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All 18 Documented Cases
Pricing Underperformance & Fee Compression
15–25% revenue leakage per practice; for typical AUD$500k practice = AUD$75,000–$125,000 annually. Per-client uplift potential: AUD$800–$4,000/year by adopting fixed-fee modelsSystematic underpricing due to hourly billing model, unclear service value communication, and pricing transparency issues. QuickBooks 2024 Practice Pricing and Billing Study revealed median pricing of AUD$1,200–$18,000, with many practices charging well below market. Hourly billing creates friction (clients avoid contacting firm for short inquiries due to charge fear).
Weak Three-Way Matching and Duplicate Payment Risk
LOGIC-based estimate: Duplicate or fraudulent payments typically represent 0.5–2% of annual AP spend; rework and dispute resolution costs 10–30 hours/month.Without robust automated three-way matching, invoices matching PO quantities/prices, goods receipt notes, and supplier invoices are manually verified or missed entirely. This creates exposure to duplicate payments, unauthorized billing, and fraud.
Manual Invoicing & Billing Administration Overhead
20–40 hours/month of administrative time; estimated AUD$2,000–$3,600 annual cost recovery; opportunity cost of delayed payment processing due to manual verificationTime-consuming manual invoice creation, template management, and delivery coordination. One source explicitly states: 'Creating invoices for each client is time-consuming, so having a template makes the process more efficient.' Digital invoicing and e-invoicing adoption remain low due to integration complexity.
Manual Approval Bottlenecks and Payment Delays
LOGIC-based estimate: Missed early payment discounts (typically 1–3% of invoice value) on 20–40% of invoices; plus 30–50 hours/month in approval tracking and follow-up.Complex, manual approval workflows with unclear authorization hierarchies cause invoices to stall. Multiple approvers may not have timely visibility, leading to delayed payments, missed discount opportunities, and strained supplier relationships.