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| amounts owed by customers on account |
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| accounts receivable turnover ratio |
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| a measure of the liquidity of accounts receivable; computed by dividing net credit sales by average net accounts receivable |
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| aging the accounts receivable |
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| the analysis of customer balances by the length of time they have been unpaid |
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| a method of accounting for bad debts that involves estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period |
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| average collection period |
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| the average amount of time that a receivable is outstanding; calculated by dividing 365 days by the accounts receivables turnover ratio |
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| an expense account to record uncollectible receivables |
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| cash (net) realizable value |
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| the net amount a company expects to receive in cash |
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| a method of accounting for bad debts that involves expensing accounts at the time they are determined to be uncollectible |
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| a note that is not paid in full at maturity |
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| a finance company or bank that buys receivables from businesses and then collects the payments directly from the customers |
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| the party in a promissory note who is making the promise to pay |
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| claims for which formal instruments of credit are issued as proof of the debt |
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| various forms of nontrade reveviables such as interest reveivable and income taxes refundable |
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| the party to whom payment of a promissory note is to be made |
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| percentage-of-reveivables basis |
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| management estimates what percentage of receviables will result in losses from uncollectible accounts |
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| percentage-of-sales basis |
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| management estimates what percentage of credit sales will be uncollectable |
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| a written promise to pay a specified amount of money on demand or at a definite time |
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| amounts due from individuals and other companies |
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| notes and accounts receivable that result from sales transactions |
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