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Managing Deferred Revenue for SaaS Companies: Best Practices for Tracking, Reporting, and Analysis

SaaS Metrics

When a customer pays for a service upfront that won’t be delivered until later in the future, the company does receive the cash. But the revenue generated from the advance payment cannot be marked as earned — at least not until the service has been rendered. This unearned revenue is called deferred.

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The top 5 subscription payment services: how to choose the best

ProfitWell

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. What are subscription payments?

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5 Things to Know About Accruals

SaaSOptics

It’s a financial practice used in businesses with revenue timelines that would otherwise be delayed. Revenue accrual is commonplace in the service industry, because these projects can take months—or years—to complete. Revenue accrual is a crucial practice in situations like these. How Do You Calculate Revenue Accrual?

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What Is Unearned Revenue and How to Account for It

Baremetrics

You can often find yourself receiving money long before you provide agreed upon services or, conversely, providing services and then waiting for payment. But, what are the accounting ramifications of customers paying you before you render services? This puts you in the position of having “unearned revenue”.

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What Is Working Capital?

Baremetrics

Baremetrics makes it easy to collect and visualize all of your sales data so that you always know how much cash you have on hand, which clients have paid, and who you still owe services to. Accounts receivable includes the revenue that your company has recognized but not yet collected. How do you calculate working capital?

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SaaS Balance Sheet Examples

Baremetrics

Accounts receivable includes the revenue that your company has recognized but not yet collected. As you receive payments for the services you’ve already provided, this account will decrease while your cash account will increase. These are typically items that are used to operate your business over the long term.

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Rev Up Your Business with Revenue Intelligence: The Power of Deferred Revenue and Expansion Revenue

SmartKarrot

This is where revenue intelligence comes into play, helping companies to gain valuable insights into their revenue performance, identify growth opportunities, and drive profitability. In this blog, we will explore two key areas of revenue intelligence: deferred revenue and expansion revenue.