Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition (12th Edition)
Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134487151
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2DC
To determine

Contingent Liabilities are liabilities which arise from past events and it shall materialize its existence on occurrence or non-occurrence of a future event which may or may not happen.

Sell-Soft is the defendant in numerous law-suits claiming unfair trade practices. It has strong incentives not to disclose these contingent liabilities. GAAP requires the company to report the same. It is necessary for a company to follow the accounting principles laid down in the GAAP. Sell-Soft should hence disclose the same in their statements.

Requirement 1:

To discuss: the reasons of why a company would refrain from disclosing the contingent liabilities in the books of accounts

To determine

Requirement 2:

To discuss: the harm caused to bank in the event of a company not disclosing its contingent liabilities

To determine

Requirement 3:

the ethical tightrope while reporting contingent liabilities and the reporting responsibilities

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Chapter 11 Solutions

Horngren's Accounting, Student Value Edition (12th Edition)

Ch. 11 - Prob. 1RQCh. 11 - Prob. 2RQCh. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 4RQCh. 11 - What do short-term notes payable represent?Ch. 11 - 6. Coltrane Company has a $5,000 note payable that...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7RQCh. 11 - Prob. 8RQCh. 11 - Prob. 9RQCh. 11 - Prob. 10RQCh. 11 - Prob. 11RQCh. 11 - Prob. 12RQCh. 11 - Prob. 13RQCh. 11 - Prob. 14RQCh. 11 - Prob. 15RQCh. 11 - Prob. S11.1SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.2SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.3SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.4SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.5SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.6SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.7SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.8SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.9SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.10SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.11SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.12SECh. 11 - Prob. S11.13SECh. 11 - Prob. E11.14ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.15ECh. 11 - Recording and reporting current liabilities...Ch. 11 - Prob. E11.17ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.18ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.19ECh. 11 - Recording employee and employer payroll taxes...Ch. 11 - Accounting for warranty expense and warranty...Ch. 11 - Prob. E11.22ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.23ECh. 11 - Prob. E11.24ECh. 11 - Journalizing and posting liabilities Learning...Ch. 11 - Prob. P11.26APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.27APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.28APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.29APGACh. 11 - Prob. P11.30BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.31BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.32BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.33BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.34BPGBCh. 11 - Prob. P11.35CTCh. 11 - Prob. P11.36CPCh. 11 - Before you begin this assignment, review Tying it...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1DCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.2DCCh. 11 - Ethical Issue 11-1 Many small businesses have to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1FSC
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