Fixed liability

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]

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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. "Long-term Liabilities". Accounting Explained. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. "What is a long-term liability?". Accounting Coach. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. "Current Liabilities". Investopedia. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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