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Contingent Liabilities
Those liabilities which depends on the occurrence of any event in the future due to happening of any event in past is known as contingent liabilities. These liabilities may occur or may not be. An example of
The effect of the contingent liabilities of
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Contingent Liabilities
Those liabilities which depends on the occurrence of any event in the future due to happening of any event in past is known as contingent liabilities. These liabilities may occur. An example of contingent liability is the pending lawsuit against company, which, if goes against, can damage the company very much.
The reason for recording contingent liabilities.
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