Contingent liabilities – particularly those tied to litigation, regulatory exposure, or environmental matters – are among the most consistently underestimated threats in corporate finance. When ...

Many taxpayers have been able to reduce their taxes in transactions involving contingent liabilities, leading Congress to change subchapter C and the Treasury Department to change the regulations ...

Representations and warranties insurance (“R&W Insurance”) has been increasingly used in corporate transactions to facilitate successful negotiations. R&W Insurance is an insurance policy purchased by ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) faces a staggering N2.27tn in pending lawsuits, a 256% increase, posing ...

MUMBAI: On the final day of its Rs 11,607-crore secondary share sale, proxy advisory firm Ingovern has flagged concerns about the Rs 4,715 crore of contingent liabilities (which is as much as 73 ...