Question

Unearned revenues are liabilities because:______.

A. the customer may someday return items purchased for a refund.
B. no cash has changed hands.
C. the company is transferring them to another period for tax reasons.
D. goods or services have been paid for, but not yet provided to the customer.

Answer 1

nearned revenue is recorded on a company's balance sheet as a liability. It is treated as a liability because the revenue has still not been earned and represents products or services owed to a customer. ... Both are balance sheet accounts, so the transaction does not immediately affect the income statement