What are the contingent liabilities ?



What are the contingent liabilities ?..

Answer / pradipta acharya

Contingent liabilities are liabilities that may or may not
be incurred by an entity depending on the outcome of a
future event such as a court case. These liabilities are
recorded in a company's accounts and shown in the balance
sheet when both probable and reasonably estimable.

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