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What are provisions?

Provision is an amount set aside out of profits of a company for a known liability or for diminution in value of assets.

 

Types of provisions:

Provisions for bad debts

Provisions for depreciation

Provision for accrued liabilities


 

Provisions for bad debts
Calculated to cover the debts that are not expected to be paid.
The charges against profits for debtors who may not pay for goods and services they have received.
Some debtors may be unable to pay their debts due to all kind circumstances.
Provision for Bad Debts usually done at the end of financial year, might be also known as Bad Debt Expense or Uncollectible Account Expense. In this situation, the Provision for Bad Debts reports the credit losses that pertain to the period shown on the income statement.
 
Provisions for depreciation
An amount credited to an account of a company in order to allow for the depreciation of a fixed assets.
The amount set aside is deducted from the value of the asset in the balance sheet.
Depreciation may be defined as the permanent decrease in the value of an asset due to use or the lapse of the time. -Terminology of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, England
Causes of Depreciation:
Internal depreciation which occurs for certain normal internal causes called internal depreciation.
External depreciation caused by external reasons is called external depreciation.
 
Provision for accrued liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following aspects:

Non income tax

Employee

Customer allowances

Customer retention


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