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Escheatment. (The Scoop).(Brief Article)

Business Credit

| July 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A credit professional often manages a portfolio of hundreds of open accounts, with credit extensions that can be in the millions of dollars. With an active trade relationship, the vendor account may periodically have a surplus. On occasion the debtor never claims the surplus. Are escheatment laws a problem for the credit executive? What is considered unclaimed property that may fall under the escheat laws? Does a credit balance qualify? What may be the consequence if the vendor declares the unclaimed property as income and applies it to the bottom line, as the ...

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