| Trade and Other Receivables |
Trade and Other Receivables
| | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 $ | | December 31, 2018 $ | | January 1, 2018 $ | Indirect taxes receivable | 36,821 |
| | 3,774 |
| | 832 |
| Unbilled revenues | 31,629 |
| | 12,653 |
| | 7,616 |
| Trade receivables | 9,660 |
| | 11,191 |
| | 7,073 |
| Accrued interest | 5,754 |
| | 5,109 |
| | 2,015 |
| Other receivables | 6,665 |
| | 8,620 |
| | 4,403 |
| | 90,529 |
| | 41,347 |
| | 21,939 |
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Unbilled revenues represent amounts not yet billed to merchants related to subscription fees for Plus merchants, transaction fees and shipping charges, as at the Consolidated Balance Sheet date.
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in our unbilled revenues and trade receivables accounts. The Company determined the allowance based on historical experience and other currently available evidence. Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:
| | | | | | | | Years ended | | December 31, 2019 $ | | December 31, 2018 $ | Balance, beginning of the year | 1,023 |
| | 1,642 |
| Provision for uncollectible receivables | 2,836 |
| | 1,355 |
| Write-offs, net of recoveries | (965 | ) | | (1,974 | ) | Balance, end of the year | 2,894 |
| | 1,023 |
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Merchant Cash Advances and Loans Receivable | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2019 | | December 31, 2018 | | January 1, 2018 | | $ | | $ | | $ | Merchant cash advances receivable, gross | 131,227 |
| | 77,653 |
| | 49,143 |
| Allowance for uncollectible merchant cash advances receivable | (7,241 | ) | | (1,767 | ) | | (2,042 | ) | Loans receivable, gross | 28,547 |
| | 16,959 |
| | — |
| Allowance for uncollectible loans receivable | (2,361 | ) | | (972 | ) | | — |
| Merchant cash advances and loans receivable, net | 150,172 |
| | 91,873 |
| | 47,101 |
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The following table summarizes the activities of the Company’s allowance for uncollectible merchant cash advances and loans receivable: | | | | | | | | Years ended | | December 31, 2019 | | December 31, 2018 | | $ | | $ | Balance, beginning of the year | 2,739 |
| | 2,042 |
| Provision for uncollectible merchant cash advances receivable | 13,257 |
| | 4,950 |
| Merchant cash advances receivable charged off, net of recoveries | (7,783 | ) | | (5,225 | ) | Provision for uncollectible loans receivable | 2,655 |
| | 972 |
| Loans receivable charged off, net of recoveries | (1,266 | ) | | — |
| Balance, end of the year | 9,602 |
| | 2,739 |
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