Liabilities

Overview


Liabilities are amounts that the company owes to others.

  • Current Liabilities - liabilities that are due within the next year, or the end of the current operating cycle
    • Accounts Payable - amounts owed to other companies, typically for purchasing their services or products on credit.
    • Accrued Liabilities - these are expenses that the company owes, but for which the company has not made a payment. The most common example is Salary Payable, that is, money that is owed to employees but which has not been paid yet.
  • Notes Payable - money that is owed by the company taking a loan or issuing some sort of credit security.