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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
Presentation of Current Assets and Current Liabilities 1979 January 1, 1981: July 1, 1998: IAS 1: IAS 14: Reporting Financial Information by Segment (1981) Segment reporting (1997) 1981 January 1, 1983: January 1, 2009: IFRS 8: IAS 15 Information Reflecting the Effects of Changing Prices 1981 January 1, 1983: January 1, 2005: N/A IAS 16
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 ...
Asset: A present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past events which are expected to generate future economic benefits. Liability: A present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Equity: The residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all its liabilities.
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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.
Total provision costs, the four lines in our income statement, including provisions for financial receivables, counter assets and receivables, provision for contingent guarantee liability, and ...
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)