Thompson Ltd must pay damages in relation to a drilling project environmental disaster. What would be included in the journal entry, assuming that the company created a provision for $15 000 two months ago but the actual damages were $16 550?     DR Provision for environmental disaster 16 550     DR Loss on environmental disaster 16 550     DR Provision for environmental disaster 15 000     CR Cash 15 000

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Thompson Ltd must pay damages in relation to a drilling project environmental disaster. What would be included in the journal entry, assuming that the company created a provision for $15 000 two months ago but the actual damages were $16 550?
   
DR Provision for environmental disaster 16 550
   
DR Loss on environmental disaster 16 550
   
DR Provision for environmental disaster 15 000
   
CR Cash 15 000
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