Q. Explain about Long-term investments?

A long-term investment habitually consists of securities of another company held with the intention of (a) obtaining control of another company (b) securing a permanent source of income for the investor or (c) establishing friendly business relations. The long-term investment classification in the balance sheet doesn't include those securities purchased for short-term purposes. For most businesses long-term investments perhaps stocks or bonds of other corporations. Infrequently long-term investments include rental properties, funds accumulated for specific purposes and plant sites for future use.