What does ‘On Account’ mean
On account is an accounting term that denotes partial payment of an amount owed or the purchase/sale of merchandise or a service on credit. For example, if a firm purchases $5,000 worth of merchandise on account, this refers to the purchase of the goods on credit and a deferral of payment.
Explaining ‘On Account’
Most lenders will accept payments on account. All installment payments of any kind, including mortgage payments, could be considered payments on account. Any purchases with credit can be referred to as purchases on account.
Further Reading
- An empirical comparison of published replication research in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing – www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
- Electricity economics: Essays and case studies – www.osti.gov [PDF]
- The financial stability of notional account pensions – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
- Implications of behavioural economics for mandatory individual account pension systems – papers.ssrn.com [PDF]
- Capital account liberalization, financial depth, and economic growth – www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
- Capital account liberalization and financial globalization, 1890–1999: a synoptic view – onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF]
- Should the IMF Pursue Capital-Account Convertibility? – ideas.repec.org [PDF]
- A new measure of financial openness – www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
