The tax court is hearing a case for a taxpayer living in Pennsylvania. The 1st and 3rd Circuit Courts of Appeals have previously ruled in other cases involving the issue in the taxpayer's favor. Alternatively, the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th have all ruled in the IRS's favor on this tax issue. How would you expect the tax court to decide this case?

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Contingent Liabilities and Provisions

A contingent liability can be defined as a liability the occurrence of which is dependent upon the happening of an uncertain future event. It is generally recorded in the books only when the amount of liability can be reasonably estimated and the contingency is likely to occur shortly.