difference between assets and liabilities?
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The main difference between assets and liabilities is that assets provide a future economic benefit, while liabilities present a future obligation. ... One must also examine the ability of a business to convert an asset into cash within a short period of time.
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ASSETS
- Assets provide a future economic benefit, while liabilities present a future obligation.
- In financial accounting, an asset is any resource owned by the business.
- Anything tangible or intangible that can be owned or controlled to produce value and that is held by a company to produce positive economic value is an asset.
- Simply stated, assets represent value of ownership that can be converted into cash.
LIABILITIES
- Liabilities are legally binding obligations that are payable to another person or entity. Settlement of a liability can be accomplished through the transfer of money, goods, or services.
- A liability is increased in the accounting records with a credit and decreased with a debit.
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