Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Importance of Barter Trade

By Reginald Freehling


Barter Trade: The New Trend in Business

At present, more and more business owners and entrepreneurs consider barter transactions as advantageous to them, especially when conducting business dealings. Despite being an old kind of business method, some business owners consider it as useful and suitable alternative of doing commerce and providing services between two firms.

Nowadays, barter transaction is deemed as effectual method of reducing income losses. When a computer printing firm acknowledges the ink given by one ink manufacturer as payment for printing adverts, then the transaction they have is considered as barter deal. Another good example to illustrate barter transaction happens when a company accepts heavy equipment which is needed in daily operations as payment for the products it furnishes to another business enterprise. It is a win-win situation for both of them because they can profit and benefit from this form of agreement.

Taxes and taxation flaws and loopholes are common scenarios of companies at present. However, all these issues can be solved by using barter transactions. If your company is one of those excised at very high rate, then you can give the firm tax break by implementing barter transactions, particularly by imposing bartered items into the firm.

Another way of taking part in barter deals is by utilizing middle men. They use their services to undertake third-party negotiations and to convert the bartered items into money. For instance, automobile manufacturer can accept payments from a firm in fresh produce. In return, they then utilize the services of brokers to sell the produce to earn money from it.

Did you know that barter trade is the most neglected medium of trade nowadays? Yes, it is overlooked because majority of companies are not aware of the benefits it gives. They do not know that barter trade has the ability to furnish the items and services it wishes upon paying cash. Even though a firm can be troubled at times in evaluating the worth of the bartered items with participating firms, it can preserve its money for use in other needs.

Apart from dollar, Euro and pound, other currencies are used not only as basis in economic development and performance of a country, but it is used as vital means in exchange of items and services everywhere you go. It has minimized the presence and use of currencies in business transactions and in barter business.




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