Answer: Higgins should report this litigation as a contingent liability.
Explanation: A liability that is contingent upon an event, that is, dependent on a future event that may or may not happen is called contingent liability. Potential law suits, pending investigations are some of the examples of contingent liability.
A contingent liability will only be recorded if there is likely probability that the event on which such liability depends will occur and the amount of liability could be reasonably estimated.
Answer:At year-end (December 31), Chan Company estimates its bad debts as 0.80% of its annual credit sales of $831,000. Chan records its Bad Debts Expense for that estimate. On the following February 1, Chan decides that the $416 account of P. Park is uncollectible and writes it off as a bad debt. On June 5, Park unexpectedly pays the amount previously written off. Prepare the journal entries for these transactions. View transaction list 1 Record the estimated bad debts expense. 2 Wrote off P. Park's account as uncollectible. 3 Reinstated Park's previously written off account 4 Record the cash received on account. Credit Note :· journal entry has been entered Record entry Clear entry View general journal