Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of OnPoint Learning, a financial training company delivering training to financial professionals. She has nearly two decades of experience in the financial ...

Companies report their accounts receivable in the balance sheet based on accounting sales records. Companies might engage in credit sales to allow customers to buy on accounts and record revenue in ...

Aging your accounts receivable means measuring the amount of time between when unpaid invoices were issued and the current date. This information is summarized on the accounts receivable aging report, ...

Accounts receivable is defined as an asset that reflects a future payment. In actuality, an accounts receivable is a debt. How your business deals with the debt obligation, and the terms of the debt, ...

Accounts receivable (AR) represents the money owed to a business by its customers for goods or services provided on credit. It is recorded as an asset on the company’s balance sheet, indicating future ...

Rachel Hanley is a contributing writer for Investopedia with over six years of experience developing content for financial professionals, institutions, and marketing agencies. Suzanne is a content ...