Swell Company has a lawsuit pending from a customer claiming damages of $100,000. Swell’s attorney advises that the likelihood the customer will win is remote. GAAP requires at a minimum that this contingent liability be disclosed in the footnotes. disclosed in the footnotes, with ranges of the potential loss. recorded as a journal entry, as well as disclosed in the footnotes. No disclosure is required.

Swell Company has a lawsuit pending from a customer claiming damages of $100,000. Swell’s attorney advises that the likelihood the customer will win is remote. GAAP requires at a minimum that this contingent liability be disclosed in the footnotes. disclosed in the footnotes, with ranges of the potential loss. recorded as a journal entry, as well as disclosed in the footnotes. No disclosure is required.

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Author:Weil

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Chapter4: Balance Sheet: Presenting And Analyzing Resources And Financing

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