Note 14 Accounts receivable

           
Group (SEK million)       31 December 2008 31 December 2007
Accounts receivable          
Gross accounts receivable       1,747 1,453
Less allowances for doubtful accounts       -161 -112
Total       1,585 1,341
           
Allowance for doubtful accounts          
Balance at beginning of year       112 93
Provision for potential losses       57 23
Actual losses       -2 -8
Reversed write-offs       3 -
Translation differences       -9 4
Balance at end of year       161 112
           
Receivables due without provisions for bad debt          
<30 days       250 210
30-90 days       135 51
> 91 days       21 30
Total       406 261
           
Receivables due with provisions for bad debt          
> 91 days       161 112
Total       161 112
           
Parent company (SEK million)       31 December 2008 31 December 2007
Gross accounts receivable       0 0
Less allowances for doubtful accounts       0 0
Total       0 0
           
Receivables are regarded as bad debts when payment is more than 90 days past due or when there is other information that causes MTG to provide for bad debts.
           

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