Accounts receivable are listed under the current assets section of the balance sheet and typically fluctuate in value from month to month as the company makes new sales and collects payments from customers.
The four types of accounts receivable are trade receivables, or accounts reflecting the sale of goods or services; non-trade receivables, or accounts not related to the sale of goods or services, like loans, insurance claims, and interest payments; secured receivables, which are backed by collateral and enshrined by a ...