Intermediate Accounting, 17th Edition
Intermediate Accounting, 17th Edition
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781119503682
Author: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield
Publisher: WILEY
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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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Liability: Liability refers to the state of responsibility of a firm to pay its dues.

To define: To define the nature of a liability.

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