Assignment of accounts receivable is a method of debt financing whereby the lender takes over the borrowing company's receivables. This form of alternative financing is often seen as less desirable, as it can be quite costly to the borrower, with APRs as high as 100% annualized.
Therefore, when a journal entry is made for an accounts receivable transaction, the value of the sale will be recorded as a credit to sales. The amount that is receivable will be recorded as a debit to the assets. These entries balance each other out.
With factoring, the factor takes control of bill collection and assumes the credit risk for customer non-payment. In contrast, with the assignment of receivables, the business retains control of its customer relationships and the collection process, bearing all of the credit risk.
The account statement of credit card payments pending to a business for services or products previously sold. Any business which expects credit card payments has receivables. The payments and transactions are handled either by banks or third party payment settlement companies.
In QuickBooks, a credit card payment is treated as a liability payment, as it reduces your outstanding credit card balance. It is not considered a direct business expense, but rather the repayment of funds that were borrowed to cover business expenses.
All DoD guidance and regulations indicate that sales of merchandise or services to an authorized customer using a credit card should be recorded as a receivable.
Credit Card Payments Use your actual bank account as the Checkbook (the account the payment comes from). Place your liability account under the GL Account column (the account the payment is applied to). Check the box to Automatically Import these items.