SETOFF Definition

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SETOFF is the discharge of a debt by setting against it a distinct claim in favor of the debtor.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS affect the client and occur between the balance sheet date and issuance of the financial statements. Some such events provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, such as the bankruptcy of a customer with a history of financial difficulty. The financial statements are adjusted to reflect this evidence. Conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date, such as fire that destroyed the client's plant after the balance sheet date, may be so significant as to require disclosure.

CARRYING VALUE, also known as "book value", it is a companys total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt.

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