# Bad debt

> Bad debt is an amount you sold on credit and are now sure will never be paid.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/bad-debt

Bad debt is an amount you sold on credit and are now sure will never be paid.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

Do not wait forever, since an old debt becomes less likely to be collected every month. Write it off when you have run out of attempts, which books a loss. Lower the credit limit of a customer who is often late.

## A worked example

A customer still owes 150 from a year ago and does not answer. You write it off and book a loss of 150.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/bad-debt
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/bad-debt

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