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Other receivables and prepayments, net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Other receivables and prepayments, net |
Other receivables and prepayments, net | 6. Other receivables and prepayments, net Components of other receivables and prepayments are as follows:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | RMB |  | RMB
Deposits (Note a) |  | 342,703 |  | 436,402
Cash advanced to staff |  | 12,847 |  | 17,060
Loans to staff |  | 30,702 |  | 20,900
VAT recoverable |  | 791,156 |  | 770,949
Interest receivable |  | 25,871 |  | 100,402
Advances to suppliers related to financing activities (Note b) |  | 1,525,567 |  | 1,269,898
Advances to suppliers related to procurement activities |  | 646,027 |  | 707,233
Prepaid expense |  | 152,179 |  | 119,436
Others |  | 190,241 |  | 192,064
Subtotal |  | 3,717,293 |  | 3,634,344
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (43,097) |  | (39,608)
Total |  | 3,674,196 |  | 3,594,736
Note: (a)Deposits consist of amounts paid to vendors for advertising and rentals. (b)The Group provides financing to some of its suppliers by advancing them cash, and holds portions of accounts payables the Group owed to them as pledges. The movement of allowance for doubtful debts during the years are as follow:
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | RMB |  | RMB |  | RMB
Allowance for doubtful accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the year |  | (11,884) |  | (23,418) |  | (43,097)
Provision for allowance during the year |  | (13,259) |  | (19,679) |  | (5,220)
Write-offs during the year |  | 1,725 |  | — |  | 8,709
Balance at end of the year |  | (23,418) |  | (43,097) |  | (39,608)

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