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  2. IAS 37 - Wikipedia

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    International Accounting Standard 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, or IAS 37, is an international financial reporting standard adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

  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. List of International Financial Reporting Standards - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and official interpretations, as set out by the IFRS Foundation. It includes accounting standards either developed or adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.

  5. Management assertions - Wikipedia

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    In developing that conclusion, the auditor evaluates whether audit evidence corroborates or contradicts financial statement assertions. [2] Second, auditors are required to consider the risk of material misstatement through understanding the entity and its environment, including the entity's internal control.

  6. International Financial Reporting Standards - Wikipedia

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    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 contingent liabilities in a business combination. In that case the acquirer shall recognise a contingent liability even if it is not probable that an outflow of resources ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States)

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    The FASB expects that the new system will reduce the amount of time and effort required to research an accounting issue, mitigate the risk of noncompliance with standards through improved usability of the literature, provide accurate information with real-time updates as new standards are released, and assist the FASB with the research efforts ...

  9. Generally Accepted Auditing Standards - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board develops standards (Auditing Standards or AS) for publicly traded companies since the 2002 passage of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act; however, it adopted many of the GAAS initially. The GAAS continues to apply to non-public/private companies.