Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Contingent liabilities are those that depend on the outcome of an uncertain ...

Accruing a likely contingent liability is part of responsible earnings management. Although you aren't likely to find the term "earnings management" in an accounting dictionary, the American Institute ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Ryan Eichler holds a B.S.B.A with a concentration in Finance from Boston ...

A liability is a financial obligation or debt owed. Liabilities are key elements on every company’s balance sheet, and therefore, important to stock and bond investors. Learn more. In finance and ...

lthough in the past the government won a number of important victories in its ongoing attempt to stop abusive tax transactions, it has continued to lose on contingent liability transactions. Recently, ...