1. Is the Power Starterpack a multiple-element arrangement? According to ASC 605-25-05-1, a multiple-element arrangement is one in which a company "will perform multiple revenue-generating activities." In such an arrangement, a company provides multiple products or services, usually under a single contract. Often, a company will "transfer [those] deliverables to the customer and performance may occur at different times or over different periods of time" (ASC 605-25-05-2). Given these complexities
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airlines account for frequent flyer points. In the past, the cost/provision approach accounting practices were used. Under this method, the upfront sale of points to bank, credit card companies, mortgage brokers, and general retailers was recorded as revenue in the income statement at the time of sale. The expense related to the sale, that is the cost of travel, was recorded at a later period, when the airline provided the travel service, or gave up the ‘free’ seat. The Australian Financial Review (AFR)
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Exercise 5–6 Requirement 1 July 1, 2013 Installment receivables ................................................... 300,000 Sales revenue .............................................................. 300,000 To record installment sale Cost of goods sold .......................................................... 120,000 Inventory..................................................................... 120,000 To record cost of installment sale Cash ..................................................
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This is because according to the provisions of the statement of position No. 97 - 2, software revenue recognition a four part conjunctive test must be attained. One of the elements of this conju n ctive test is the compulsory exist ence of persuasive evidence. This is in regard to paragraph 17 which states that even if all other requirements for revenue recognition are met, revenue should be recognized as persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. In the case of upstream
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Week One Individual Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Week One Individual Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Source Hierarchy The sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are the FASB standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions, APB Opinions, AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins and other authoritative pronouncements. The hierarchy is as such: Category A, B, C, and D and Category A is the highest hierarchy. The following
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Throughout the answers, we will refer to SAB 101 and IAS NO.18 as mentioned below: SAB 101 – Revenue Recognition Guidelines: Rule 1: Persuasive evidence of an order arrangement exists; Rule 2: Delivery of the ordered goods has occurred or services have been rendered; Rule 3: The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; Rule 4: Collectability of the sale proceeds is reasonably assured; International Accounting Standards NO.18: Rule a: The entity has transferred to the buyer the
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Background on Coconut Telegraph Coconut Telegraph Corporation (Coconut) is a developer and provider of specialized customer billings and management software and systems. On February 1, 2012, Coconut entered into an arrangement with Buffett Worldwide Inc. (Buffett) to deliver the Volcano System and provide one year of post contract customer support (PCS) beginning March 1, 2012. Buffett paid $12,000 on February 1, 2012, for the Volcano System and the related PCS. On May 1, 2012, and in a separate
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WA 1-8 Explain who the stakeholders are that would be interested in the financial reporting of the company and what information would be most relevant to these stakeholders. Stakeholders: - Investors o Investors would be interested in their financial reporting because they would need to see if the company is making profits, their current situation, losses that they could have incurred and why this has happened, current and future projects, and etc. This information is important to the investors
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are needed for the hardware to work perfectly, it cannot be within the scope of ASC 985-605. 2.) On the basis of the response to Question 1, discuss the revenue recognition accounting literature that would be applied to each unit of accounting in the February 1, 2012, arrangement. Provide the cumulative revenue recognized and deferred revenue balance related to the
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Professor Paul Zarowin - NYU Stern School of Business Financial Reporting and Analysis - B10.2302/C10.0021 - Class Notes Revenue Recognition - Special Issues In most cases, revenue recognition is straightforward. Revenue is recognized when two conditions are met: (1) it is earned (i.e., performance is complete), and (2) cash collection is (reasonably) assured. RCJ (pg. 46) refer to these as the critical event and the measurable conditions, respectively. In this module we will discuss
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