Concept explainers
1.
Liability:
Liability is the obligation of the company. These are further classified as current and non-current liabilities wherein current liability is payable within a year and non-current liabilities have a maturity period of more than a year.
To identify: Whether H should (a) record as liability, (b) disclose in notes or (c) shouldn’t disclose in the given case.
2.
Liability:
Liability is the obligation of the company. These are further classified as current and non-current liabilities wherein current liability is payable within a year and non-current liabilities have a maturity period of more than a year.
To identify: Whether H should (a) record as liability, (b) disclose in notes or (c) shouldn’t disclose in the given case when the loss cannot be estimated.
3.
Liability:
Liability is the obligation of the company. These are further classified as current and non-current liabilities wherein current liability is payable within a year and non-current liabilities have a maturity period of more than a year.
To identify: Whether H should (a) record as liability, (b) disclose in notes or (c) shouldn’t disclose in the given case when H is unlikely to lose the case.
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