SHORT TERM DEBT Definition

SHORT TERM DEBT is any debt owed by a company that is due and payable within one year. The debt is often made up of short-term bank loans the company is liable for.

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INCOME SUMMARY ACCOUNT is the account in the general ledger used to summarize the revenue and expenses for the fiscal period.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SALES measures the speed with which a company pays vendors relative to sales. Numbers higher than typical industry ratios suggest that the company is using suppliers assets (cash owed) to fund operations.

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