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  • What is revenue verification?
  • What are the ways revenue can be verified for the Inc. 5000 and what is required for each option?
  • What kind of financial statements are acceptable?
  • When is the deadline for submitting revenue verification materials?
  • What are forms of Revenue Verification?
  • What is Inc.’s preferred method of revenue verification?
  • May I submit revenue figures based on cash accounting?
  • If my fiscal year doesn’t end in December, what sales numbers should I fill in for each year?
  • My company is a franchiser. Should I submit the total sales of all of our franchisees?
  • What if I don't have my 2022 revenue number until later in the spring? Can I still apply early?

Related articles

  • What are the ways revenue can be verified for the Inc. 5000 and what is required for each option?
  • What kind of financial statements are acceptable?
  • What is Inc.’s preferred method of revenue verification?
  • When is the deadline for submitting revenue verification materials?
  • Where and how do I submit a company to the Inc. 5000?

May I submit revenue figures based on cash accounting?

You may use either cash basis or accrual basis, as long as it's consistently used for the reporting of both your 2019 & 2022 revenues.

The early-rate fee to apply is $245 until March 24, 2023.
The regular-rate fee to apply is $345 from March 25 until the final deadline date of April 21, 2023.
The final deadline to submit your  Revenue Verification Materials  is  May 5, 2023.

All submission dates are until 11:59 pm Pacific Time.


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