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Texas State Auditor's
Office SAO Reports: A Review of Accounts Receivable Management at Higher Education Institutions, Medical Institutions, and University System Offices |
May 2002
Report Number 02-041
Results of our survey of 55 higher education institutions, medical institutions,
and university system offices indicate that these entities need to improve their
accounts receivable management systems. The size of these entities' accounts
receivable balances underscore the need to have adequate accounts receivable
management systems.
Forty-one of the 55 surveyed entities indicated that they wrote off a total
of $771,463,212 in uncollectible accounts receivable in fiscal years 1998 through
2000. The receivables that were written off were from a variety of accounts,
including patient care services and student tuition, fees, and loans. Fourteen
of the 55 entities we surveyed (25 percent) did not write off any accounts receivable
during that time.
Results of our survey of 55 higher education institutions, medical institutions, and university system offices indicate that these entities could improve their accounts receivable management systems by:
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