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  2. Liability (financial accounting) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of types of liabilities include: money owing on a loan, money owing on a mortgage, or an IOU. Liabilities of sectors of USA economy, 1945-2017, based on flow of funds statistics of the Federal Reserve System. Liabilities are debts and obligations of the business they represent as creditor's claim on business assets.

  3. Long-term liabilities - Wikipedia

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    Long-term liabilities, or non-current liabilities, are liabilities that are due beyond a year or the normal operation period of the company. [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] The normal operation period is the amount of time it takes for a company to turn inventory into cash. [ 2 ]

  4. Balance sheet - Wikipedia

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    In financial accounting, a balance sheet (also known as statement of financial position or statement of financial condition) is a summary of the financial balances of an individual or organization, whether it be a sole proprietorship, a business partnership, a corporation, private limited company or other organization such as government or not-for-profit entity.

  5. What are assets, liabilities and equity? - AOL

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    For example, if a company with five equal-share owners has $1.2 million in assets but owes $485,000 on a term loan and $120,000 for a semi-truck it financed, bringing its liabilities to $605,000 ...

  6. Types of Risk-Affecting Assets and Liabilities - AOL

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    Business firms use a financial analysis technique called asset vs. liability management (ALM) to mitigate risk due to a mismatch in their assets and liabilities. A mismatch occurs when assets and ...

  7. Current liability - Wikipedia

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    The classification of liabilities also plays a role in determining financial ratios, such as the current ratio—calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. A higher current ratio indicates that the business has sufficient current assets to cover its obligations over the coming year, suggesting stronger liquidity. [ 1 ]

  8. Off-balance-sheet - Wikipedia

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    The formal accounting distinction between on- and off-balance-sheet items can be quite detailed and will depend to some degree on management judgments, but in general terms, an item should appear on the company's balance sheet if it is an asset or liability that the company owns or is legally responsible for; uncertain assets or liabilities ...

  9. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    A chart of accounts (COA) is a list of financial accounts and reference numbers, grouped into categories, such as assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses, and used for recording transactions in the organization's general ledger. Accounts may be associated with an identifier (account number) and a caption or header and are coded by ...