Concept introduction:
Liabilities:
Liabilities are the obligation of the business or amount payable by the business. Liabilities can current or long term. Current liabilities are liabilities payable within the short term or business cycle of the company, for example Accounts payable for purchases and utilities payable. Long term liabilities are liabilities payable in a long period/ years, for example long term loan.
A contingent liability is a future liability that is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. For example: Amount to be paid if the case running in the court is lost. A contingent liability should be recorded in the financial statement if it is probable and its reasonable amount can estimated, otherwise it should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statement.
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If Whole Foods is defended in any lawsuit for the year 2016.
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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