Deferred Accounting
The process of deferring revenues or expenses at a later date, rather than at the time the Transaction occurs, is referred to as Deferred Accounting in ERPNext.
This method is often used for:
- Prepaid Expenses (yearly insurance, say, prepaid but charged monthly).
- Unearned Revenues (e.g., advanced payments for services to be performed in the future).
- Deferred Tax Assets/Liabilities.
Deferred accounting is easily handled with the automated Deferred Revenue and Deferred Expense functionality in ERPNext.