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      • Cash on hand is considered to be a liquid asset because it can be readily accessed. The money in your checking account, savings account, or money market account is considered liquid because it can be withdrawn easily to settle liabilities.
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  1. Jun 27, 2024 · A liquid asset is cash on hand or an asset that can be easily converted to cash. In terms of liquidity, cash is supreme since cash as legal tender is the ultimate goal.

  2. Oct 14, 2024 · Cash on Hand is a financial metric indicating the amount of liquid capital available to an individual or business. For businesses, it includes physical currency, funds in bank accounts, and liquid assets readily convertible to cash.

  3. Jun 19, 2024 · A company may look at its balance sheet to measure risk, make sure it has enough cash on hand, and evaluate how it wants to raise more capital (through debt or equity). What Is the Balance...

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  4. A liquid asset is cash on hand or an asset other than cash that can be quickly converted into cash at a reasonable price. In other words, a liquid asset can be quickly sold on the market without a significant loss of its value.

    • Current Assets. Cash and Equivalents. The most liquid of all assets, cash, appears on the first line of the balance sheet. Cash Equivalents are also lumped under this line item and include assets that have short-term maturities under three months or assets that the company can liquidate on short notice, such as marketable securities.
    • Non-Current Assets. Plant, Property, and Equipment (PP&E) Property, Plant, and Equipment (also known as PP&E) capture the company’s tangible fixed assets.
    • Current Liabilities. Accounts Payable. Accounts Payables, or AP, is the amount a company owes suppliers for items or services purchased on credit. As the company pays off its AP, it decreases along with an equal amount decrease to the cash account.
    • Non-Current Liabilities. Bonds Payable. This account includes the amortized amount of any bonds the company has issued. Long-Term Debt. This account includes the total amount of long-term debt (excluding the current portion, if that account is present under current liabilities).
  5. According to International Accounting Standard 7 (IAS 7), Cash “comprises cash on hand and demand deposits”. And cash equivalents “are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value”.

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  7. Dec 29, 2023 · Cash and Equivalents: This is the most liquid asset and includes cash on hand and cash equivalents such as short-term investments and marketable securities. Accounts Receivable: This account represents the balance of sales revenue that is still to be collected from customers.

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