February 1, 2019, one of the huge storage tanks of MS Manufacturing Company exploded. Windows in houses and other buildings within a one-mile radius of the explosion were severely damaged, and a number of people were injured. As of February 15, 2019 (when the December 31, 2018, financial statements were completed and sent to the publisher for printing and public distribution), no suits had been filed or claims asserted against the company as a consequence of the explosion. The company fully anticipates that suits will be filed and claims asserted for injuries and damages. Because the casualty was uninsured and the company considered at fault, Viking Manufacturing will have to cover the damages from its own resources. Instructions: Discuss fully the accounting treatment and disclosures that should be accorded the casualty and related contingent losses in the financial statements dated December 31, 2018.
February 1, 2019, one of the huge storage tanks of MS Manufacturing Company exploded.
Windows in houses and other buildings within a one-mile radius of the explosion were severely damaged,
and a number of people were injured. As of February 15, 2019 (when the December 31, 2018, financial
statements were completed and sent to the publisher for printing and public distribution), no suits had been
filed or claims asserted against the company as a consequence of the explosion. The company fully
anticipates that suits will be filed and claims asserted for injuries and damages. Because the casualty was
uninsured and the company considered at fault, Viking Manufacturing will have to cover the damages from
its own resources.
Instructions:
Discuss fully the accounting treatment and disclosures that should be accorded the casualty and related
contingent losses in the financial statements dated December 31, 2018.
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