Deferred vs prepaid

what is the difference between deferred and pre paid?
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This discussion clarifies the difference between deferred and prepaid assets. Prepaid assets are always considered future benefits and are recorded as such. Deferred assets, on the other hand, represent future adjustments and can be either assets or liabilities depending on the context, often relating to revenue or expenditure spread over multiple periods.

Deferred is either an Asset or Liability in future, however prepaid is always an Asset for future 

Also I will give you  an  example of  Deferred  Revenue Expenditure , like Advertisement  expenditure  may give you benefit in future or not , however  prepaid expenditure always give benefit in future .    

 

There are two types of expenditure deferred revenue expenditure and pre paid.
advance to be recoverable in cash or kind.
deferred means spread over several periods. benefit will accrue over several periods
Thanks
but my query is regarding difference between DEFERRED ASSET VS PREPAID ASSET
not in terms of expenditure
Deferred Asset is an adjustment for future , however prepaid Asset is not an adjustment, it's Asset for future.

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