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provision or liability?

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FA – FIA FFA › provision or liability?

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  • December 19, 2014 at 2:23 pm #221156
    muradn
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    Hi,

    i have a question like.this. For example the obligation is probable but it can not be measured with reliability. in this case we should take it into account as contingent liability?

    December 20, 2014 at 5:53 pm #221188
    John Moffat
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    Yes 🙂

    A provision is when you are not certain as to the amount or as to the timing.
    Here, we are not certain as to whether it will actually be payable and therefore it is a contingent liability.
    Because it is ‘probably’ we will show it as owing and will therefore have a provision.

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