Chapter 11: 14RQ (page 604)
Curtis Company is facing a potential lawsuit. Curtis’s lawyers think that it is reasonably possible that it will lose the lawsuit. How should Curtis report this lawsuit?
Reasonable possible contingent liability is recorded in the notes to the financial statement.
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Sell-Soft is the defendant in numerous lawsuits claiming unfair trade practices. SellSoft has strong incentives not to disclose these contingent liabilities. However, GAAP requires that companies report their contingent liabilities.
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Lucy Rose works at College of Fort Worth and is paid $12 per hour for a 40-hour workweek and time-and-a-half for hours above 40.
Requirements
1. Compute Rose’s gross pay for working 60 hours during the first week of February.
2. Rose is single, and her income tax withholding is 15% of total pay. Rose’s only payroll deductions are payroll taxes. Compute Rose’s net (take-home) pay for the week. Assume Rose’s earnings to date are less than the OASDI limit.
3. Journalize the accrual of wages expense and the payment related to the employment of Lucy Rose.
: O’Conner guarantees its vacuums for four years. Prior experience indicates that warranty costs will be approximately 6% of sales. Assume that O’Conner made sales totaling $200,000 during 2018. Record the warranty expense for the year.
What is contingent liability? Provide some examples of contingencies.
Hugh Stanley manages a Dairy House drive-in. His straight-time pay is \(12 per hour, with time-and-a-half for hours in excess of 40 per week. Stanley’s payroll deductions include withheld income tax of 20%, FICA tax, and a weekly deduction of \)5 for a charitable contribution to United Way. Stanley worked 58 hours during the week.
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