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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. This puts you in the position of having “unearned revenue”. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial , and start monitoring your subscription revenue accurately and easily.

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Xero vs QuickBooks Online: Which Accounting Software is Best for Your Business?

Stax

TL;DR Xero and Quickbooks are two of the most popular cloud-based accounting platforms. In reality, neither platform is necessarily better than the other. The stand-out platform will reveal itself only when assessed against your business needs. Integrations Xero can integrate with over 1,000 third-party platforms.

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Startup Financial Model: Building a Startup Financial Model

Baremetrics

You've got a brilliant SaaS startup idea. A startup financial model is the plan. In fact, we've already built the SaaS financial model you'll actually use — but let's take a look at why this is especially important for SaaS startups. 1 What Is a Startup Financial Model? What Is a Startup Financial Model?

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

SmartKarrot

In today’s competitive business landscape, organizations need to constantly analyze and optimize their revenue streams to stay ahead of the game. This is where revenue intelligence comes into play, helping companies to gain valuable insights into their revenue performance, identify growth opportunities, and drive profitability.

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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. Expansionary revenue.

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SaaS Balance Sheet Examples

Baremetrics

In the case of a SaaS business, your most valuable assets are the contracts you have with your clients and the platform they use. Speaking of your users, it is important to understand how much revenue they are generating with the best possible estimates of your MRR and ARR. Baremetrics can monitor your SaaS quick ratio for you.

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Are You Counting Payments as Renewals?

Kellblog

Enterprise SaaS has drifted to a model where many, if not most, companies do multi-year contracts on annual payment terms. Buyers typically perform a thorough evaluation process before purchasing and are quite sure that the software will meet their needs when they deploy. If you include the payments, the rate is 95%.