Explain What Contingent Assets and Liabilities Are and How These

question 51

Essay

Explain what contingent assets and liabilities are and how these items are accounted for financial reporting purposes.

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Definitions:

IASB

The International Accounting Standards Board, responsible for the development and publication of International Financial Reporting Standards.

Leasing Exposure Draft

A preliminary standard or guideline released for public comment that addresses accounting for lease transactions.

Capital Leases

Leasing arrangements that are considered to possess the economic characteristics of asset ownership, typically leading to the lease asset being recorded on the balance sheet.

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset to the lessee, effectively treated as an asset purchase for accounting purposes.