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Current Liability
A current liability is a liability payable within a year or an operating cycle. Current liabilities include accounts payable, short-term loans and working capital facilities, maturing long-term debt, tax remittances (VAT, payroll and income tax), interest payments, bank overdrafts, advance customer payments (i.e. deposits made ahead of order completion), declared but unpaid dividends.