Contingent liabilities are circumstances where a company may owe obligations to other parties. Explore three common types of contingent...
Accounts Payable Accrued Wages Deferred Revenue Unearned Revenue Notes Payable Bonds Payable Dividends Payable Non-Current Liabilities Long Term Debt (LTD) Contingent Liabilities Shareholders Equity Section Shareholders Equity Book Value of Equity (BVE) Retained Earnings Additional Paid-In Capital (APIC)...
(a) If a provision is made in the books for contingent liabilities, the same provision should be shown in the Balance Sheet under the head ‘Provision’. (b) If a provision is not made in the books for contingent liabilities, the same should be shown on...
Change in the useful life of depreciable assets Change in the liability arising due to warranty obligations Estimation regarding the life of Goodwill Discretion is involved in evaluating the criterion of contingent liability Post-retirement obligations say pension and gratuity. ...
Accounts Payable Accrued Wages Deferred Revenue Unearned Revenue Notes Payable Bonds Payable Dividends Payable Non-Current Liabilities Long Term Debt (LTD) Contingent Liabilities Shareholders Equity Section Shareholders Equity Book Value of Equity (BVE) Retained Earnings Additional Paid-In Capital (APIC)...
The company also did not recognize all its contingent liabilities because CZ GAAP does not generally require recognition of constructive obligations. The company also failed to distinguish between cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses as this distinction is not required by CZ GAAP. ...
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Some liabilities are contingent upon occurrence or non-occurrence of a future event such as lawsuit, etc. We judge the probability of occurrence of that event, and if it is more than 50%, we record a liability and corresponding expense at the most-likely amount. This prevents overstatement of...
GAAP recognizes three categories of contingent liabilities: probable, possible, and remote. Probable contingent liabilities can be reasonably estimated (and must be reflected within financial statements). Possible contingent liabilities are as likely to occur as not (and need only be disclosed in the f...
Delayingexpenses:Deferring the recording of current period expenses, such as payments to suppliers and rent, to a subsequent period makes current period earnings look better. Maskingcontingent liabilities:Failure to record potential liabilities that are likely to occur—and underestimating how much they ...