Deferred taxes do not meet the FASB's definition of a liability. They represent contingencies since most firms have tax policies that allow them to continue deferring taxes at the aggregate level indefinitely making it probable that temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Where the reversal of some deferred taxes is probable, it is appropriate to report those amounts in the financial statements with the remaining balances that may possibly reverse being disclosed in the footnotes. In this manner, global convergence of accounting for deferred taxes will be achieved.