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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How does a company account for cash payments received in advance of delivering its goods or services? Under the "accrual-basis accounting" rules used by most companies, advance payments can't be ...

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 ...

Heidy Kingwan Chow, CFO, emphasized ongoing progress in both the stablecoin project and gaming portfolio, noting: "We continue to make meaningful progress towards our goal of becoming one of the first ...

The recognition and measurement of deferred revenue in business combinations would change under a new proposal issued Thursday by FASB. FASB issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) and an ...