PROVISION, generally, is to prepare in advance for an event that is projected to take place in the future. In accounting, it is an amount charged against profits for a specific liability (for example: bad debts, depreciation or taxes). A liability may be known, but the amount is often uncertain. This uncertainty may lead to an adjustment in a later income statement once the final amount of the liability is ascertained.
PLUG is a variable that handles financial slack in the financial plan.
STATED VALUE is the per share value sometimes assigned to no-par stock by the corporation.
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