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Chapter 13, Problem 1JC
1.
To determine
Whether the company should accrue, disclose or not report at all the contingency in the financial statement dated on 31st December, 2018.
Given information:
The company has gone through a case in which P sued for patent infringement. As on December 31st, 2018, the case was in the early stage and the company believed that they are likely to win. By the end of year 2019, the case progressed and
2.
To determine
The way in which the contingency should be reported as on December 31st, 2019.
3.
To determine
The way in which the contingency should be reported as on December 31st, 2020.
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