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Cyber
Monday
Sale
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$1 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
Venda de
segunda-feira
cibernética
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1 € /MÊS DURANTE 3 MESES
DURANTE 3 MESES
Cyber
Monday
Verkauf
€1 /MONAT FÜR 3 MONATE
FÜR 3 MONATE
Vendita del
Cyber Monday
€ 1 /MESE PER 3 MESI
PER 3 MESI
Cyber
Monday
Sale
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€1 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
Cyber
Monday
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HK$8 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
Cyber
Monday
Sale
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RM5 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
Cyber
Monday
Sale
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S$1 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
Cyber
Monday
Sale
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R23 /month for 3 months
for 3 months
网络星期一
促销
$1 每月 為期 3 個月
為期 3 個月
サイバーマンデ
ーセール
$1 /月 3か月間、
3か月間、
تخفيضات
الاثنين الإلكتروني
1 دولار /شهر لمدة 3 أشهر
لمدة 3 أشهر
ไซเบอร์
มันเดย์
$1 /เดือน สำหรับ 3 เดือน
สำหรับ 3 เดือน
Venta del
ciberlunes
$ 1 /por mes durante 3 meses
durante 3 meses
Cyber
monday
sale
€1 /mes durante 3 meses
durante 3 meses
사이버 먼데이
세일
$1 매월 3개월 동안
3개월 동안
Cyber
Monday
Sale
$1 /month for 6 months
for 6 months When purchased in bundles of 5
Cyber
Monday
Sale
$1 /month for 6 months
for 6 months When purchased in bundles of 5
Cyber
Monday
Sale
€1 /month for 6 months
for 6 months When purchased in bundles of 5
Cyber
Monday
Sale
HK$8 /month for 6 months
for 6 months When purchased in bundles of 5
Cyber
Monday
Sale
RM5 /month for 6 months
for 6 months When purchased in bundles of 5
$1/month
for 3 months
$1/month
for 6 months
When purchased in bundles of 5
50 %off for 3 months
50 %off for 12 months
  • Invoices
  • Expenses
  • Reports
50 %descuento por 3 meses
  • Facturas
  • Gastos
  • Informes
50 %rebajado por 3 meses
  • Facturas
  • Gastos
  • Informes
50 %خصم لمدة 3 أشه
  • الفواتير
  • المصروفات
  • التقارير
ลด 50 % เป็นเวลา 3 เดือน
  • ใบแจ้งหนี้
  • ค่าใช้จ่าย
  • รายงาน
50 %Ottieni il per 3 mesi
  • Fatture
  • Spese
  • Relazioni
获得 50 % 3 个月
  • 發票
  • 支出
  • 報表
Ganhe 50 % por 3 meses
  • Faturas
  • Despesas
  • Relatórios
50 %rabatt für 3 Monate
  • Rechnungen
  • Ausgaben
  • Berichte
50 %オフ 3 か月間
  • 請求書
  • 経費
  • レポート
50 %할인 3개월간
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What is a Bad Debt Expense?

Bad Debt Expense (Definition)

A bad debt expense is recorded when a consumer is unable to pay an outstanding debt due to bankruptcy or other financial difficulties. It is particularly common for businesses that operate based on credit. For example, if they offer payment terms of 15 days and they have a customer who is unable, or unwilling, to pay you back. Bad debt expense can be calculated using the direct write-off technique, which means the invoice amount is charged directly to bad debt expenditure and deducted from accounts receivable. Or, with the allowance method, where bad debts are anticipated even before they occur, and an allowance is established. You must record the expense in your company's accounting records to deduct the debt from your company's accounts after it has been collected.

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