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Accounts payable Short term notes payable Current portion of non-current liabilities Non-current liabilities expected to be refinanced Contingent liabilities
Accounts payable
deferred revenue (can be current and/or non-current) Current portion of taxes payable
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable etc., expected to pay very quickly ---- interest should not be an issue Notes payable: probably include interest. Make sure interest is calculated and recognized properly
Completed negotiations to issue new debt Already issued new debt (after end of fiscal year, but before financial statements issued)
Contingent Liabilities
Potential liabilities triggered by some specified future event. Rule: If the trigger event is probable and the amount can be determined -- accrue the liability If the potential liability is expected to be material, but the amount cannot be estimated, disclose in footnote
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Example: Warranties
Both probable and can be estimated -- accrue when sales made: Based on experience, warranty costs resulting from current sales should total $15,000.
Journal entry:
If company named as a PRP (partially responsible party) by the EPA If company activities require future mitigation (cleanup, reactor shut downs etc.)
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Example: Lawsuit
material)
(not potentially
Unless there is no likelihood of winning, NEVER accrue lawsuit liability. Instead: Footnote general for run of the mill lawsuits: XYZ company is party to several legal actions in which we expect to prevail. Even if they should result in a negative verdict we do not expect them to have a material effect on the company
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Lawsuit
Footnote: The company is being sued for $50 million for alleged racial discrimination. We deny the charges and expect to prevail. Even if we should not prevail we do not believe that this case would have a material effect on the company.
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Lawsuit
Company may chose to accrue liability to force the action into bankruptcy court. This applies to unusual situations, original case: Johns Manville (The granddaddy of asbestos litigation) Company accrued the potential liability, triggered debt/equity covenants led to technical bankruptcy, etc.
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Lawsuit
Other examples: Dow Corning (Breast implants) Dalkon Shield Not to be done unless the technical bankruptcy route is really considered the only option.
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Conditions imposed with operating permits that require certain actions to clean up after operations/use completed
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Expected cost is discounted (PV) and capitalized and then amortized (expensed) over the life of the asset Example: Strip mining concession
Condition: restore land to original condition expected cost: $500,000 Life: 50,000 tons of coal; 3 years
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$375,500
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Journal entry:
$37,550 $37,550
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Payroll deductions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Social security taxes Income taxes (state, federal, local) Unemployment tax Workmans compensation Other deductions (parking, union dues, 401k contributions)
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Note that some of these are subtracted from salaries earned, employer acts as collection agency for government or other agencies: Examples: Income taxes, union dues, 401k contributions, other employee savings (deductions) programs, employee social security contribution.
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Other items are paid by the employer directly (i.e., NOT deducted from cash received by employee) Examples:
Unemployment tax Employer portion of social security contribution Pension, vacation, sick pay Workmans compensation
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