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Do you close out accounts receivable?

Updated: 9/16/2023
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Ptchiem

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Technically yes. Once a person or company pays off a balance owed to you (hence the account receivable) the books show this as a zero balance. Though the account is still on the books itself, the balance is zero and is closed. Keeping the actual account on the book is for future use if that person or company purchases from you on account again. For example. You sale computers and John purchased a $1500 computer on account. The original transaction is recorded as a sale with a debit recorded in accounts receivable-John. As payments are received, A.R. is credited and cash is debited until the A.R. is closed out.

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Isn't accounts receivable a permanent(asset) account?

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