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Chapter 8, Problem 1RQ
To determine
Liabilities:
Liabilities are the obligation of the business to pay the creditors in future for the goods and services purchased on account or any for other financial benefit received in past. It can be current liabilities or a non-current liabilities depending upon the time period in which it is paid. Liabilities are classified into two types they are:
- Current Liabilities
- Long-Term Liabilities
To Discuss: The essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting.
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The essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting are as follows:
- Liabilities to the other entities arises from the present obligations
- Liabilities are the probable sacrifices of the economic events that are to be made in the future
- Liabilities results from the past events or transactions
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