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What is unearned (deferred) revenue?

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Question ajoutée par manseer muhammed ali , Accountant General , Royal Lighting L.L.C & Royal Furnishing LLC
Date de publication: 2016/02/15
MUHAMMAD NADEEM JAMIL
par MUHAMMAD NADEEM JAMIL , Vice Principal , The Memon Commerce College

Which revenue we already have received but did not provide services against that revenue, its called Unearned Revenue. This is a Current Liability.  

Ruben Gnanapragasamuthaly
par Ruben Gnanapragasamuthaly , Manager Finance , ICT Distribution (Pvt)Ltd

Deferred Revenue means that customer make payment in advance prior to sales and that is the liability for the company until such sales/transaction made to the customer, it means the advance payment  will  be recognized in   future as a revenue

Sawsan Al-Khadhra
par Sawsan Al-Khadhra , Project Controls Manager , Worely

Deferred Revenue are the advanced payments made by the customer. It is a liability because the customer has paid for sth that he did not yet receive. Because of that, it is recorded under the liabilities in the balance sheet.

Frank Mwansa
par Frank Mwansa , ACCOUNTING LECTURER , FREELANCER

When an individual or entity receives money for a service or product that has yet to be provided. It  is a form of pre-payment for goods or services or services which an individual or entity is expected to  provide to the purchaser. As a result a seller as a liability equal to the revenue earned until the the goods are provided.

Utilisateur supprimé
par Utilisateur supprimé

In a simple answer, if you get a prepaid funds for services that will  be provided in the future, you'd have to record it as a "deferred revenue". Once you realize the revenue, it will move from deferred to realized.

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