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<i>Accounting and tax</i>.
1. ''Financial reporting - balance sheet - liabilities.''


A general provision is an accounting liability which is not linked with specific items.
A general provision is an accounting liability which is not linked with specific items.


For example a general bad debt provision, calculated as a global percentage of all receivables.
For example a general bad debt provision, calculated as a global percentage of all receivables.
2. ''Tax.''


Movements on general provisions are not allowable expenditure for tax purposes, nor taxable.
Movements on general provisions are not allowable expenditure for tax purposes, nor taxable.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bad debt provision]]
* [[Bad debt provision]]
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Provision]]
* [[Provision]]
* [[Receivables]]
* [[Receivables]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Latest revision as of 12:18, 29 October 2020

1. Financial reporting - balance sheet - liabilities.

A general provision is an accounting liability which is not linked with specific items.

For example a general bad debt provision, calculated as a global percentage of all receivables.


2. Tax.

Movements on general provisions are not allowable expenditure for tax purposes, nor taxable.


See also