Accounting Dictionary - Letter L

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Losses
are similar to expenses in the way that both decrease assets or increase liabilities; however, losses differ from expenses in that they are caused by incidental transactions, rather than from ordinary operating activities. An example is a loss on a sale of fixed assets.
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