A liability is a financial obligation or debt owed. Liabilities are key elements on every company’s balance sheet, and therefore, important to stock and bond investors. Learn more. In finance and ...

Liabilities are the debts and obligations that detract from a company’s total value, which have to be paid over a certain period of time. The form of the debt can vary – common examples include ...

Norwalk, Conn. — In a continuing effort to quickly converge at least a few U.S. standards to international standards, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is hammering out a proposal on liability ...