Revenue vs Cash
Last Updated: April 2, 2026 2:18:56 PM PDT
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Differences between revenue versus cash.
Revenue
- Accrual based accounting
- Earned based on actual expenditures within the allowable period and obligated amount
Authorized in a form of
- NOA
- Amendments
- Agreements
Cash
- Actual payments/cash received from outside sources
- Recorded to the fund using the receivable account or revenue account
Deposited to the bank account in a form of
- ACH
- Wires
- Checks
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