If a customers account has a "credit" balance, this means the company owes that customer rather than the customer owing the company. Customer accounts tend to have a debit balance, meaning the customer owes the company that amount. It is rare when a company owes a customer, if this does happen, the account becomes a liability instead of an asset because of the fact that now the company owes money rather than is "owed" money.
When a customer pays their account, the account receivable department needs to put the amount of the payment into the computer. A receipt should also be sent to the customer.
When a customer pays on an account it needs to be documented immediately and if paying in person a receipt of payments needs to be given to the person who is paying.
Decrease in accounts receivable happens on the account of receipt of payments, discounts given, or bad debts written off.
Yes. The bank can freeze any account that is held by a customer with the bank. But, this does not happen at the banks wish. Usually a legal order by law enforcement agencies (police or cops) is required to do so. Usually cops and federal authorities freeze bank accounts of terrorists and known malicious elements of the society.
debit revenue and credit receibables
What needs to happen when recording a Journal Entry for a sale on account
If a customers account has a "credit" balance, this means the company owes that customer rather than the customer owing the company. Customer accounts tend to have a debit balance, meaning the customer owes the company that amount. It is rare when a company owes a customer, if this does happen, the account becomes a liability instead of an asset because of the fact that now the company owes money rather than is "owed" money.
When a customer pays their account, the account receivable department needs to put the amount of the payment into the computer. A receipt should also be sent to the customer.
issue a receipt
When a customer pays on an account it needs to be documented immediately and if paying in person a receipt of payments needs to be given to the person who is paying.
Decrease in accounts receivable happens on the account of receipt of payments, discounts given, or bad debts written off.
The bank can freeze any account that is held by a customer with the bank. But, this does not happen at the banks wish. Usually a legal order by law enforcement agencies (police or cops) is required to do so. Usually cops and federal authorities freeze bank accounts of terrorists and known malicious elements of the society.
Yes. The bank can freeze any account that is held by a customer with the bank. But, this does not happen at the banks wish. Usually a legal order by law enforcement agencies (police or cops) is required to do so. Usually cops and federal authorities freeze bank accounts of terrorists and known malicious elements of the society.
The bank can freeze any account that is held by a customer with the bank. But, this does not happen at the banks wish. Usually a legal order by law enforcement agencies (police or cops) is required to do so. Usually cops and federal authorities freeze bank accounts of terrorists and known malicious elements of the society.
yes the sales will drive the main steam in the account receivable because when the sales happen the account receivable collection attampt will start
[Debit] Accounts receivable xxxx [Credit] Sales revenue xxxx