Yes, prepaid client payments are considered a liability. When a business receives payment in advance for goods or services not yet delivered, it creates an obligation to fulfill that promise in the future. This obligation is recorded as a liability on the balance sheet until the goods or services are provided, at which point the liability is reduced and recognized as revenue.
NO! Prepaid expenses are assets!!
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No, unearned fees are not an example of prepaid expenses. Unearned fees represent income received before services are performed, indicating a liability on the balance sheet until the service is rendered. In contrast, prepaid expenses are payments made in advance for goods or services that will be received in the future, representing an asset until the benefit is realized.
No. They are listed as a debit on the asset side of the Balance Sheet.
No.
Prepaid Income is considered current liability as it represents the advances received from customers on account of work to be performed.
Unearned revenue is the amount which client has paid already but not received the services yet so it is the liability of the company until they renderred the services to client or otherwise return back the amount to the client.
A liability is what it represents.
Certifying Officers have pecuniary liability for erroneous payments.Certifying Officers
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If it has been prepaid by a customer and you show the cash related to this prepayment on your books, it is straight liability. You can think of this as something that you have but does not belong to you until you earn it. It is not deferred liability.
balance sheet as a current liability until it's earned, when you transfer the amount earned to revenue.