Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134642932
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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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

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Chapter 11 Solutions

Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)

Ch. 11 - Prob. 1RQCh. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 4RQCh. 11 - What do short-term notes payable represent?Ch. 11 - 6. Coltrane Company has a $5,000 note payable that...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7RQCh. 11 - Prob. 8RQCh. 11 - Prob. 9RQCh. 11 - Prob. 10RQCh. 11 - Prob. 11RQCh. 11 - Prob. 12RQCh. 11 - Prob. 13RQCh. 11 - Prob. 14RQCh. 11 - Prob. 15RQCh. 11 - Prob. S11.1SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.2SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.3SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.4SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.5SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.6SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.7SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.8SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.9SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.10SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.11SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.12SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.13SECh. 11 - Prob. E11.14ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.15ECh. 11 - Recording and reporting current liabilities...Ch. 11 - Prob. E11.17ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.18ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.19ECh. 11 - Recording employee and employer payroll taxes...Ch. 11 - Accounting for warranty expense and warranty...Ch. 11 - Prob. E11.22ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.23ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.24ECh. 11 - Journalizing and posting liabilities Learning...Ch. 11 - Prob. P11.26APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.27APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.28APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.29APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.30BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.31BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.32BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.33BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.34BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.35CTCh. 11 - Prob. P11.36CPCh. 11 - Before you begin this assignment, review Tying it...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1DCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.2DCCh. 11 - Ethical Issue 11-1 Many small businesses have to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1FSC
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