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Accounts receivable refers to the amounts to be received within a short period from customers upon the sale of goods and services on account. In other words, accounts receivable are amounts customers owe to the business. Accounts receivable is an asset of a business.
Sale of receivables to a factor:
Receivables can be liquidated by selling the receivables to a factor, such as financial institutions or bankers, by losing some percentage of receivables as fees (Service charge expense) before its maturity period. Factors will collect cash on receivables directly from the respective customers at its maturity.
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Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
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- Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning
