Fixed liabilities are debts—money that must be paid. Usually, debt on terms of longer than five years are fixed liabilities. Also called long-term liabilities.
Fixed liabilities, in contrast to floating liabilities, are secured by assets with a stable value, such as a building or a piece of equipment.
For more on this, see our article What Is Break-Even Analysis? along with the entries on fixed cost and floating liabilities.
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