Surviving Without the Stamp: Making the Move to Paperless

The United States Postal Service's recent consideration of stopping mail delivery on Saturdays could greatly impact many businesses that are still dependent on mailing paper invoices. Although that legislation has come to a halt for now, businesses should begin to prepare themselves now for probable changes in the future.

For years, accounts payable and accounts receivable departments have relied upon paper for invoices. Entering all of the invoice data manually is a time‐consuming and detailed process, with much room for error. Paper processes can generate uncertainty and blind spots in a business.