contingent liability

hi

whats the accounting treatment for contingent liability on bills receivable discounted?

what does it mean?

is contingent liability is accounted as liabilty and disclosed in Balance sheet as foot note?

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HI Dear,

Contingent liability is not a real liability. Thats why it is not shown in balance sheet. It is just disclosed as contingent liability as a Notes on Accounts.

CA. Vijay Sharma

 

hi,

Contingent Liabilities is nothing but not a actual liability of company on B/S date, it may or may not arise in future, because of this we have to disclose under B/S as Footnote as per company law.

 

hi thanks.. how is it treated on it becoming an actual liability say in case of bills receivable discounted?

is it to be adjusted against Debtors  or bills receivable?

What are the flow of entries for this?

Hi,

When you have already Discounted the bill How can the actual liability affect the B/R acc?? cuz you already cancelled it while discounting. When actuall default occurs the bank will automatically debit your account. So your 

contingent Liability will be lifted and your Debtors(increase)  and Bank balance (decrease) will be affected.

Hi All,

Contingent Liability is a potential liability to the company. It becomes actual liability only in case if  it happens. Thats why it shown in Balance sheet. as Foot note.

For Example:- Company sells its product to the customer saying that it will replace the product if it becomes defective. If no product have become defective then its not actual liability to the company. Thats why contingent liability is shown in Balance as Foot note.

 

 

Sir

 

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