Accounting · Odoo glossary
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Accounts receivable are amounts customers owe a business for recognized sales or invoices.
Definition
In general ERP practice
Accounts receivable are amounts customers owe a business for recognized sales or invoices. They remain assets until collected, credited or otherwise adjusted.
In Odoo
Odoo posts customer invoices to receivable accounts and tracks residual amounts after payments or credits. Aged Receivable reporting and follow-up actions support collection; an opportunity or quotation is not yet an accounting receivable.
Official Odoo documentation
The Odoo-specific explanation above is based on the documentation for Odoo 19. Features and workflows can differ in other versions.
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