the company’s financial position for the next 12 months. If there are uncertainties or contingencies that occur they must be disclosed in the footnotes section of the statement and in some circumstances reflected in the actual reporting (Schroeder, Clark, & Cathey, 2005). Pending Lawsuit A contingency is a possible event that will have some effect on the company. Pending lawsuits are considered a contingency because of possible outcomes that will impact the company’s financials. Litigation is
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“potentially” can be reasonable assumed to mean reasonably possible, which is defined as more than remote but less than probable. ASC 450-20-50-3 states, “Disclosure of a contingency shall be made if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss or an additional loss may have been incurred,” and “an accrual is not made for a loss contingency because any of the conditions in paragraph 450-20-25-2 are not met.” As previously stated no accrual was made because the litigations were not considered probable
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Provision * Existing liability * Uncertain timing or amount on future expenditure. (ito ang nagdidistuinguish) * Liability still exist but the date due and amount is indefinite * May equal to estimated liability or loss contingency (accrued because it is both probable and measurable) Provision and other liabilities * P; uncertain OL; certainty of timing and amount Recognition of provision * P shall be recognized in the FS under the ff. conditions
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To what extent are ‘big businesses’ poor at contingency planning? Contingency plans are made to deal with unplanned events such as natural and crises such as floods, fire, system failures or fatalities. For businesses this will be dependent on size or industry area, for example a small shop owner will have a different range of contingency plans to say that of a national bank. A contingency plan is generally made prior to a project taking place and forms part of the formal corporate planning process
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1. Accounts receivable and other receivables The company maintains provision for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make require payments, and such losses have been within management’s expectations. 2. Inventories a. Valuation. IFRS requires that inventory is carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost of the certain finished goods that are purchased for resale in relation to semiconductor repair services cannot be determined
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HISTORY OF CERCLA CERCLA commonly referred to as Superfund, was enacted in 1980 as a response to the concerns of hundreds of contaminated sites such as the Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York. The Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York that gained national and international attention after discovering the Hooker Chemical Company had buried over twenty one thousand tons of toxic waste on its site (EPA.gov).This publicity brought awareness to other contaminated hazardous waste disposal
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1. Contingency means 'factors in the future that could happen but the chances of it are out of our control' and contingency planning means putting safe guards in place to make provisions for such occurrences. The contingency factors that affect planning would mean that any planning that the company undertakes, need to take into occurrences that might result in needing to consult the contingency plan. Things to take into account when planning for change in a business are: * Organizational
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Current Liabilities and Contingencies The International Accounting Standards board (IASB) issues the International Financial reporting standards (IFRS) to over one hundred ten countries. The United States is excluded from this group but primarily follows the standards of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). While both accounting standards have some differences, 2016 will be the year the U.S. will make the switch and unite with the IFRS
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paradigm shifted to contingency leadership theories. Contingency leadership theory attempt to explain the appropriate leadership style based on the leaders, followers, and situations. In mid-to-late 1970s, the paradigm began to shift to the integrative. Integrative leadership theories attempt to combine the trait, behaviour, and contingency theories to explain successful, influencing leader-follower relationship. CONTIGENCY LEADERSHIP THEORIES Fred E. fiedler Contingency leadership model is
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that Danle could potentially, but not probably, be liable for a percentage of recovery sought by the claimants in those matters, which is matches the definition of Reasonably Possible but not Remote. FASB ASC 450-20-50-3 states: Disclosure of the contingency shall be made if there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss or an additional loss may have been incurred and either of the following conditions exists:
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