What is a trade receivable account
Trade receivables are amounts billed by a business to its customers when it delivers goods or services to them in the ordinary course of business. These billings are typically documented on formal invoices, which are summarized in an accounts receivable aging report. This report is commonly used by the collections staff to collect overdue payments from customers. Trade Receivables is the accounting entry in the balance sheet of an entity, which arises due to the selling of the goods and services by the Entity to Its Customers on credit. Since this is an amount which the Entity has a legal claim over its Customer and also the Customer is bound to pay the same to Entity,