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UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNT [1 record]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Finance
  • Foreign Trade
  • Banking
DEF

An account or note receivable that is determined to be uncollectible.

Key term(s)
  • uncollectible debt
  • uncollectable debt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Finances
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Banque
DEF

Créance considérée comme perdue définitivement, le créancier n'espérant plus récupérer la somme due parce que, par exemple, le débiteur a disparu ou a fait faillite.

OBS

«Créance irrécouvrable» a remplacé l'ancienne appellation «mauvaise créance» dans la nouvelle version de la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu entrée en vigueur le 1er mars 1994, article 20(1)(p).

Key term(s)
  • mauvaise créance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad general
  • Finanzas
  • Comercio exterior
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Crédito, préstamo o deuda comercial que resulta impagada por insolvencia del deudor.

CONT

Reserva para deudas incobrables.

OBS

Definición extraída del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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