Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Nexus Phase

Mr. Denis O'Connor:

Well, the main point is that the auditor looks backwards. He can only make a provision if a condition exists at the balance sheet date. Sorry, the company can make a provision if the condition exists on the balance sheet date, the auditor will report on that. If a company had provided for losses that were going to happen in two or three years' time the auditor would not allow that to go through. So that is the issue more than anything else.

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