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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

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Retention can be withheld on residential or commercial projects and on both public and private projects. Both retention accounts are shown as current assets and current liabilities, respectively. Plus, not recording retention payable leads to the understating of a company’s liabilities. Fariba Mehdian. View profile.