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Course No: 143821

Course Name: Balance Sheet - Reporting Liabilities

Field of Study: Accounting

Course Description:

A liability is a legal debt or obligation that arises during business operations. A current liability, such as accounts payable, is payable within one year. A noncurrent liability, such as bonds payable, long-term loan, and finance lease, is an obligation that is due in over a year. This course discusses generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for reporting both current and noncurrent liabilities on the balance sheet.

Learning objectives: After completing this section, you should be able to:

Recognize basic principles of reporting liabilities on the balance sheet.
Identify classification and characteristics of liabilities.
Recognize the appropriate rules to account for contingencies.
Identify accounting procedures for accounts payable and deferred revenues.
Recognize rules for the troubled debt, environmental liabilities, and lessee accounting.
Recognize the accounting procedures for bonds payable and notes with no stated rate of interest.

Course Material: Online Material

Program level: Basic

Prerequisites: Basic Accounting

Advance preparation: None

Type of delivery method: QAS Self-study

Recommended CPE credits: 5.0

Final examination expiration date: The program participant will have one year from the date of purchase to complete the course and final examination.

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