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51Off-balance-sheet — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
52Off-Balance-Sheet Financing — A form of financing in which large capital expenditures are kept off of a company s balance sheet through various classification methods. Companies will often use off balance sheet financing to keep their debt to equity (D/E) and leverage ratios… …
53off-balance sheet — An asset, liability or commitment that is not reflected in a company s balance sheet is said to be off balance sheet. For example, off balance sheet financing is financing that is not shown as a liability on a company s balance sheet. + off… …
54Common Size Balance Sheet — A company balance sheet that displays all items as percentages of a common base figure. This type of financial statement can be used to allow for easy analysis between companies or between time periods of a company. The image above illustrates… …
55Fed Balance Sheet — A breakdown of the assets and liabilities held by the Federal Reserve. This report essentially outlines the factors that affect both the supply and the absorption of Federal Reserve funds. The Fed balance sheet report reveals the means the Fed… …
56Off Balance Sheet - OBS — An asset or debt that does not appear on a company s balance sheet. Items that are considered off balance sheet are generally ones in which the company does not have legal claim or responsibility for. For example, loans issued by a bank are… …
57off-balance sheet — A term used to describe contingent liabilities, contingent assets, and commitments that are legally binding but are not assets or liabilities shown on the balance sheet under GAAP. Examples include loan commitments and letters of credit. American …
58off-balance-sheet — UK US adjective [before noun] ACCOUNTING ► used to describe assets or debts that a company does not need to show on its balance sheet (= financial statement for a particular period): »The company had $4 billion in off balance sheet debt that was… …
59off-balance-sheet finance — OBSF A method of financing a company s activities so that some or all of the finance and the corresponding assets do not appear on the balance sheet of the company. By making use of OBSF a company can enhance its accounting ratios, such as the… …
60off-balance-sheet finance — OBSF A method of financing a company s activities so that some or all of the finance and the corresponding assets do not appear on the balance sheet of the company. By making use of OBSF a company can enhance its accounting ratios, such as the… …
