Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Bad Debts — infobox Book | name = Bad Debts image caption = author = Peter Temple illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = Jack Irish series genre = crime novel publisher = HarperCollins, Australia release date = 1996… … Wikipedia
bad debts recovered — Debts originally classed as bad debts and written off to the profit and loss account (or to a provision for bad and doubtful debts) but subsequently recovered either in part or in full. Bad debts recovered should be written back to the profit and … Accounting dictionary
bad debts — debts which cannot be recovered … English contemporary dictionary
bad debts — money owed to you that you can t collect … Financial and business terms
allowance for bad debts — A reduction in the value of *accounts receivable. One or more *general ledger accounts are used to record allowances for bad debts, which represent the value of accounts receivable whose ultimate collection is in doubt. The allowance may be for… … Auditor's dictionary
offset bad debts — index redeem (satisfy debts) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bad debt — bad debts N COUNT A bad debt is a sum of money that has been lent but is not likely to be repaid. The bank set aside ₤1.1 billion to cover bad debts from business failures … English dictionary
provision for bad debts — A provision calculated to cover the debts during an accounting period that are not expected to be paid. A general provision, e.g. 2% of debtors, is not allowed as a deduction for tax purposes. A specific provision, in which specific debts are… … Accounting dictionary
provision for bad debts — A provision calculated to cover the debts during an accounting period that are not expected to be paid. A general provision, e. g. 2% of debtors, is not allowed as a deduction for tax purposes. A specific provision, in which specific debts are… … Big dictionary of business and management
Bad debt — A bad debt is an amount that is written off by the business as a loss to the business and classified as an expense because the debt owed to the business is unable to be collected, and all reasonable efforts have been exhausted to collect the… … Wikipedia
