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Financial Accounting Reading: Liabilities

By: Suraj Srinivasan
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  • | Language:English
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Abstract

Core Curriculum Readings in Financial Accounting cover the fundamental concepts in financial accounting. Many readings include videos and Interactive Illustrations to help students master complex concepts.
This is a standalone reading designed to enhance students' understanding of liabilities and their measurement, presentation, and impact on a company's financial statements. The reading provides the formal definition of a liability and the conditions required to measure, classify, and record a liability on the balance sheet.
This reading includes one Interactive Illustration: "Calculating the Price of a Coupon Bond."

Keywords

Financial Accounting; Liabilities; Financial Statements

Citation

Srinivasan, Suraj. "Financial Accounting Reading: Liabilities." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 5079, 2018.
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