When Fees Earned is credited because cash will be received only after the service is provided, which account is debited?
- Accounts Receivable
- Cash held at the bank
- Unearned Fees liability
- Wages Payable liability
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Correct answer: A. Accounts Receivable
1. The text gives three timings: past, present, and future relative to the service.
2. "Future" means cash is received after the service, so the customer owes the business.
3. The debit is to Accounts Receivable, making A correct.
4. Cash (B) is the present case; Unearned Fees (C) is the past (prepaid) case; D is unrelated.
_Source: Jonick, Principles of Financial Accounting (CC BY-SA 4.0), §2.4.2 "Summary of Revenues", p.80_