Stax

MAY 20, 2024

The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. So, what differentiates ‘earned’ versus ‘unearned revenue’? Advance rent payments.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Deferred revenue refers to the income that you have collected, but not yet earned. The GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) issued by the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board), inform businesses when their revenue should be recognized. This is where the concept of deferred revenue comes in.

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Subscription Flow

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Even more so for the businesses in the Software-as-a-Service industry. Instead, the accrual accounting principle known as “revenue recognition” is now under the spotlight. Revenue recognition determines when a certain company should record its revenue on its financial statements.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 27, 2017

There are a set of rules and guidelines focused around how businesses calculate and recognize revenue, and if you report earnings to investors or other business stakeholders, they’ll want to see this. Revenue recognition is a critical piece of accounting for any business, and compliance with official standards is not optional !

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Subscription Flow

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Accrual accounting states that revenue must be counted when it is earned, rather than when payment is received at your end. Cash is not equivalent to revenue. Revenue is earned only when a company fulfills its obligations toward its customer. The payment terms must be properly defined.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Income statement — reflects the results of a period by showing revenue and expenses a company incurred. Recognized Revenue — commonly referred to as just “revenue” and reflected in the income statement. Payments that fulfill five criteria (see below) can be considered recognized revenue.

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ProfitWell

JULY 8, 2020

These are the laws as of 2020, but you should always talk to a tax professional as the final word in sales tax & compliance issues. For tax purposes, software companies can fall into one of three categories according to U.S. Software accessed by the cloud Here is what we refer to when we talk about software-as-a-service.

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