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AccountingCornerstones of Financial AccountingWhich of the following is true? a. No journal entries or footnotes are necessary if the probability of a contingent liability is remote. b. A contingent liability should always be recorded in the footnotes to the financial statements. c. A contingent liability should always be recorded within the financial statements. d. A company can choose to record a contingent liability either within its financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements.
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Which of the following is true? a. No journal entries or footnotes are necessary if the probability of a contingent liability is remote. b. A contingent liability should always be recorded in the footnotes to the financial statements. c. A contingent liability should always be recorded within the financial statements. d. A company can choose to record a contingent liability either within its financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements.

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Which of the following is true?

a. No journal entries or footnotes are necessary if the probability of a contingent liability is remote.

b. A contingent liability should always be recorded in the footnotes to the financial statements.

c. A contingent liability should always be recorded within the financial statements.

d. A company can choose to record a contingent liability either within its financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements.

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