Q. Income taxes payable?

Taxes withheld from employees comprise federal income taxes, state income taxes and social security taxes withheld from employees' pay checks. The company plans to pay these totals to the proper governmental agencies within a short period.

Income taxes payable are the taxes remunerated to the state and federal governments by a corporation on its income.

Interest payable is interest that the company has collected on notes or bonds but has not paid by the balance sheet date because it is not due until later.

Dividends payable or amounts the company has declared owed to stockholders represent a distribution of income. Since the corporation hasn't paid these declared dividends by the balance sheet date they are a liability.