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Letters of comfort or support

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  • December 4, 2016 at 3:03 pm #353735
    Muslim Farooque
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    Sir can a letter of comfort /support a subsidiary may get from a parent or a one company gets from another can that be a contingent asset or contingent liability for each party respectively?

    December 4, 2016 at 4:37 pm #353763
    MikeLittle
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    It’s not an asset of any kind

    As for the giver, it’s either a contingent liability or it’s a provision – that depends on the probability that that support may be called upon

    Of course, you could argue that, since there is no contractual force behind such a letter which is, at best, a statement of intent, then it’s not even a contingent liability (a possible obligation the outcome of which will only be determined by the occurrence or non-occurrence of some substantially uncertain future event)

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