accounts receivable

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Noun

accounts receivable - a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

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accounts receivable

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A case study from this author's book, Best Practices in Accounts Receivable Management, clearly illustrates how an effective dispute resolution process can revitalize an organization: A high technology firm was experiencing an especially serious receivables management problem.

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Accounts receivable is an important part of current assets that must be carefully managed.

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If there are no problems, we will lend money against all the accounts receivable or against selected receivables.

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Under this formula, a taxpayer computes its experience by multiplying its year-end accounts receivable balance by the ratio of total bad debts sustained during the current year and the five preceding tax years (less recoveries of bad debts during the same period) over the sum of the accounts receivable balance at year-end for the same six-year period.

IRS guidance on the nonaccrual experience method of accounting

But if she had skimmed from accounts receivable, she would need to create a fictitious entry to credit the customers' accounts; otherwise, the books would be out of balance.

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The procedure provides no clear advice, however, on what specific rate should be used once the accounts receivable are established.

Proposed revision of Revenue Procedure 65-17: adjustments required after a section 482 allocation

There are two ways to reduce the risk of losses resulting from problems in the accounts receivable department.

Reducing the risk of lost revenue

Like us, they know that businesses can realize tremendous growth and enhanced financial performance by improving their accounts receivable management.

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Make sure the executive in charge of accounts receivable is utilizing industry best practices, like linking sales compensation to cash collected, not sales invoiced.

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One of the best ways to avoid long accounts receivable timelines is by doing due diligence on your customers up front.

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A vast majority of nursing homes in the United States finance their accounts receivable.

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Because receivables are property, the contribution of zero-basis accounts receivable to a partnership is taxed under the general nonrecognition rule applicable to property contributions, unless there is a significant reason for a different treatment.