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cash basis

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noun

  1. a method of recording income and expenses in which each item is entered as received or paid.


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Contorno is one of a small cohort of people who opt to buy healthcare largely on a cash basis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

“All in, just on a cash basis, these projects are making anywhere from 8 to 15 percent,” he said.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025

Because big banks and credit card companies have shunned the industry, it largely operates on a cash basis.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022

The IRS, Tax Court, and the Third, Fifth and Eighth Circuits take the position that federal income taxes paid by a cash basis corporation reduces E&P only in the year of payment.

From Forbes ● Aug. 26, 2014

The second mode of settlement, other than on a cash basis, is by borrowing and loaning balances without interest.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

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