uilding, plant and an amount equal to one year’s net profit. During the year, there were a number of meetings with the representatives of the insurance company. Finally, before the year-end, it was decided that Wonder Inc. would receive compensation of 90% of its claim. Wonder Inc. received a letter that the settlement check for that amount had been mailed, but it was not received before year-end. How should Wonder Inc. treat this in its financial statements? Disclose the contingent asset in the footnotes. Wait until next year when the settlement check is actually received and not recognize or disclose the receivable at all since at year-end it is a contingent asset. Because the settlement of the claim was conveyed by a letter from the insurance company, that also stated that the settlement check was in the mail for 90% of the claim, record the 90% of the claim as a receivable as it is virtually certain that the contingent asset will be received. Because the settlement of the claim was conveyed by a letter from the insurance company that also stated that the settlement check was in the mail for 90% of the claim, record 100% of the claim as a receivable at year-end as it is virtually certain that the contingent asset will be received, and adjust the 10% next year when the settlement check is actually receiv

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A factory owned by Wonder Inc. was destroyed by fire. Wonder Inc. lodged an insurance claim for the value of the factory building, plant and an amount equal to one year’s net profit. During the year, there were a number of meetings with the representatives of the insurance company. Finally, before the year-end, it was decided that Wonder Inc. would receive compensation of 90% of its claim. Wonder Inc. received a letter that the settlement check for that amount had been mailed, but it was not received before year-end. How should Wonder Inc. treat this in its financial statements?

Disclose the contingent asset in the footnotes.
Wait until next year when the settlement check is actually received and not recognize or disclose the receivable at all since at year-end it is a contingent asset.
Because the settlement of the claim was conveyed by a letter from the insurance company, that also stated that the settlement check was in the mail for 90% of the claim, record the 90% of the claim as a receivable as it is virtually certain that the contingent asset will be received.
Because the settlement of the claim was conveyed by a letter from the insurance company that also stated that the settlement check was in the mail for 90% of the claim, record 100% of the claim as a receivable at year-end as it is virtually certain that the contingent asset will be received, and adjust the 10% next year when the settlement check is actually received.

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