Unearned fees appear on the a. income statement as revenue b. balance sheet in the current assets section c. balance sheet in the owner's equity section d. balance sheet as a current liability

The answer is D. balance sheet as a current liability

Explanation:

Unearned fee is the amount that has been collected before rendering a service. For example, a customer paid in advance for goods that have been delivered, a football season ticket holder. The full service has not been rendered. So it is recognized as a liability because the customer can terminate the contract anytime.

As the service is being rendered, maybe monthly, quarterly or weekly, revenue is recognized and unearned fee decreases.

For example, a customer paid a $12,000 on Jan 1. for monthly delivery of magazine for a year. Here, the customer paid for a service that last till Dec 31st.

What will be recognized as revenue monthly is $1,000 ($12,000/12months) and unearned revenue too decrease by $1,000 monthly