Chapter 17 Revenue Recognition Flashcards
What is the main principle of accounting we talked about in this chapter?
ASC 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customer”
What is the approach used for Revenue Recognition
Asset - Liability Approach
What is the Asset-Liability Approach
Recognition and measurement of revenue are based on:
a.) the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities
b.) changes in those assets and liabilities over the life of the contract
How do we analyze revenue transactions
we analyze on contractual provisions of revenue arrangements
What does revenue recognition start with
Valid contract between seller and customer
What do rights and performance obligations lead to
net asset or net liability
What is step one in the revenue recognition process
1.) Identify the contract with customer
What must happen for a J.E to be recorded under a contract
both or one of the parties must perform under the contract
What is step 2 in the Revenue Recognition Process
Identify performance obligations
What is step 3 in rev. recognition process
Determine transaction price
What is step 4 in rec. recogniton
Allocate transaction price to each performance obligation
What is step 5 in revenue recogniton
Recognize revenue as/when each performance obligation is satisifed
What is a contract…
Agreement between two or more parties that creates an enforceable rights or obligation
A contract can be…
written, oral or implied from customary business practice
What constitutes a valid contract
1.) The contract has commercial substance
2.) The parties approved the contract
3.) The contract identified the rights of the parties
4.)Payment terms are identified
5.) It is probable that the consideration will be collected
If the contract is wholly unperformed or each party can terminate the contract without compensation what should happen
No revenue should be recognized
What is a performance obligation
A promise in a contract to provide a product/service to a customer.
- can be implicit, explicit, or based on customary business practice
What must happen for a product/service to be a performance obligation
must be distinct and distinct within the contract
what does distinct mean
customer is able to benefit from product/service on its own or with readily available resources
- it can be sold separately (has a standalone selling price)
What does distinct within the contract mean
the goods and services are not highly interdependent or interrelated
What is the definition of transaction price
The amount of consideration that a company expects to receive from a customer
What are the different types of transactions that can be received from a contract?
- Fixed amount
- Variable consideration
- Time value of money
- Non cash considerations
- Considerations paid or payable to the customer
What is the definition of a variable consideration
The price is dependent on a future event
When do you recognize revenue related to a variable consideration?
- It is reasonably assured that it will be entitled to the amount
-they have experience with similar contracts and can estimate the cumulative amount of revenue
-it is highly probable that there will not be a significant reversal
What are the two methods to estimating the variable consideration?
Expected Value Method and Most Likely amount
What are the characteristics of the expected value method for variable consideration
- It is the probability-weighted amount in a range of possible consideration amount
-May be appropriate if a company has a large number of contracts with similar characteristics
-can be based on a limited number of discrete outcomes and probabilities
What are the characteristics of the most likely amount method for variable consideration
The single most likely amount in a range of possible consideration amounts
may be appropriate if there are only two possible outcomes
What is determining the transaction price by time value of money
revenue recognized reflects the price the customer would have paid if the cash payment had been made when the goods/services were transferred
When should the time of value of money be considered for a transaction price
when the contract involves a significant financing component (consideration is expected be received over 1 year after product is delivered)
How is the fair value determined when measuring the transaction price by time value of money
Fair value is determined by measuring the consideration received or by discounting the payment using an imputed interest rate (like notes/bonds)
How do you account for the transaction price when it is a non cash consideration?
Recognize revenue on the basis of the fair value of what is received, if it can’t be determined then you record based on the estimated selling price of goods/services
How do you account for consideration paid or payable to customers when determining transaction price?
- may include discounts, coupons or rebates
-these elements reduce the consideration received adn the revenue to be recognized