Aljur Company is involved in litigation regarding a faulty product sold in a prior year. The entity has consulted with an attorney and determined that there is a 50% change of losing. The attorney estimated that the amount of any payment would be between P500,000 and P800,000 with P500,000 as the best estimate. What amount of accrued liability should be reported?

Aljur Company is involved in litigation regarding a faulty product sold in a prior year. The entity has consulted with an attorney and determined that there is a 50% change of losing. The attorney estimated that the amount of any payment would be between P500,000 and P800,000 with P500,000 as the best estimate. What amount of accrued liability should be reported?

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SWFT Essntl Tax Individ/Bus Entities 2020

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Chapter18: Comparative Forms Of Doing Business

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