In financial accounting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) , a provision is an account that records a present liability of an entity. The recording of the liability in the entity's balance sheet is matched to an appropriate expense account on the entity's income statement . In U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) , a provision is an expense. Thus, "Provision for Income Taxes" is an expense in U.S. GAAP but a liability in IFRS.
9-771: (Redirected from Provisions ) [REDACTED] Look up provision in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Provision(s) may refer to: Provision (accounting) , a term for liability in accounting Provision (contracting) , a term for a procurement condition Provision (album) , an album by Scritti Politti A term for the distribution, storing and/or rationing of supplies, typically food or drink: Ground provisions , root vegetables used in Caribbean cuisine See also [ edit ] Provisioning (disambiguation) Proviso (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
18-654: A future liability (a debit balance). A provision shall be recognized if the following criteria are fulfilled: No provision, however, is recognized for costs that need to be incurred to operate in the future. Also, an obligation always involves another party to whom the obligation is owed (even if this party is unknown). An executory contract is defined as a contract under which neither party has performed any of its obligations (e.g. delivering an object and paying for that object) or both parties have partially performed their obligations to an equal extent. In case of an executory contract, IAS 37 does not apply and neither an asset nor
27-456: A liability is recorded. However, a provision needs to be recognized if the executory contract becomes onerous to the entity. An onerous contract is defined as a contract in which the unavoidable costs resulting from the entity meeting its contractual obligations exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under that contract. A restructuring is defined as programme that is planned and controlled by management, and materially changes either
36-404: Is because these expenditures relate to the future conduct of the business and are thus not liabilities for restructuring to be recognized at the end of the reporting period. the objectives of provision are to be for all expenses and losses even when the amount of such In American English, the word provision is used as a synonym for "expense", especially when it appears in a phrase that refers to
45-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Provision (accounting) In the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) , the treatment of provisions (as well as contingent assets and liabilities) is found in IAS 37 . A provision can be a liability of uncertain timing or amount. A liability, in turn, is a present obligation of
54-516: Is used instead of provision. Such a use is, however, inconsistent with the terminology suggested by the International Accounting Standards Board . The term "reserve" can be a confusing accounting term. In accounting, a reserve is always an account with a credit balance in the entity's equity on the balance sheet, while to some non-accountants (e.g., actuaries), it has the connotation of money set aside to meet
63-518: The entity arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow from the entity of resources embodying economic benefits. Though it is often thought to be a form of savings, a provision should not be considered as such. Examples of common provisions are: income tax liability, product warranty, environment restoration, etc. Sometimes in IFRS, but not in GAAP, the term reserve
72-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Provision . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Provision&oldid=1230987429 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
81-424: The scope of a business undertaken by an entity, or the manner in which that business is conducted. If a restructuring is anticipated, it leads to the recognition of a provision. However, that provision is subject to some specific restrictions: A restructuring provision does not include costs such as the retraining or relocating of continuing staff, marketing, or investment in new systems and distribution networks. This
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