Taxes Payable Definition

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Accountants must properly account for taxes payable.

Accountants use a taxes payable account to record the taxes they need to pay for the period. As the company pays its taxes payable, the taxes payable account decreases.

  1. Defined

    • Taxes payable is an account that shows how much a company must still pay in taxes for the year.

    Account Type

    • Taxes payable is a liability account.

    Account Location

    • Taxes payable will be on the company's liability section of the balance sheet. If the taxes are payable in the next year, it will be a short-term liability. If the taxes are payable in more than a year, then the account is a long-term liability.

    Connection with Income Tax Expense

    • When the company records income taxes payable, it will also record an income tax expense. The expense goes on the income statement and reduces gross profits for the year in arriving at net income.

    Journal Entries

    • When first recording the payable, debit "Tax Expense" and credit "Taxes Payable." When paying the payable, debit "Taxes Payable" and credit "Cash."

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