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Archive for the ‘Accounts Receivable’ Category

March 3rd, 2008

ACCOUNTING NOISE 4: Cooking the Books

A company who has had a poor performance resorts to “accounting noise” to make it look better than it really is (e.g., Enron, WorldCom, etc).
In addition to fudging revenue figures (recording future / potential income that may or may not actually be realized) and fudging expense figures (postponing the recording of expenses into the future), […]

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November 2nd, 2007

UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING TALK 21 Revenues vs Cash, Accounts Receivable & Inventory

In a majority of enterprises (whether large corporations or small businesses), the proceeds from Sales are usually received partially in Cash. The balance comes in the form of a promise to pay in the near future, usually within 30 to 90 days. This balance is booked as Accounts Receivable.

In a trading, merchandising or […]

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