What Is a "Contingent Asset

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is a "contingent asset?"

• A) There is no such thing, in IASB standards, as a "contingent asset."
• B) This is an asset that has been put up as collateral against a loan.
• C) This is a possible inflow of resources arising from a future activity.
• D) It is a probable asset, arising from past events, whose existence is yet to be confirmed definitively by a future event.

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Definitions:

Fiduciary Duty

A legal obligation to act in the best interest of another party, typically involving a relationship of trust, such as between a trustee and the beneficiaries of the trust.

Financial Risk

The possibility of losing financial capital due to market fluctuations, operational failures, or other external events.

Real Estate Development

The process of purchasing land, financing real estate deals, building or having builders construct projects, and ultimately selling the developed property.

Duty of Care

A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.