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Prepayments, receivables and other assets | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Prepayments, receivables and other assets |
12. | Prepayments, receivables and other assets
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​ | ​ | As of March 31, | ​ | As of September 30,
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2020
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB)
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Accounts receivable, net of allowance | ​ | 19,786 | ​ | 22,838
Inventories | ​ | 14,859 | ​ | 19,685
Value-added tax (“VAT”) receivables, net of allowance | ​ | 11,826 | ​ | 12,532
Amounts due from related companies (i) | ​ | 11,029 | ​ | 10,407
Advances to/receivables from customers, merchants and others |  | 8,231 | ​ | 9,259
Prepaid cost of revenue, sales and marketing and other expenses | ​ | 7,547 | ​ | 8,691
Deferred direct selling costs (ii) | ​ | 2,000 | ​ | 2,357
Interest receivables | ​ | 984 | ​ | 1,187
Licensed copyrights | ​ | 780 | ​ | 1,133
Others | ​ | 7,187 | ​ | 10,763
​ |  | 84,229 |  | 98,852
Non-current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ​ | 34,660 | ​ | 37,610
Film costs and prepayment for licensed copyrights and others | ​ | 8,517 | ​ | 9,702
Deferred tax assets |  | 7,590 | ​ | 8,027
Prepayment for acquisition of property and equipment |  | 3,503 |  | 2,591
Deferred direct selling costs (ii) |  | 275 |  | 233
Others |  | 3,440 |  | 3,358
​ |  | 57,985 |  | 61,521
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| (i) | Amounts due from related companies primarily represent balances arising from transactions with Ant Group (Note 20). The balances are unsecured, interest free and repayable within the next twelve months.
| (ii) | The Company is obligated to pay certain costs upon the receipt of membership fees from merchants or other customers, which primarily consist of sales commissions. The membership fees are initially deferred and recognized as revenue in the condensed consolidated income statements in the period in which the services are rendered. As such, the related costs are also initially deferred and recognized in the condensed consolidated income statements in the same period as the related service fees are recognized.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for prepayments, receivables and other assets. This disclosure includes current and non current portion of prepayments, receivables and other assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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