When you hear about the term "deferred revenue" and think about a typical list of financial statements, you might assume this goes on the income statement like other revenue received. However, ...

Whether you are a small business owner trying to get an accurate picture of cash flow or a Main Street investor examining financial statements to pick stocks, understanding deferred revenue can help ...

In business, not all income and costs directly match up with the goods and services sold or the assets purchased. In many cases, the value received is actually delayed over time. According to ...

Source: www.LearningVideo.com via Flickr. What is the difference between deferred revenue and unearned revenue? Well, the short answer is that both terms mean the same thing -- that a business has ...

IMGCAP(1)]There are a number of challenges when it comes to the valuation of deferred revenue, including the impact of the new accounting rules on revenue recognition. Deferred revenue typically ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. In this article, we'll take a look at the "Deferred Revenues" line of the balance sheet, what it refers to, and ...

I work with a lot of companies, and sooner or later the topic of deferring revenue always comes up. Some companies do it, some don’t. Those that do tend to be happy with the process and accuracy of ...

Salesforce posted rapid deferred revenue growth when it last reported earnings, but there's a problem that investors need to know about. In the world of software-as-as-service, deferred revenue is ...

Apple reported net earnings of $7.5 billion for the quarter ending in September, but it also amassed more than $10 billion in deferred revenues that it hasn't yet declared as income. Apple's deferred ...