===== Why does my balance sheet show accounts receivable? Why does my cash flow statement show accounts receivable? How do I change accounts receivable? How do I change how customers pay me? =====
Accounts receivable is the money that customers owe you for products they have already purchased but not paid for. By default, we use the average A/R for your industry, but you can overwrite this default selecting assumptions/financing/customer payments in the menu. Then change "On average, how many days . . .".

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