Liabilities are the debts and obligations that detract from a company’s total value, which have to be paid over a certain period of time. The form of the debt can vary – common examples include ...

Current liabilities are short-term business debts that are due to be paid before the end of the current fiscal year. These upcoming charges are reported on a company’s balance sheet. Current ...

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The International Accounting Standards Board has published a proposed set of changes in the accounting standards for financial liabilities to address what it calls the counter-intuitive effects of ...

Filing seasons come and go, leaving behind exhausted but well-compensated practitioners. Well-compensated, that is, unless they're one of the many who will find themselves on the wrong end of a ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted ASC 842 in 2016 to give investors and lenders more visibility into companies’ holdings. When the new standard goes into full effect later this year, it ...