanges. According to the site, the hope is to create more transparency and lower fees for exchange members across the globe. See the full list at http://barterindependent.com/fee-comparison-guide
A speaker at the IRTA convention suggests that it is time to stop charging fees to prospective members of your barter exchange… ITEX, one of the largest exchanges, if not THE largest exchange in North America suggests to its brokers, for the past two years, that they should quit charging fees to join ITEX… TradeSmartNow […]
I found a link to a site that offers free Quickbooks advice. It had this to say about recording a barter transaction. Recording of Barter ExchangesIf you have customers who are also vendors you may decide to trade some or all of your services / products in exchange for payment. To record such a barter […]
There are many ways barter can be used to renovate or restore a home. You can use barter to purchase building materials and hire contractors. Many suppliers such as tile, carpet and stone companies have huge excess inventories or items that have gone unsold. They would welcome the opportunity to get full value for the […]
Most businesses suffer from the issue of bad debts (accounts receivable that will most likely remain uncollectible and will be written off). These debts appear as an expense on the company’s income statement, thus reducing net income and most companies make a bad debt allowance since it is unlikely that all of their debtors will pay them in full.