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Question:

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Instructions

(a) Access the glossary (“Master Glossary”) at the FASB Codification website to answer the following.

(1) What is the definition of current assets?

(2) What is the definition of current liabilities?

(b) A company wants to offset its accounts payable against its cash account and show a cash amount net of accounts payable on its balance sheet. Identify the criteria (found in the FASB Codification) under which a company has the right of set off. Does the company have the right to offset accounts payable against the cash account?

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...