The exchange of goods or services for money isn't always simultaneous in the business world. When a service is provided without immediate compensation or money is received before goods are shipped, ...

Unearned revenue is the same thing as deferred revenue. In accounting, unearned revenue is a liability. It is a liability because even though a company has received payment from the customer, the ...

This chapter is about how the lifetime income protections available through deferred variable annuities can support a retirement income goal through risk pooling and mortality credits. The next ...

These annuities also won more legitimacy in 2014 as academics and lawmakers embraced them. The Treasury Department produced guidelines for the use of qualified plan dollars within deferred-income ...

We recently wrote a piece showing how much income you can expect to receive every month from different types of annuities, including fixed, immediate income annuities and deferred income annuities.

Home Retirement Annuities How Fixed Deferred Annuities Can Complete Your Retirement Income Strategy Making sure you have enough income to go the distance is critical for every retiree, and deferred ...

If you’ve been wondering what is a deferred annuity, it’s essentially a retirement savings product that lets your money grow tax-deferred until you decide to withdraw it. You can invest either a lump ...

Our Federal Tax Group discusses the tax treatment of deferred revenue or advance payments in M&A transactions. The tax treatment of deferred revenue differs from the treatment for financial accounting ...

Whether you are a small business owner trying to get an accurate picture of cash flow or a Main Street investor examining financial statements to pick stocks, understanding deferred revenue can help ...