Liabilities: Liabilities are the obligation of the business or amount payable by the business. Liabilities can current or long term. Current liabilities are liabilities payable within the short term or business cycle of the company, for example Accounts payable for purchases and utilities payable. Long term liabilities are liabilities payable in a long period/ years, for example long term loan. Contingent Liability : A contingent liability is a future liability that is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. For example: Amount to be paid if the case running in the court is lost. A contingent liability should be recorded in the financial statement if it is probable and its reasonable amount can estimated, otherwise it should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statement. To identify: If Whole Foods is defended in any lawsuit for the year 2016.
Liabilities: Liabilities are the obligation of the business or amount payable by the business. Liabilities can current or long term. Current liabilities are liabilities payable within the short term or business cycle of the company, for example Accounts payable for purchases and utilities payable. Long term liabilities are liabilities payable in a long period/ years, for example long term loan. Contingent Liability : A contingent liability is a future liability that is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. For example: Amount to be paid if the case running in the court is lost. A contingent liability should be recorded in the financial statement if it is probable and its reasonable amount can estimated, otherwise it should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statement. To identify: If Whole Foods is defended in any lawsuit for the year 2016.
Solution Summary: The author explains that a contingent liability is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. Whole Foods has been defended for several cases related to shareholder’s claim, employees issues, and intellectual property rights.
Definition Definition Costs that a business is responsible for paying, should a particular event potentially occur in the future. Also called a potential liability, a contingent liability is generally recorded only when the amount of liability can be reasonably estimated and the contingency is likely to occur shortly. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Principles (IFRS) make it mandatory for the companies to record any contingent liability taking the principles of full disclosure, materiality, and prudence into consideration.
Chapter 8, Problem 83.3C
To determine
Concept introduction:
Liabilities:
Liabilities are the obligation of the business or amount payable by the business. Liabilities can current or long term. Current liabilities are liabilities payable within the short term or business cycle of the company, for example Accounts payable for purchases and utilities payable. Long term liabilities are liabilities payable in a long period/ years, for example long term loan.
Contingent Liability:
A contingent liability is a future liability that is dependent upon happening or not happening of an uncertain future event. For example: Amount to be paid if the case running in the court is lost. A contingent liability should be recorded in the financial statement if it is probable and its reasonable amount can estimated, otherwise it should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statement.
To identify:
If Whole Foods is defended in any lawsuit for the year 2016.
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Use the link above to
c) Critically analyze any significant accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. In your answer, indicate whether the company complied with the accounting standards and conventions.
https://www.republictt.com/pdfs/annual-reports/RFHL-Annual-Report-2022.pdf
Financial Reporting Analysis: Use Republic Financial Holdings Limited Annual Report 2022 to answer the Questions.
a) Evaluate the company’s latest annual financial statements (balance sheet,
income statement, and cash flow statement) and comment on the company's
financial performance and position. In your response, use the requirements of
IAS 1 as a guide.
b) Identify and discuss key accounting principles and standards applied in the
company’s financial reporting process indicating their reasons for choosing these
and how they were applied. Comment briefly on the appropriateness of the
choices made given the company’s industry, location and type (e.g. MNC,
regional conglomerate, etc.)
c) Critically analyze any significant accounting policies and estimates disclosed in
the notes to the financial statements. In your answer, indicate whether the
company complied with the accounting standards and…