Accrued liabilities show expenses or obligations incurred in the earlier accounting period but the payment for similar will be made in the subsequent period. In several cases where payments are made periodically, as wages, rent and the same items, the last month's payment may appear as accrued liabilities as particularly if the practice is to pay similar on the first working day of a month. Such obligation demonstrated on the balance sheet shows that the firm owed the said amount in the balance sheet date.