Cash Accounting

Cash accounting is a type of revenue recognition in which a contractor records income once payment is received. Likewise, expenses are also recorded when they actually make a payment. Unlike accrual accounting, cash accounting does not recognize revenue before it is received and expenses before they are paid for.

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