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Learning objectives
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Learning objectives
Learning objectives
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Current vs. non-current liabilities
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Notes payable
Notes payable
• Journal entry when note issued:
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Notes payable
• Journal entry to settle liabilities:
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Payroll and payroll deductions payable
• Entry for payroll accrual and payment:
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Revenues received in advance
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Non-current liabilities
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Why issue unsecured notes or debentures?
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Determining the market value of unsecured
notes or debentures
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Accounting for issues of unsecured notes
and debentures
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Redeeming unsecured notes and debentures
at maturity
• Notes are redeemed when they are purchased (repaid)
by the issuing company.
• Carrying amount of the notes will always equal their face
value.
• Entry to record redemption at maturity.
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Redeeming unsecured notes and debentures
before maturity
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Accounting for loans payable by instalment
• Mortgage payments consist of:
– interest expense, and
– reduction of loan liability.
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Accounting for loans payable by instalment
At 31st
March ‘16
Current
Non-current
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Current and non-current components of long-
term debt
• The portion of the long-term debt that is due within one
year should be classified as a current liability.
• Assuming a financial year end of 31 March:
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Leasing
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Provisions and contingent liabilities
Contingent liabilities
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Recording provisions for warranties
• Entry to record estimation of liability for outstanding
warranties:
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Financial statement analysis
1. Liquidity Ratios:
• Measure the short-term ability of an entity to pay its
maturing obligations and to meet unexpected needs for
cash.
• 3 useful measures:
(a) Working capital
(b) Current ratio
(c) Quick ratio
Liquidity ratios
• Provide a measure of the entities ability to meet its short-
term debts
(a) Working capital:
• A positive working capital indicates that current assets are
available to meet current liabilities
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Liquidity ratios
Liquidity ratios
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Solvency Ratios
• Measure the ability of an entity to survive over a long
period of time.
(a) Debt to total assets ratio
• Measures the extent to which the entity's assets are
financed by debt
• A low debt to total assets is preferable
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Decision toolkit
Demonstration problem
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Key concepts
Can you:
1. Explain the differences between current and non-current
liabilities.
2. Identify common types of current liabilities and explain
how to account for them.
3. Identify common types of non-current liabilities, such as
debentures and unsecured notes, and explain how to
account for them.
Key concepts
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Key concepts
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