Service provider
Service provider (when it is a legal entity, alternatively known as service company) is an enterprise that provides one or more services.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Service company. An organization that provides one or more services.
According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),
- Service company. A company that sells intangible services rather than tangible products.
According to the ITIL Foundation 4e by Axelos,
- Service provider. A role performed by an organization in a service relationship to provide services to consumers.
Related concepts
- Bookkeeping. Recording, filing, and retrieving of financial data, as well as producing those financial reports that are required by laws.
