contingent asset

contingent asset
A potential *asset whose existence and quantification are doubtful. Many systems of *Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require the *disclosure of *material contingent assets in financial statements, but do not allow the *recognition of such assets until their *crystallization is very likely. Contingent assets normally depend on the occurrence or outcome of a specific event: an example is a court case whose outcome is uncertain, but which may give rise to financial benefits to an organization. Contrast *contingent liability.

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