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Chapter 12 Liabilities Define liabilities.
Understand the importance of liabilities today. Apply the definition to accounting situations.
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Liabilities-Their Nature
Snake Pit New importance: Dependent vs Independent What are they? definitions
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Liabilities SFAC 6 definition & elements: probable
future sacrifice of economic benefits present obligation transfer assets or services past transaction or event
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Liabilities Three summary characteristics: 1. Duty exists
2. Virtually unavoidable 3. Event occurred
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Liabilities Human invention Sources Types Normal Operations
Government/courts Ethical/moral Types Contractual Constructive Equitable
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Liability Discussion Cases
SilVall Tech Obligation Issue Debit issue Lottery Ticket III Obligation Disc. Topics 5 & 6
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Concerns with Liabilities
Importance Four Concerns: 1. Settle only with assets 2. Focus “tense” tension..
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Liability concerns 3. Legal enforceability? 4. Which past event?
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Liability Update FASB revision of SFAC No. 6 liability definition
SFAS 107 (mark to market) Updates
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