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incidental beneficiary

An incidental beneficiary is a term used in contract law to refer to a third party who benefits from a contract between two other parties, but is not intended to benefit. In other words, the contract between the two parties is not made for the purpose of benefiting the third party.

income statement

The income statement (statement of income, statement of earnings, statement of operations, statement of comprehensive income) reports the accountant’s primary measure of performance of a business, revenues less expenses during the accounting period. The income statement includes three elements:

incompetence

Incompetency or incompetence is a lack of legal ability, or to be deemed unqualified to do something or incapable of taking responsibility. Incompetence can be caused by various types of disqualification, inability, or unfitness.

Here are examples of incompetency in different legal contexts:

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