Account receivables are always assets. It's money that is owed to you by another. The length of time in which that money is expected to be collected determines whether it's a current asset or long term asset.
No. A/R are current assets because the company expects to receive payment/or use the assets within a year. Installment receivables can be extended past the year. Some furniture and car installment loans of course can go past 5 years. The
NO, it is not a liability it is a con-tra account
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The current portion of long-term debt is usually broken out to an a liability account known as Current Portion-Long Term Debt. This is usually for a 12-month period. Using the amortization schedule for the loan, debit the long-term note account for the 12 month period of principal and credit the short-term liability account. Then when the payment is made, debit the principal to the short-term account and the interest to interest expense.
current liability
No. A/R are current assets because the company expects to receive payment/or use the assets within a year. Installment receivables can be extended past the year. Some furniture and car installment loans of course can go past 5 years. The
NO, it is not a liability it is a con-tra account
materials
The current portion of long-term debt is usually broken out to an a liability account known as Current Portion-Long Term Debt. This is usually for a 12-month period. Using the amortization schedule for the loan, debit the long-term note account for the 12 month period of principal and credit the short-term liability account. Then when the payment is made, debit the principal to the short-term account and the interest to interest expense.
current liability
Any liability the company reasonably expects to have paid in full in one year or less (or one accounting period) is a current liability.
Any liability the company reasonably expects to have paid in full in one year or less (or one accounting period) is a current liability.
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FALSE!
Account payable is an account that is a Liability (current). When a person or company owes another company money on account, that is an account payable.
The classification of Accounts Payable is liability, and a current liability, it has a normal credit balance, and is found on the Balance Statement as a permanent account.
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