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FAR — Quick Sheet

Cash, Receivables & Bad Debts

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  • Cash equivalents: original maturity ≤ 3 months
  • CECL: estimate lifetime expected credit losses at initial recognition, not just "incurred" losses
  • Write-off: Dr. Allowance / Cr. A/R — no new expense hits at write-off
  • Factoring without recourse = sale; with recourse = sale only if control transfers per ASC 860, else secured borrowing