Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts(CON) 5,Recognition and Meaurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises, revenue is considered “earned” if an entity has substantially accomplished what it must do to be entitled to the contractual benefits. Revenue is “realizable” when related assets received are readily convertible to cash or claims to cash. In this case, SolvGen should recognize the nonrefundable milestone payments as revenue when Careway launches the proprietary instrument
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2015 Working With Financial Statements Introduction – Revenue Recognition Principle - Explain revenue recognition principle Expense Recognition Principle - It is to be expected that in accounting there are principles to follow, just as they are in other various fields regarding finances. An example of this is banking where allocations and limitations are set. According to the principle of expense recognition revenue reflects in earning periods. Our expression as consumers is to enter
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| |= (Sales revenue - Recognized revenue + Revenue deferred during the year) + Change in accounts receivables = 76,567 + 1807 = 78,374| | | |Cash Dr. 44253 | |Deferred / unearned revenue Cr. 44253
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all of their products following the same revenue and expense recognition rules (deferral of revenue and accrual recognition of expenses). An explanation of specific recognition rules follows. * ASC 605-10-05-1 “The Revenue Recognition Topic provides guidance for transaction-specific revenue recognition and certain matters related to revenue-generating activities that are not addressed specifically in other topics.” * ASC 605-28-25 “The Recognition Section provides guidance on the required
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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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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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