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Unearned revenue is classified as : 1- Asset 2- Liability

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Question ajoutée par Khaled Abdelrehim ACCA DipIFR CMA , Financial Analysis Assistant General Manager , Khalda Petroleum Company
Date de publication: 2014/07/15
khalid Hassanien
par khalid Hassanien , Financial Manger , Alrwania Ltd

Unearned revenue is a liability for the recipient of the payment, so the initial entry is a debit to the cash account and a credit to the unearned revenue account.

Ankit Jain
par Ankit Jain , Finance Controller (head of Finance and Accounts) , Imperio International Limited, Lagos, Nigeria

It is simply Current Liability, which is undue but received. when it becomes due, it becomes income, but uptill then it is a liability.

Nancy Refai
par Nancy Refai , Health, safety and environmental management Trainer and consultant , Freelancer

It's liability as long as the company is obliged to deliver service/ product in return to prepaid money

Muhammad Anas Jangda
par Muhammad Anas Jangda , Deputy Manager Internal Audit and Systm , Soorty Enterprise Limited (Denim Manufacturer and Exporter)

it as liablity as received amout has not been earned therefore income cant be credited remaining one is liablity which has to be credited with debited asset.

Faraz Shafiuddin Shafiuddin
par Faraz Shafiuddin Shafiuddin , Business Analyst , National Guard Health

2 - Liability

Akram Massoud
par Akram Massoud , FINANCE MANAGER , Autoexcellence LTD

The unearned revenue account is usually classified as a current liability on the balance sheet.

MUDDASSER ALI
par MUDDASSER ALI , Manager Accounts , M/s Ghulam Muhammad & Sons (GMS (Pvt) Ltd). (Autoparts Manufacturing Concern)

Current Liablity till we dont give goods/services,after delivery it becomes income

Aatif Khan
par Aatif Khan , Manager Compliance & Reconciliation , Kings Real Estate

As unearned revenue appears as a credit entry and cannot be classified as a revenue, it will automatically be classifed as a liability

Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud
par Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud , Chartered Accountant # 10465 , Self-employed

unearned revenu is a liability

serbah djamel
par serbah djamel , Senior Specialist General ledger/ Financial control , wataniya telecom algeria

A deferred revenue is a product that relates to year N +1 but was recorded in N.

Incidence documents summaries 

 

For the Balance Sheet

The Deferred appear at the bottom of the liability. 

 

To the income statement 

The deferred revenue decrease account balances usual products. 

 

For Annex 

Accruals must be information in the annex, if it is significant.

khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim
par khaled Ibrahim Sayed Abd El Salam Ibrahim , Chief Accountant , -ElMehy engineering company

I agree with Mr.Mohamed Iqabl100 % and i think its the best defin for it and the best use as well, finally i wish if we can agree with some one its the best to say that instead of asnwer without know the accurate answer.

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