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  2. Contingent liability - Wikipedia

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    In accounting, contingent liabilities are liabilities that may be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of an uncertain future event [1] such as the outcome of a pending lawsuit. These liabilities are not recorded in a company's accounts and shown in the balance sheet when both probable and reasonably estimable as 'contingency' or ...

  3. Current ratio: What it is and how to calculate it - AOL

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    Intel (INTC) at year-end 2023 had $43.27 billion in current assets and $28.05 billion in current liabilities, for a high 1.54 current ratio. What is a good current ratio? The ideal current ratio ...

  4. Current ratio - Wikipedia

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    The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures whether a firm has enough resources to meet its short-term obligations. It is the ratio of a firm's current assets to its current liabilities, ⁠ Current Assets / Current Liabilities ⁠. The current ratio is an indication of a firm's accounting liquidity.

  5. Liability (financial accounting) - Wikipedia

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    The accounting equation relates assets, liabilities, and owner's equity: Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity. The accounting equation is the mathematical structure of the balance sheet. Probably the most accepted accounting definition of liability is the one used by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The following is a ...

  6. IAS 37 - Wikipedia

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    IAS 37 establishes the definition of a provision as a "liability of uncertain timing or amount", and requires that all the following conditions be fulfilled before a provision can be recognized: the entity currently has a liability as a result of a past event; an outflow of resources is likely to be needed to settle the liability; and

  7. Provision (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    The recording of the liability in the entity's balance sheet is matched to an appropriate expense account on the entity's income statement. In U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP), a provision is an expense. Thus, "Provision for Income Taxes" is an expense in U.S. GAAP but a liability in IFRS.

  8. Liability - Wikipedia

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    Accrued liabilities and contingent liability; Current liability, or short-term liabilities are obligations that will be settled by current assets or by the creation of new current liabilities; Non-current, or Long-term liabilities, liabilities with a future benefit over a certain period of time (e.g. longer than one year)

  9. Markel Group (MKL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript - AOL

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    They are based on current assumptions and opinions concerning a variety of known and unknown risks. ... The combined ratio was 94.3%, versus 97.8% in 2023, an improvement of 3.5 points, driven by ...