BAD CREDIT Definition

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BAD CREDIT is a term used to describe a poor credit rating. Common practices that can damage a credit rating include making late payments, skipping payments, exceeding credit card limits or declaring bankruptcy. Bad credit can result in being denied credit.

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SALES DISCOUNT is a reduction in the selling price usually as an inducement to consummate a sale. Sales Discount is on the income statement as a deduction from Gross Sales to get Net Sales.

CAPITAL BUDGET is the estimated amount planned to be expended for capital items in a given fiscal period. Capital items are fixed assets such as facilities and equipment, the cost of which is normally written off over a number of fiscal periods. The capital budget, however, is limited to the expenditures that will be made within the fiscal year comparable to the related operating budgets.

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