(a) an asset (or a liability) is the underlying resource (or obligation), rather than the
ultimate inflow (or outflow) of economic benefits; and
(b) an asset (or a liability) must be capable of generating inflows (or outflows) of
economic benefits. Those inflows (or outflows) need not be certain.
The IASB proposes the following definitions:
(a) an asset is a present economic resource controlled by the entity as a result of past
events.
(b) a liability is a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a
result of past events.
(c) an economic resource is a right, or other source of value, that is capable of
producing economic benefits.