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Receivables, net
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables, net
Receivables, net
Receivables, net consist of the following:
 
 
September 30,
2018
 
2017
Tuition receivables
 
$
12,205

 
$
12,150

Tax receivables

322


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Other receivables
 
9,578

 
3,626

Receivables
 
22,105

 
15,776

Less allowance for uncollectible accounts
 
(999
)
 
(579
)
 
 
$
21,106

 
$
15,197


The allowance for uncollectible accounts is estimated using our historical write-off experience applied to the receivable balances for students who are no longer attending school due to graduation or withdrawal or who are in school and have receivable balances in excess of financial aid available to them. We write off receivable balances against the allowance for uncollectible accounts at the time we transfer the balance to a third party collection agency.
 
The following table summarizes the activity for our allowance for uncollectible accounts for the year ended September 30:
 
 
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
 
Additions to
Bad Debt
Expense
 
Write-offs of
Uncollectible
Accounts
 
Balance at
End of
Period
2018
 
$
579

 
$
1,511

 
$
(1,091
)
 
$
999

2017
 
$
951

 
$
827

 
$
(1,199
)
 
$
579

2016
 
$
1,820

 
$
1,153

 
$
(2,022
)
 
$
951