Well, you must treat it as a liability—'Advance Subscriptions'—in the year you receive it, and only recognise it as income in the year the membership period actually falls. That keeps things clear for our tiny club's audit. I know this because balancing our club's handwritten ledger under the ceiling fan, I see how a few members paying early for next year's events can make this year's statement look deceptively healthy. It’s the same quiet principle as my classroom: you can’t count the silence of next period’s students before the bell has even rung.
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