Fitch: corporate use of supply chain loophole ‘on the rise’

More corporates are using an accounting loophole in reverse factoring arrangement to hide their true level of debt, the ratings agency warns.
Fitch: corporate use of supply chain loophole ‘on the rise’

The use of an accounting loophole that allows companies to hide debt by extending "payable days" through supply chain financing could be on the rise, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.

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