{"id":461,"date":"2013-10-03T15:11:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T19:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2023-01-06T16:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T21:07:30","slug":"accounts-receivable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/glossary\/accounts-receivable\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounts Receivable"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>Accounts receivable is an accounting term that represents money owed to the University by customers for goods or services that have been delivered or used, but not yet paid for.\u00a0 On the University balance sheet, accounts receivable is recorded as an asset because this represents a legal obligation for the customer to pay Carleton University money owed.\u00a0 Carleton&#8217;s largest accounts receivable is our students.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it important?<\/h3>\n<p>Financial Services&#8217; two accounts receivable (AR) units, <a title=\"Accounts Receivable\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/business-operations\/accounts-receivable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Accounts Receivable (GAR)<\/a> and <a title=\"Accounts Receivable - Student\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/student-accounts-receivable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Accounts Receivable (SAR)<\/a>, are within Business Operations. \u00a0GAR is the unit responsible for the timely processing of requisitions for invoices for services performed by the University community. SAR is the unit responsible for managing, reviewing and responding to student inquiries on transactions related to their student accounts.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I find more information?<\/h3>\n<p>For further information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/business-operations\/accounts-receivable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Accounts Receivable&#8217;s webpage<\/a> or contact <a title=\"Accounts Receivable - Student\" href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;:&#x73;t&#117;&#x64;&#101;&#x6e;&#116;&#x2e;a&#x63;c&#111;&#x75;&#110;&#x74;&#115;&#x40;&#99;&#x61;r&#x6c;e&#116;&#x6f;&#110;&#x2e;&#99;&#x61;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Accounts Receivable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? 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