time. For manufactures of any product from food to medicine to vehicles, they must create items that are safe to use. This is not only necessary to long term brand value and company success, but it is required by law. Perfection is the goal; however product failure and defects always occur, especially in advanced products such as vehicles. According to the statics, we found that Ford used to face the serious lawsuit with their tires; Toyota lost a fortune by recalling of their defected vehicles. (MotorTrend, 2011) For the multinational companies, it will be necessary for them to set up the contingency account to manage the crisis whenever possible. It will be tremendous amount of loss when they find themselves facing the charges. Contingency …show more content…
The warranty policy was established by FASB, which specifies the range from guarantees of leases, loans to stock price and letters of credit (Week, 2013). With the times goes by, the FASB replaces all of the old warranty policy with a single Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). In this new policy, it supersedes the original rules and specifies every detail of preparing the information related to warranty. (Week, New Warranty Accounting Standards, 2013) The definition of contingency under ASC Topic 450-10-20 of FASB states that an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible gain (gain contingency) or loss (loss contingency) to an entity that is ultimately resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur (Financial Accounting Standards Board, 2009). Not all the uncertain situations are considered as contingencies; there are several situations that are not contingencies, such
The large number of handlers in the process of manufacturing and packaging a product typically makes it difficult to prove when and how the manufacturer was negligent.
According to ASC 450-20-25-1, “When a loss contingency exists, the likelihood that the future event or events will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. As indicated in the definition of contingency, the term loss is used for convenience to include many charges against income that are commonly referred to as expenses and others that are commonly
Under FASB ASC 805-10-25-23, acquisition related costs in business combinations are reported as an expense at the time of their occurrence by the acquiring company. This was a change from the previous way of capitalizing acquisition related costs for all business combinations and was established for all business combinations complete on or after January 1, 2009. This was a needed change in accounting because the acquisition costs do not represent a future value, are not a part of the value of the business being purchased, and would be expensed if the decision was made not to acquire the company being evaluated.
A loss contingency as per ASC 450-10-20 is “An existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The term loss is used for conveniences to include many charges against income that are commonly referred to as expenses and others that are commonly referred to as losses.” Contingent liabilities depend on the occurrence of one or more future events to confirm the: amount payable, the payee, the date payable, or its existence.
“Resolution of the uncertainty may confirm any of the following: b. the reduction of a liability… d. The incurrence of a liability” says ASC 450-10-05-5. Also, ASC 450-30-25-1 shows that “A contingency that might result in a gain usually should not be reflected in the financial statements because to do so might be to recognize revenue before its realization.” This information shows that the company can record the reduction of the loss contingency in 2011, after the appellate judges reclined W Inc.’s rehearing because this is the resolution of uncertainty.
50-3 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:
ASC 450-20-50-3: 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: a. an accrual is not made for a loss contingency because any of the conditions in 450-20-25-2 are not met. b. an exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 450-20-30-1.
As indicated in the definition of contingency, the term loss is used for convenience to include many charges against income that are commonly referred to as expenses and others that are commonly referred to as losses. The Contingencies Topic uses the terms probable, reasonably possible, and remote to identify three areas within that range.
35. A gain contingency is an existing uncertain situation that might result in a gain, which often is the flip side
Ensures consumer goods are always in best possible mechanical condition. Major Drawback of Purchasing
As if this weren’t enough, quality problems mounted week after week. Only months later in February 2010, the NHTSA revealed that it had received claims citing another life threatening defect in the break system for the Toyota Prius. More than 400 thousand Prius recalls resulted. In April of 2010, customers reported handling issues in the Lexus brand which resulted in another recall of 9,400 Lexus cars and a “Don’t Buy: Safety Risk” rating from Consumer Reports. Also in April, the company voluntarily recalled Siennas to address a problem with corrosion on a spare tire cable. Later that month, Toyota voluntarily recalled 2003 Sequoia SUVs to improve the stability controls. 2010 Tacomas were also recalled for defective front drive shafts. Once the quality icon, Toyota had hit a really low point; so low that credit
Are division one college athletes are getting ripped off because they do not get payed for playing their sport? Many say that these athletes are getting payed enough through their scholarships they are awarded for going to that school. They should get some type of extra payment for how much they spend on their sport and then their studies as well. Just imagine having to wake up every day and going to classes for 6-8 hours then having to go to practices or games right after that. Then having to do that all over again the very next day and for the rest of the week. That’s the weekly schedule for the average Division One college athlete. After having to do all of this, they still get nothing extra for having to balance their schedule so they can get enough sleep, still do their homework, and getting to practices on time daily.
A contingency that might result in a gain usually should not be reflected in the financial statements because to do so might be to recognize revenue before its realization.
By pursuing my MBA I will further my career in the current work environment that I am in. First, I need to establish the importance of how others perceive me and how I fit in the profile of a manager; this will be done using the Jungian Personality Self-Assessment Test. Then I will construct an argument that will prove the advantage of pursuing an MBA to further my career is the right choice.
Due to the media, what little knowledge the world has about Schizophrenia is clouded by fear of those who have it. People affected by Schizophrenia are sick and need to be treated with the same respect every human is treated with; if not even more. However, fear and discrimination has clouded Schizophrenia to the point were it has become twisted with lies and misconceptions.