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When Does a Sale Become Revenue?

The timing of revenue is a judgment, and the gap between signing a contract and recognizing the money is where a lot of accounting risk lives.

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  1. 0:00A signed contract is not revenue. Revenue is recognized later, by rules.
  2. 0:05The principle. Revenue is recorded when the obligation is satisfied, not when cash arrives.
  3. 0:14Where judgment enters. A three-year software contract has to be split across periods, somehow.
  4. 0:23The line to watch. Deferred revenue is cash collected for work not yet delivered. It is a liability.
  5. 0:31Why it matters. Pulling revenue forward borrows from next quarter, and it always comes due.
  6. 0:39Check the policy note and the deferred revenue trend.
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When Does a Sale Become Revenue? — MAD Academy Training Video · MadStockAlerts