An accounting transaction that removes a bad debt from a business's accounts receivable
the removal of an account from a loan provider's books When an account is charged off, the loan provider absorbs the outstanding balance as a loss Charge-off is also referred to as Write-off
An accounting transaction removing an uncollectible balance from the active receivable accounts
The portion of principal and interest due on a loan that is written off when deemed to be uncollectible
Also known as a profit and loss write-off, a charge-off is an account that was not paid to the extent that the creditor has internally listed it as a loss for tax purposes It does not mean that the creditor will no longer attempt to collect the amount that is owed
>> A delinquent credit account with a balance owed that was never fully satisfied and the creditor removed it from the books for accounting purposes even though the debtor still owes payment in full
The balance on a credit obligation that a lender no longer expects to be repaid and writes off as a bad debt