In this Part 3, let’s look at what are really long term liabilities in a typical Balance Sheet:

 LONG TERM LIABILITES ARE:

Long Term Liabilities:

  • Is opposite of current liabilities which are more than 12 months from the date of the balance sheet.

Examples are:

  • Long term debts /fixed term loan

Remember that we need to classify the total debts into two(2) parts:

  • Current portion of long-term debts( amount owing within 12 months of balance sheet date and
  • Non-current portion namely More than 12 months of balance sheet date
  • Also, the current portion of the long term debts is to be classify as Current Liabilities whilst the non-current portion is in the Long Term Liabilities

 

 

SUMMARY: TO RECAP FOR LIABILITIES SIDE OF THE BALANCE SHEET

 

Balance Sheet And Its Liabilities Side (Total Liabilities) consists of :

Current Liabilities +Long Term Liabilities

 

Related posts:

  1. Assets(Non-Current) Side of The Balance Sheet(Part3of3)
  2. Liabilities Side Of The Balance Sheet(Part1of3)
  3. Current Liabilites In The Balance Sheet(Part2of3)
  4. Assets(Current Asset) Side Of The Balance Sheet(Part2of3)
  5. Balance Sheet And Its Assets Side(Part1of3)

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