You might not realize it, but every time you sign a credit card slip for your lunch, you are executing a promise to pay. If you are paying in advance for a catered employee luncheon to be delivered ...

Business accounting practices often work with transactions that involve delayed payments for services rendered or products delivered. Deferred revenues consist of transactions involving delays in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Previously in this series, we discussed Salesforce’s (CRM) performance in its recent fiscal 4Q16 and 2016 results. In fiscal 4Q16, Salesforce reported deferred revenue of $4.29 billion. Its unbilled ...

Salesforce reports billions of deferred revenue and unbilled deferred revenue. Investors need to ensure they understand what these measures represent and when they will convert to revenue. Credit risk ...