I was taught at business school that "receivables" were an asset not a liablity or debt. QSGI to collect approximately $725,000 of The Gasket Guy's accounts receivables You stated that: It is also apparent that The Gasket Guy is at least 750k in debt and has used it's assets as collateral. I guess I'm just not understanding why you would say the $750,000 they are owed by customers would be classified as debt. rj