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30%
30% -- share of ar team time spent on manual cash application for US AR teams (2026)
Manual cash application can consume between 30% and 40% of an AR team's time.
- Reported as a range of 30-40%
- Secondary citation of IOFM research in a vendor blog post
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30%
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2026
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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IOFM (Institute of Finance & Management)
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https://quickreceivable.com/blog/what-is-cash-application-in-accounts-receivable ↗
Source Article
What Is Cash Application in Accounts Receivable?
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- Last Updated: Jun 26, 2026
- Shyam Agarwal
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IOFM (Institute of Finance & Management)
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Range 30-40%; midpoint used. Cited to IOFM research by vendor blog.
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US AR teams: 30% share of ar team time spent on manual cash application. Source: IOFM (Institute of Finance & Management) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/manual-cash-application-ar-time-iofm
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