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Accounts Payable is a liability. Accounts receivable is an asset.

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Accounts Payable and Notes Payable are liabilities. Accounts receivable - assets All "payable" accounts are "liabilities". This is because a liability is something the company OWES, a payable is the very same thing, hence the term "payable". Though some payable accounts change from being a payable to an expense, they are still liabilities as long as they are "payable", these include: Interest Payable (liability until paid, then reverts to Interest Expense) Salary or Wages Payable(liability until paid, then reverts to salary or wage expense) Payable accounts maintain a "credit" balance, meaning they increase with a Credit and Decrease with a debit. Now the quick answer: Payable = Liability Receivable = Asset


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