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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.
I explain the difference in more detail in this post , but in general, no matter when a customer's cash arrives in your bank account, you don’t count it as revenue until you have delivered the product or service that it paid for. Receiving payment for said product or service. Immediately upon receiving payment.
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