Any time your business has a claim against a debtor for a short-term extension of credit, you will use an accounts receivable entry in your financial records and send an invoice to request payment ...

Companies that use accrual accounting recognize revenues when earned. When a company sells a product or services, it typically generates an invoice, creates an account receivable and records the sale ...

Discover what an allowance for credit losses means and how it's used in accounting to estimate uncollectible debts, enhancing financial statement accuracy.

When clients owe you money, you shouldn't have to move heaven and earth to collect it from them. If your accounts receivable system is a few years old, or still just consists of an Excel spreadsheet ...

Dead accounts receivable were covered in my column last week, but I have some additional comments that go beyond just managing their collection. Delaying a payment or not paying an invoice and letting ...

Cloud-based accounts receivable software developer TermSync has released TermSync Scorecard, an interactive dashboard designed to allow financial executives to take a deeper look into the accounts ...

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Generally available from today, the Apron Get Paid [1] feature allows users to generate a unique link where customers can pay outstanding invoices ...