{"id":69242,"date":"2018-05-03T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T07:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/glossarium\/doubtful-debts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:17:10","slug":"doubtful-debts","status":"publish","type":"glossarium","link":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/glossarium-en\/doubtful-debts\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubtful debts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>doubtful debt<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/receivable\/\"><strong>receivable<\/strong><\/a> which, as its name suggests, presents a likely or certain <strong>risk<\/strong> of <strong>non-payment<\/strong> . However, the person or company owed the debt is not able to definitively prove that this <strong>receivable<\/strong> will be lost, so it is classified as \u2018 <strong>doubtful<\/strong> \u2019 rather than as \u2018bad\u2019.<br><br>Find out more about doubtful debts and discover our article :<br>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/what-is-doubtful-debt-how-to-manage-it\/\">Doubtful debt: what is it and how to manage it<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitions provided under this section refer to the Belgian situation; unless specified otherwise. The texts are meant to summarize concepts in daily language and should not be considered as comprehensive or definite. We welcome suggestions for modifications or additions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:glossary@tcm.be\">glossary@tcm.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-69242","glossarium","type-glossarium","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium\/69242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossarium"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}