Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
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Chapter 8, Problem 55BE
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A contingent liability is a future liability that is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. For example: Amount to be paid if the case running in the court is lost. A contingent liability should be recorded in the financial statement if it is probable and its reasonable amount can estimated, otherwise it should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statement.
To indicate:
The recording of the contingent liability.
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