Fixed liability

Short description: Debt, bond, mortgage or loan

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Accounting

* Historical cost
* Constant purchasing power
* Management
* Tax

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Key concepts

* Accounting period
* Accrual
* Constant purchasing power
* Economic entity
* Fair value
* Going concern
* Historical cost
* Matching principle
* Materiality
* Revenue recognition
* Unit of account

Selected accounts

* Assets
* Cash
* Cost of goods sold
* Depreciation / Amortization
* Equity
* Expenses
* Goodwill
* Liabilities
* Profit
* Revenue

Accounting standards

* Generally-accepted principles
* Generally-accepted auditing standards
* Convergence
* International Financial Reporting Standards
* International Standards on Auditing
* Management Accounting Principles

Financial statements

* Annual report
* Balance sheet
* Cash-flow
* Equity
* Income
* Management discussion
* Notes to the financial statements

Bookkeeping

* Bank reconciliation
* Debits and credits
* Double-entry system
* FIFO and LIFO
* Journal
* Ledger / General ledger
* T accounts
* Trial balance

Auditing

* Financial
* Internal
* Firms
* Report

People and organizations

* Accountants
* Accounting organizations
* Luca Pacioli

Development

* History
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* Positive accounting
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A fixed liability is a debt, bond, mortgage or loan that is payable over a term exceeding one year. Such debts are better known as non-current liabilities[1] or long-term liabilities.[2] Debts or liabilities due within one year are known as current liabilities.[3]

## Definition

According to Accounting Explained, long-term liabilities are financial obligations of a company that are due after one year or longer. These types of liabilities are placed on a balance sheet of a company together with current liabilities that represent payments which are due within one year.

It is important to differentiate between current and fixed liabilities on financial statements because it allows those using the statements to assess the strength of the business in both the short-term as well as the long-term, but separately. Information about current liabilities of a company alongside its current assets give crucial information about the liquidity of a company while fixed-liabilities given together with non-current assets tells the story of the company's long-term solvency.[1]

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Long-term Liabilities". http://accountingexplained.com/financial/lt-liabilities/.
2. ↑ "What is a long-term liability?". https://www.accountingcoach.com/blog/what-is-a-long-term-liability.
3. ↑ "Current Liabilities". Investopedia. 2003-11-19. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/currentliabilities.asp.

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