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Financial statements
Deferred revenue
Cash collected for goods or services not yet delivered, held as a liability until the revenue is earned.
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In practice
A growing deferred revenue balance is a good sign for a subscription business — cash in ahead of revenue. It also means the cash is spoken for.
The kind of thing the test asks
- A customer pays $12k up front for a one-year subscription in January. At the end of March, deferred revenue for this contract is…
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