In: Accounting
A contingent liability is:
Multiple Choice
An obligation arising from the purchase of goods or services on credit.
An obligation arising from a future event.
An obligation not requiring future payment.
A potential obligation that depends on a future event arising from a past transaction or event.
Always of a specific amount.
Answer : D = A Potential obligation that depends on a future event arising from a past transaction or event.
>> Contingent Liability is an Obligation of liability that depends on future event, which arising from past transaction or event.
>> Obligation of liability is a potential obligation.