Long-Term Obligations

Committed Costs
Committed costs are typically fixed costs that management has a long-term responsibility to pay, such as rent on a long-term lease and depreciation on an asset with an extended life.
Defeasance
Irrevocably committing specific assets to meet long-term obligations, providing a method to eliminate liabilities from a company's balance sheet that cannot be repaid early.
Solvency
Solvency refers to the ability of an individual or an organization to meet its long-term financial obligations and continue its operations in the future. Specifically, solvency can represent a financial state where a person or company can pay their debts as they come due, or the extent to which a bank's assets exceed its liabilities.

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