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Is a bad debt a liability?

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Is bad debt a current liability or expense?

Bad debt is expense to reduce the amount of accounts receivable not recoverable from customers.


Is Bad debts an asset or liability?

Neither, a bad debt becomes an expense on the P&L. the provision created against this is liability


What is liabilities?

liability is a debt.


Bad debts is a liability or an asset?

A bad debt is a expense which affects the owners equity as it is charged against the profit and loss account and it decreases the profit of the business.


Is provision for doubtful debt a current liability?

Provision for doubtful debt is current asset which is created as a reduction in accounts receivable balance and which is adjusted at actual bad debt.


What is the difference between a debt and a liability?

A liability is generally anything that costs you money. A phone bill is a liability. A debt is a kind of liability. You can take out a loan for a car- that is a debt; something owed in the future.


Is long term debt an operating liability?

NO. But the Current maturities of long-term debt is an operating liability.


How do you spell liability?

That is the correct spelling of "liability" (responsibility, debt, or burden).


What is another word for liability?

Debt


What type of liability so stockholders have when it comes to corporate debt ad responsibility?

what type of liability do stockholders have when it comes to corporate debt and responsibility


Is allowance for doubtful debt a current liability?

no


Is short term debt a current liability?

Yes short term debt is a current liability for business and payable normally within one fiscal year and shown under current liability section of liability side of balance sheet.