Chapter 11, Problem 1RQ

To determine

Liabilities:

Liabilities means the present legal obligation of an organization, to transfer or pay future economic benefits in the form of cash, services or goods to another party, which has arisen due to some past events or transactions. Liabilities may be current, long term or contingent in nature. Short term or current liabilities are generally payable in one financial year e.g. sundry creditors, salaries or wages payable, interest payable, unclaimed dividends etc. Long term liabilities are generally payable after a period which is more than a year e.g. long term bank loans, debentures etc. Contingent liabilities are not actually liability at present but may turn out to be a liability on the occurrence of certain event e.g. any lawsuit pending against the company. Generally, contingent liabilities do not form part of balance sheet but are disclosed in the notes to accounts.

To determine:

The three main characteristics of liabilities