This course provides an overview of critical challenges companies encounter under ASC 606, emphasizing several key areas that can be particularly challenging for effective revenue recognition. This includes identifying valid contracts, determining performance obligations, assessing variable consideration, and distinguishing between recognizing revenue over timeversus at a point in time. The course also covers principalversus agentconsiderations, accounting for contract modifications, licensing arrangements, and disclosurerequirements.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the criteria for contract validity under ASC 606
Recognize complexities in multiple contracts with the same customer
Determine the effects of contract modifications on revenue recognition
Differentiate between contract cancellations and terminations
Identify distinct performance obligations within contracts under ASC 606
Recognize the criteria for determining if goods or services are separately identifiable
Differentiate between bundled offerings and individual performance obligations
Determine the impact of customization on performance obligations in contracts
Recognize the impact of changes in customer requirements on performance obligations
Identify different types of variable payments in contracts, including discounts, rebates, and bonuses
Recognize the importance of accurate estimation of variable payments for revenue recognition
Determine appropriate methods for estimating uncertain payment amounts
Distinguish between contracts with and without significant financing components
Recognize factors that impact the time value of money in long-term payment contracts
Identify factors that influence the determination of control transfer in a contract
Recognize implications of transferring control over time versus at a specific point in time
Distinguish between obligations that satisfy control transfer over time at a point in time
Determine the significance of contract terms in assessing when control transfers to a customer
Identify key factors that determine whether an entity acts as a principal or an agent
Recognize the impact of principal agentclassifications on revenue recognition
Determine steps for accurately assessing principal and agent roles in revenue transactions
Recognize best practices for conducting principal agentevaluations
Identify when a contract modification is treated as a new contract or continuation of an existing one
Recognize when additional goods or services in a modification are distinct
Determine if the price adjustment reflects the standalone selling prices of the new goods or services
Differentiate between contract modifications as separate contracts or part of the existing agreement
Select the appropriate revenue recognition method for a contract modification
Identify criteria for determining whether a license is distinct under ASC 606
Distinguish between licenses that grant a right to use IP and those that grant a right to access IP
Recognize the differences between functional and symbolic intellectual property IP
Determine when revenue should be recognized for licenses involving functional IP
Select the appropriate revenue recognition method for licenses that provide access to evolving IP
Identify key financial statement disclosure requirements under ASC 606 for revenue recognition
Recognize required disclosures about contract nature and revenue policies
Identify the timing of revenue recognition disclosures based on ASC 606 guidelines
Major Topics
Identifying the Contract with the Customer
Multiple Contracts with Same Customer
Enforceability & Payment Terms
Contract Modifications
Determining Performance Obligations
Understanding Performance Obligations
Promised Goods or Services
Changes in Customer Requirements
Long-Term Contracts
Variable Consideration and Significant Financing Components
Methods to Estimate Variable Consideration
Significant Financing Components
Recognizing Revenue Over Time vs. Point in Time
Principal vs. Agent Considerations
Accounting for Contract Modifications
Licensing Arrangements and Intellectual Property
Nature of License
License Renewals
Financial Statement Disclosures
Revenue Recognition Disclosures
Contracts with Customers
Assets Recognized from Costs to Obtain or Fulfill a Contract