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SaaS Accounting 101

Demystifying SaaS Accounting for revenue recognition.

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Preface

Delving deeper into the basics of SaaS Accounting.

Chapter 1

Revenue Accounting

Revenue Accounting in the World of SaaS.

Chapter 2

Terminology

Difference between Booking, Billing, Revenue and MRR.

Chapter 3

Revenue Recognition

Best practices in Revenue Accounting and Recognition.

Chapter 4

Revenue Recognition Scenarios

Subscription scenarios for revenue recognition and deferred revenue calculation

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