On December 15, 2017, a company receives an order from a customer for services to be performed on December 28, 2017. Due to a backlog of orders, the company does not perform the services until January 3, 2018. The customer pays for the services on January 6, 2018. The revenue principle requires the revenue to be recorded by the company on:

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The revenue principle requires revenue to be recorded when services are performed. In this case, the services were performed on January 3, 2018, so the revenue should be recorded on that date.

On December 15, 2017, a Company Receives an Order from a Customer