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A manufacturer receives an advance payment for special-order goods that are to be manufactured and delivered within the next year.

The advance payment should be reported in the manufacturer’s current-year statement of financial position as a(n)

A. Current liability.

B. Non-current liability.

C. Contra asset amount.

D. Accrued revenue.

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Date Posted: 2015/02/26
Mohammed Shahid Ullah
by Mohammed Shahid Ullah , Executive Director (Finance) , Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited

It will be a liability for the manufacturer books for current year.

Saifudheen Mullantavide Puthiyapurayil
by Saifudheen Mullantavide Puthiyapurayil , Chief Accountant , Crescent Global Insurance Services W.L.L & Connect Underwriting LTD

The advance payment should be reported in the manufacturer’s current-year statement of financial position as a Current liability.

Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

A  is the right option ....................................

Sanjay Limbu
by Sanjay Limbu , Manager , Gurkha Beverage

Any Liabilities that that has maturity period of one year or less than one year should be treated as Current Liabilities so the manufacturer company have to book such type of entries as a Current Liabilities.

Muhammad Imran
by Muhammad Imran , Head of Accounts & Company Secretary , Fauji Infraavest Foods Limited

A. Current Liabilities as Advances Received.

Ahmed kandil
by Ahmed kandil , Cost Controller , Battour Holding Cpompany

answer A is the correct answer 

mohammed ghazi
by mohammed ghazi , sales/driver , Al jazim Construction

A. Current liability because of advance payment

Umair Khan
by Umair Khan , Internee , Attock Refinery Limited

Current liability because accounting to IAS18 risk and rewards are not transfer to the buyer and secondly there is still an involvement of manufacturing company.

Mobeen Tahir
by Mobeen Tahir , Credit Officer , Tawuniya Insurance

Option A is the right answer.

Answer is

>>>A) Current liability,actually it is an unearned revenue.

Ezzidin Ibrahim
by Ezzidin Ibrahim , Financial Controller , Karim Food Industries

D. Decrease in shareholders’ equity. since the goods will be delivered within a period of less than12 months.

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