Alessandra Gesso provides skating lessons for children ages 8 through 15. Most students are beginners. Gesso rents

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Alessandra Gesso provides skating lessons for children ages 8 through 15. Most students are beginners. Gesso rents ice time from the local arena. Because this is a new business venture, Gesso wants to save money and does not want to purchase insurance. She seeks your advice about her business exposure to liabilities.

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Write a memorandum to inform Gesso of specific contingent liabilities that could arise from the business. It will be necessary to define a contingent liability because she is a professional skater, not a businessperson. Propose a way for Gesso to limit her exposure to these possible liabilities.

Contingent liabilities
A contingent liability is an obligation of business related to an uncertain future event. The business must record it in its financial statements if the amount can be reliably estimated and it is probable that amount will be paid by business as a...
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Horngrens Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133855371

10th Canadian edition Volume 1

Authors: Tracie L. Miller Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Peter R. Norwood

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