Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134486840
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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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 conting…
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Contingent liability:  It is a potential liability of a company that depends on a future event. The recording of contingent liability is based on the following likelihoods of the event occur in future:

  • Remote
  • Reasonably possible
  • Probable

To explain: Contingent liability and its examples

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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (6th Edition)

Ch. 11 - Prob. 6QCCh. 11 - Prob. 1QCCh. 11 - A company sells 180,000 (selling price) of goods...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3QCCh. 11 - Prob. 4QCCh. 11 - Prob. 5QCCh. 11 - Prob. 7QCCh. 11 - Vega Company expects to pay a 4% bonus on net...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9QCCh. 11 - Prob. 10QC
Ch. 11 - Prob. 1RQCh. 11 - What is a current liability? Provide some examples...Ch. 11 - How is sales tax recorded? Is it considered an...Ch. 11 - How do unearned revenues arise?Ch. 11 - What do short-term notes payable represent?Ch. 11 - Coltrane Company has a 5,000 note payable that is...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7RQCh. 11 - Prob. 8RQCh. 11 - Prob. 9RQCh. 11 - Prob. 10RQCh. 11 - What are the two main controls for payroll?...Ch. 11 - When do businesses record warranty expense, and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 13RQCh. 11 - Prob. 14RQCh. 11 - Prob. 15RQCh. 11 - Determining current versus long-term liabilities...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.3SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.5SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.6SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.7SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.9SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.10SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.11SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.12SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.13SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.14ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.15ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.16ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.17ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.18ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.19ECh. 11 - E11-20 Recording employee and employer payroll...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.21ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.22ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.23ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.24ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.25APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.26APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.27APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.28APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.29APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.30BPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.31BPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.32BPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.33BPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.34BPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.36CPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.1TICh. 11 - Prob. 11.1DCCh. 11 - Sell-Soft is the defendant in numerous lawsuits...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1EICh. 11 - Prob. 11.1FSCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.1CA
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