A Contingency Was Evaluated at Year-End and Considered to Have

question 172

True/False

A contingency was evaluated at year-end and considered to have a reasonable possibility of becoming an actual liability.If this was not reported on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statements,it could be considered a violation of generally accepted accounting principles.

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Definitions:

Declaration Date

The date on which a firm’s directors issue a statement declaring a dividend.

Ex-Dividend Date

The date when the right to the dividend leaves the stock. This date was established by stockbrokers to avoid confusion and is two business days prior to the holder-of-record date. If the stock sale is made prior to the ex-dividend date, the dividend is paid to the buyer. If the stock is bought on or after the ex-dividend date, the dividend is paid to the seller.

Dividend Irrelevance Theory

A theory proposed by Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller that suggests that a company's dividend policy has no effect on its market value or investors' required yield.

Residual Distribution Policy

A policy where dividends are based on the earnings left over after all project and operational investments have been made.