Accrual-to-cash receipts bridge calculator

Calculate derived customer cash receipts and net adjustment from accrued revenue with your own figures.

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Use derived customer cash receipts and net adjustment from accrued revenue to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Accrued revenue ($)
1000
Opening trade receivables ($)
200
Closing trade receivables ($)
300
Opening customer advances ($)
50
Closing customer advances ($)
100
Credit notes reducing receivables ($)
20
Noncash write-offs reducing receivables ($)
30
Observed customer cash receipts ($)
900
Derived customer cash receipts ($)
$900.00
Net adjustment from accrued revenue ($)
-$100.00
Observed customer cash receipts ($)
$900.00
Observed minus derived receipts ($)
$0.00

Try another scenario

Accrued revenue ($)
1000
Opening trade receivables ($)
200
Closing trade receivables ($)
300
Opening customer advances ($)
50
Closing customer advances ($)
100
Credit notes reducing receivables ($)
20
Noncash write-offs reducing receivables ($)
30
Observed customer cash receipts ($)
880
Derived customer cash receipts ($)
$900.00
Net adjustment from accrued revenue ($)
-$100.00
Observed customer cash receipts ($)
$880.00
Observed minus derived receipts ($)
-$20.00
Calculation method

Calculation method

Derived customer cash receipts ($)

Revenue+opening AR−closing AR+closing advances−opening advances−credit notes−noncash write-offs.

Net adjustment from accrued revenue ($)

Derived receipts−accrued revenue.

Observed customer cash receipts ($)

Entered independently observed receipts.

Observed minus derived receipts ($)

Observed−derived; nonzero exposes an unreconciled supplied bridge.

Symbols and units
a
Accrued revenue ($)
b
Opening trade receivables ($)
c
Closing trade receivables ($)
d
Opening customer advances ($)
e
Closing customer advances ($)
f
Credit notes reducing receivables ($)
g
Noncash write-offs reducing receivables ($)
h
Observed customer cash receipts ($)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • An explicit simplified receipts bridge assuming the listed AR/advance movements explain all customer activity and revenue is before separately entered credit notes. Tax, foreign exchange and unlisted transfers require separate reconciliation.
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