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beban piutang tak tertagih

English translation: bad debt expense

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Indonesian term or phrase:beban piutang tak tertagih
English translation:bad debt expense
Entered by: Mohamad Rudi Atmoko

12:05 Jan 23, 2009
Indonesian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Indonesian term or phrase: beban piutang tak tertagih
Apakah istilah bahasa Inggris untuk "beban piutang tak tertagih"?

Trims sebelumnya.
Mohamad Rudi Atmoko
Indonesia
Local time: 19:53
bad debt expense
Explanation:
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Hadiyono Jaqin
Thailand
Local time: 19:53
Grading comment
Thanks a lot mas Hadiyono!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6bad debt expense
Hadiyono Jaqin
5 +1uncollectable debt
Suzan Piper
5Bad Debt Expense, Doubtful Account Expense, Uncollectible Account Expense
sincero


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
bad debt expense


Explanation:


Hadiyono Jaqin
Thailand
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot mas Hadiyono!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amin Thohari: http://dspace.widyatama.ac.id/handle/10364/574
9 mins
agree  Istiani Prajoko
2 hrs
agree  Hengky Chiok: cukup "bad debt" saja.
17 hrs
agree  Ikram Mahyuddin
1 day 15 hrs
agree  Suzan Piper: ya kalau seperti disebut Hengky 'bad debt' saja gw setuju
2 days 10 hrs
agree  Herry Satria: Menurut saya tetap "bad debt expense" karena akun ini merupakan bagian dari struktur biaya dengan contra account-nya adalah "allowance for bad debt"
146 days
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uncollectable debt


Explanation:
debt or receivable - tergantung konteks

Suzan Piper
Australia
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arfan Achyar
1 day 10 hrs
  -> tks
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14 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bad Debt Expense, Doubtful Account Expense, Uncollectible Account Expense


Explanation:
Some people will use these terms or account titles interchangeably: Bad Debt Expense, Doubtful Account Expense, Uncollectible Account Expense.


    Reference: http://blog.accountingcoach.com/bad-debt-and-allowance-doubt...
sincero
Local time: 19:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian
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