accrual bases

accrual basis

noun
a method of recording income and expenses in which each item is reported as earned or incurred without regard to when actual payments are received or made.
Compare cash basis.


Origin:
1930–35

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accrual basis

noun
a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made [ant: cash basis
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Accrual bases is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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