Revenues

Revenue From Operations Revenue from operations or operating revenue can be defined as the income generated by an entity from its daily core business operations. If the entity is able to generate a steady flow of income from its operations, it is said to have been running successfully. It is also called operating revenue. Example […]

Income Received in Advance Sometimes earned revenue that belongs to a future accounting period is received in the current accounting period, such income is considered as income received in advance. It is also known as Unearned Revenue, Unearned Income, Income Received but not Earned because it is received before the related benefits are provided. This […]

Credit Note When a customer returns goods purchased on credit he/she also expects some form of confirmation from the seller along with the cancellation of related dues. A credit note is a document sent by a seller to the buyer as a notification to acknowledge that the goods have been registered as “returned” (return inwards) […]

Accrued Income Also known as outstanding income, accrued income is the income which has been earned during a particular accounting period, however, the related funds have not been received until the end of that accounting period. So, it grows by addition and remains due to be received in the forthcoming accounting periods. Examples include accrued […]

Debit Note A debit note also known as a debit memo is a document sent by the seller to the buyer informing about the current debt obligations or it may be a document sent by the buyer to the seller at the time of returning goods as proof (return outwards). Depending on the purpose of […]

Accounts Receivable – Definition The customer accounts (debtors) who owe money to a business for purchasing goods on credit are called accounts receivable. When the money is received within the same accounting period it becomes part of the company’s operating revenue, however, if not received in the same year it becomes “trade debtors” which is […]