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When a bank account remains at a negative balance for a significant amount of time (determined by the Financial Institution at which the account is housed) the bank will close the account and "charge off" the negative balance. They will report the negative balance to a collection agency to try an recover the funds from the account holder. Charged off accounts are past due accounts that a creditor such as a bank , lending institution or medical care provider have on their books that are delinquent. What usually happens is that the creditor removes the accounts from their accounts recievable portfolio in an order to change the bottom line on the financial statement. Just because the accounts are charged off does not necessarily mean that they are written off, it merely means that they have removed them from their books. Charged off accounts are usually placed with a third party collection agency for resolution. In some cases the agency will litigate and obtain a judgment for the amount due including the fees that were paid to obtain the judgment. Usually judgments earn interest that is set by a state guideline. Each state is different on the fees and the interest. In some cases and also becoming more prevelant is the sale of a charged off portfolio to a third party that purchases the debt at a reduced rate and then attempts to collect the debt at full face value. In most cases the debt purchaser is granted the same rights as the original creditor including the ability to charge interest and penalties that were part of the original agreement. In any event, if the debt is still in statute and has not been discharged in bankruptsy it is still valid and due wether it is being collected by a collection agency or debt purchaser. If there is a judgment obtained the statute of limitations is increased due to the laws regarding judgments usually a judgment is good for 7 - 10 years and renewable for consecutive terms
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Why does paying off accounts payable not affect net income?
Paying off accounts payable not affect net income because it is charged to income statement already at time of purchases now it is just the payment of cash which charge cash only.
If you pay on charged off accounts are you throwing money away since no one is trying to collect on them?
Just because an account is charge-off does NOT mean the debt is not being collected upon or that the debt is expunged. Charge-off accounts are often sold to collectin agencies or junk debt buyers who will subsequently try to collect on it. Paying a charged-off debt will not help your credit scores. A status of 'paid charge-off' or 'paid collection' is still a negative. A mortgage lender may look more favorably upon accounts like these, but paying won't remove the tradelines or increase your scores.
How long can charged off accounts stay on your credit report in North Carolina?
Revolving accounts or Charge offs will stay on your report for up to seven years. But if you are interested in knowing what the statue of limitation is for the state of NC, then it is three years.
Is it true when using the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts the entry to record the bad debt's expense's is a debit to Bad Debts Expense and a credit to Account's Receivable.?
No while using allowance method, bad debts are charged to allowance for bad debts account rather charging the accounts receivable because accounts receivable was already charged with allowance when it was created.
What is a charge-off on your credit report?
Charge off is a shortened version of "charged off to profit and loss". This is an internal accounting term for activity creditors take on defaulted accounts. For a consumer's purposes charge off = collection account. This is a defaulted debt that shows as a derogatory account on your credit file.
What is a pay off loan?
I'm not sure I know what a pay off loan is....... but I do know what it is to pay off a loan.Could mean pay your loan off.orPay the principle balance in full. They will usually deduct some of the finance charge if the loan is paid off early.Commonly found in:*charged off accounts*repossession accounts*complete loss accounts paid off by insurances
What is a pay loan?
I'm not sure I know what a pay off loan is....... but I do know what it is to pay off a loan.Could mean pay your loan off.orPay the principle balance in full. They will usually deduct some of the finance charge if the loan is paid off early.Commonly found in:*charged off accounts*repossession accounts*complete loss accounts paid off by insurances
Is it illegal to start collections on charged off accounts?
is it against the law to start collections on charged off accounts.I beg to differ but you can also look this up. It is not illegal to start collection proceedings on charged off accounts, most businesses will write debts off to bad debt BEFORE placing them with a 3rd party collector such as an attorney or collection agency.Once payment is made the money is posted to bad debt recovered to offset the write off. This is done to remove the bad debt from their books and also for tax purposes.
Statute of limitation on charged off accounts in va.?
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Why does paying off accounts payable not affect net income?
Paying off accounts payable not affect net income because it is charged to income statement already at time of purchases now it is just the payment of cash which charge cash only.
If you pay on charged off accounts are you throwing money away since no one is trying to collect on them?
Just because an account is charge-off does NOT mean the debt is not being collected upon or that the debt is expunged. Charge-off accounts are often sold to collectin agencies or junk debt buyers who will subsequently try to collect on it. Paying a charged-off debt will not help your credit scores. A status of 'paid charge-off' or 'paid collection' is still a negative. A mortgage lender may look more favorably upon accounts like these, but paying won't remove the tradelines or increase your scores.
With what was Sir Francis Bacon charged?
23 accounts of corruption
What is bank account interest?
interest charged to bank accounts
How long can charged off accounts stay on your credit report in North Carolina?
Revolving accounts or Charge offs will stay on your report for up to seven years. But if you are interested in knowing what the statue of limitation is for the state of NC, then it is three years.
If an account was charged off can you still be hounded to pay by collection agencys?
Yes, Charged off accounts are sold many times for collection .It also depends on many things as to what can be done . One is the statute of limitation for the state its in.There is a wealth of inf. on the PC about debt collections and may laws that apply.
Is it true when using the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts the entry to record the bad debt's expense's is a debit to Bad Debts Expense and a credit to Account's Receivable.?
No while using allowance method, bad debts are charged to allowance for bad debts account rather charging the accounts receivable because accounts receivable was already charged with allowance when it was created.
If paid medical accounts are listed as charge offs can they be removed or at least not shown as charged off?
Sorry, No. Payment in full of any type of account will not change the payment history.
