ACG 2021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Accounts Receivable, Accounting Equation, Financial Statement

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Accounts receivable: represent the amount of cash owed to a company by its customers from the sale of products or services on account. Credit sales: transfer products and services to a customer today while bearing the risk of collecting payment from that customer in the future. Also known as sales on account or services on account. *even though the seller does not receive cash at the time of the credit sale, the firm records revenue immediately, as long as future collection from the customer is reasonably certain. *the legal right to receive cash is valuable and represents an asset of the company. Asset referred to as accounts receivable or trade receivables. Companies record an asset (accounts receivable) and revenue when they sell products and services to their customers on account, expecting payment in the future. Nontrade receivables: are receivables that originate from sources other than customers.

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