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  2. 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

  3. 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 ...

  4. International Financial Reporting Standards - Wikipedia

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    In addition research and development expenses can only be recognised as an intangible asset if they cross the threshold of being classified as 'development cost'. [ 22 ] Whilst the standard on provisions, IAS 37, prohibits the recognition of a provision for contingent liabilities, [ 23 ] this prohibition is not applicable to the accounting for ...

  5. Liability (financial accounting) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of types of liabilities include: money owing on a loan, money owing on a mortgage, or an IOU. Liabilities of sectors of USA economy, 1945-2017, based on flow of funds statistics of the Federal Reserve System. Liabilities are debts and obligations of the business they represent as creditor's claim on business assets.

  6. Cost contingency - Wikipedia

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    The estimated costs of the known-unknowns is referred to by cost estimators as cost contingency. Contingency "refers to costs that will probably occur based on past experience, but with some uncertainty regarding the amount. The term is not used as a catchall to cover ignorance.

  7. Contingent fee - Wikipedia

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    Contingent fees are not enforceable under the Russian law. They are not defined in law but the Constitutional Court ruled that fees for the services provided can not be contingent on the decisions that might be taken in the future by the government or courts, including the amount of the compensation awarded as a result of a court hearing. [9]

  8. Accounting equation - Wikipedia

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    Net Income = Revenue − Expenses. The equation resulting from making these substitutions in the accounting equation may be referred to as the expanded accounting equation, because it yields the breakdown of the equity component of the equation. [5] Assets = Liabilities + Contributed Capital + Revenue − Expenses − Dividends

  9. Accounting for leases in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For an operating lease, a liability and a right-of-use asset are set up at lease inception, at the present value of the rents plus any guaranteed residual. To the asset is added any initial direct costs and subtracted any lease incentives (such as a tenant improvement allowance). The liability is amortized using the interest method (like a ...