Q. What do you mean by Liabilities?

Liabilities are the debts outstanding by a business. Usually a business should pay its debts by certain dates. A business acquires many of its liabilities by purchasing items on credit. Metro's liabilities contains of accounts payable amounts owed to suppliers for previous purchases and notes payable written promises to pay a specific sum of money totalling USD 6600. Metro Courier Inc is a company. The owners' concern in a corporation is referred to as stockholders' equity. Metro's stockholders' equity comprise of USD 30,000 paid for shares of capital stock and retained earnings of USD 2,100.