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Title: REVENUE RECOGNITION


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REVENUE RECOGNITION
Accounting Day 2009
May 18, 2009
Wayne R. Pinnell Managing Partner Haskell White
LLP
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Revenue Recognition
  • Revenue Recognition Overview
  • Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition
  • Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
  • US GAAP vs. IFRS
  • Conclusion and Q A
  • NOTE Last Year this topic was covered in a
    three-hour session. This year we just have an
    hour.
  • Ready or not.here we go!

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1. Revenue Recognition Overview
  • There are hundreds of references in
    authoritative guidance and interpretations under
    US GAAP covering revenue recognition.
  • There are general standards and numerous
    standards written to apply to specific industries
    or situations.
  • Codification from FASB came out Q1-2008.
    (http//asc.fasb.org) You can register and access
    the website for free before July 1, 2009 then
    charges.

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1. Revenue Recognition Overview
  • Some of the more common revenue criteria include
  • FASB Concepts Statement No. 5 (the foundation)
  • SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104 applies
    to public companies, but is generally considered
    applicable to all companies
  • SFAS 66 applies to real estate
  • SOP 97-2 and its related interpretations applies
    to software
  • SOP 81-1 applies to contract accounting
  • EITF 99-19 applies to gross revenue as principal
    vs. net as agent
  • EITF 00-10 guidance on accounting for shipping
    handling fees
  • EITF 00-21 applies to multiple deliverable
    arrangements

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • FASB Concepts Statement No. 5 (December 1984)
  • Revenues of an enterprise during a period are
    generally measured by the exchange values of the
    goods or services. Recognition of revenues in a
    given period requires that the revenues meet two
    criteria. The revenues must be
  • Realized or realizable, and
  • Earned

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • When is revenue realized or realizable?
  • Revenue is realized when products, merchandise or
    services or other assets are exchanged for cash
    or claims to cash
  • Revenue is realizable when related assets
    received or held are readily convertible to known
    amounts of cash or claims to cash
  • When is revenue earned?
  • Revenue is earned when the entity has
    substantially accomplished what it must do to be
    entitled to benefits represented by the benefits
    of the revenue. In other words, the earnings
    process has been completed.

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Major recent revenue recognition standards
  • In October 1997, the AICPA issued Statement of
    Position 97-2 on Software Revenue Recognition to
    address the evolving practices in the software
    industry.
  • In December 1999, the SEC issued Staff Accounting
    Bulletin No. 101 on Revenue Recognition to
    summarize existing GAAP on the subject
    adopting the basic principles from SOP 97-2. The
    SEC later amended SAB 101 with the issuance of
    SAB 104.

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • SAB 104 and SOP 97-2 indicate that revenue is
    generally realized or realizable and earned when
    ALL of the following four criteria are met in
  • Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists
  • Delivery has occurred or services have been
    rendered
  • Sellers fee is fixed or determinable
  • Collection is reasonably assured

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Persuasive evidence of an arrangement is based on
    the Companys customary and agreed upon business
    practice which may require a
  • Signed contract
  • Purchase order
  • Electronic communication
  • Credit card authorization

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists
  • Complete contract is signed by both parties
    before period end. If contract is not signed by
    either party, terms and conditions are not final,
    revenue cannot be recognized.
  • Does contract include all terms and conditions?
  • Are there any side letters/agreements? Such
    agreements may include cancellation, termination,
    or return provisions that could affect revenue
    recognition
  • No revenue can be recognized unless persuasive
    evidence of an arrangement exists, even if
    delivery has occurred.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Is there Persuasive Evidence of an Arrangement?
  • Facts Company A delivers product to Company B
    prior to quarter end. Company As normal and
    customary business practice for this class of
    customer is to enter into a written sales
    agreement that requires the signatures of the
    authorized representatives of the Company and its
    customer to be binding. Company A prepares a
    written sales agreement which is signed by their
    authorized representative prior to quarter end.
    Company Bs purchasing department has orally
    agreed to the sale and stated the contract will
    be approved the first week of the next quarter.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Question Can Company A recognize revenue in the
    current quarter?
  • Interpretive response Revenue cannot be
    recognized in the current quarter. As a result
    of Company As business practice of requiring a
    written sales agreement for this class of
    customer, persuasive evidence of an arrangement
    would require a final agreement that has been
    executed. Company Bs execution of the sales
    agreement after the end of the quarter causes the
    revenue from the transaction to be recognized in
    the subsequent period.

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition
  • Delivery has occurred or services have been
    rendered
  • Delivery can vary based on the nature of the
    product
  • Physical transfer
  • Electronic transmission
  • Availability for download
  • Installation/Training requirements
  • Customer acceptance
  • If the undelivered element(s) are essential to
    the functionality of the delivered element(s),
    delivery may not have occurred

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Delivery has occurred or services have been
    rendered
  • Shipping terms impact revenue recognition, i.e.
    FOB shipping point vs. FOB destination
  • Title and risk of loss must transfer
  • The Companys policy of replacing goods damaged
    in shipment at no charge to the customer creates
    FOB destination terms for revenue recognition
    purposes

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Delivery has occurred or services have been
    rendered (cont.)
  • Bill and hold arrangements should be uncommon.
    It must be requested by the customer and has
    several other conditions specified in SAB 104
  • Revenue should not be recognized when customers
    have an unconditional right of return

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Has Delivery Occurred?
  • Facts Company Z has an arrangement to deliver
    its products to Company A on a consignment basis.
    Pursuant to the terms of the arrangement,
    Customer A is a consignee, and title to the
    products does not pass from Company Z to Customer
    A until Customer A consumes the products in its
    operations. Company Z delivers product to
    Customer A under the terms of their arrangement.
  • Question May Company Z recognize revenue upon
    delivery of its product to Customer A?

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Interpretive Response No. Products delivered to
    a consignee pursuant to a consignment arrangement
    are not sales and do not qualify for revenue
    recognition until a sale occurs. The staff
    believes that revenue recognition is not
    appropriate because the seller retains the risks
    and rewards of ownership of the product and title
    usually does not pass to the consignee.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Has Delivery Occurred?
  • Facts Company A receives purchase orders for
    product. The customer is not ready to take
    delivery of the product for various reasons
    including lack of space and delays in customers
    production schedules. Company A ships the
    product to a third-party warehouse but retains
    title to the product and payment is dependent
    upon delivery to a customer specified site.
  • Question Can company A recognize revenue when
    the product is shipped?

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Interpretive response Revenue cannot be
    recognized. Delivery generally is not considered
    to have occurred unless the customer has taken
    title and assumed the risks and rewards of
    ownership of the product. This could be
    considered to be an inappropriate bill and hold
    transaction.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Has Delivery Occurred?
  • Facts Company E is an equipment manufacturer
    whose main product is generally sold in a
    standard model. The contracts for sale of that
    model provide for customer acceptance to occur
    after the equipment is received and tested by the
    customer. The acceptance provisions state that
    if the equipment does not perform to Companys E
    published specifications, the customer may return
    the equipment for a full refund or a replacement
    unit. Title to the equipment passes upon
    delivery to the customer. Company E does not
    perform installation or other services on the
    equipment and tests each piece of equipment it
    sells before shipment.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Question Company E receives an order from a new
    customer for a standard model of its main
    product. When should Company E recognize revenue
    from sales of this piece of equipment?
  • Interpretive response Revenue should be
    recognized upon delivery of the equipment. While
    the SEC staff presumes that customer acceptance
    provisions are substantive provisions that
    generally result in revenue deferral, that
    presumption can be overcome. Although the
    contract includes a customer acceptance clause,
    acceptance is based on meeting Company Es
    published specifications for a standard model.

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SAB 104 Question (paraphrased)
  • Have all conditions related to Delivery been met?
  • Facts Assuming the same facts as the previous
    example. Company E enters into an arrangement
    with a new customer to deliver a version of its
    standard product modified as necessary to be
    integrated into a customers new assembly line
    while still meeting all of the standard published
    vendor specifications. The customer may reject
    the equipment if it fails to meet the standard
    published performance specifications or cannot be
    satisfactorily integrated into the new line.
  • continued
    gtgtgt

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SAB 104 Question (paraphrased)
  • Have all conditions related to Delivery been met?
  • Facts (cont) Company E has never modified its
    equipment to work on an integrated basis in the
    type of assembly line the customer has proposed.
    Company has designed the equipment to meet the
    standard published performance specifications
    with the modifications necessary, but Company E
    is unable to replicate the new assembly line
    conditions in its testing.

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SAB 104 Discussion Question (summarized)
  • Question When should Company E recognize
    revenue from this transaction?
  • Interpretive response The contract includes a
    customer acceptance clause that is based in part
    on customer specific criterion and Company E
    cannot demonstrate that the equipment shipped
    meets that criterion prior to shipment.
    Therefore, Company E should wait until the
    product is successfully integrated at its
    customers location and meets the
    customer-specific criteria before recognizing
    revenue.

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Sellers fee is fixed or determinable
  • A fee required to be paid in a set amount that
    is not subject to refund or adjustment.
  • If it cannot be concluded that a fee is fixed or
    determinable at the outset of an arrangement,
    revenue should be recognized as payments from
    customers become due (assuming all other
    conditions for revenue recognition have been
    satisfied).

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Additional factors impacting the fixed or
    determinable assessment include
  • Extended payment terms outside the Companys
    customary terms or over 12 months. Can be
    overcome if Company can show a history of full
    payment.
  • Cancellation privileges
  • Forfeiture or refund clauses
  • Customer acceptance clauses/right of return
  • Concessions reduce the present value of amounts
    due under the original terms and can include
  • Additional discounts
  • Future products at no fee or a reduced fee
  • Extension of payment terms
  • Additional payment terms

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2. Basic Revenue Recognition Criteria
  • Collection is reasonably assured
  • An assessment of collectibility should be made
    prior to recognition of revenue and should
    address differences amongst customers
  • Collectibility assessments of new customers
    should be more diligent
  • Policy should establish time lines for review of
    customers creditworthiness (annually)
  • It is about the customers ability to pay, not
    their willingness
  • Need adequate documentation of assessment
  • In general, bad debt expense and revenue should
    not be recorded for the customer in the same
    period

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Sample Software Company Issues
  • Former client, V had sales agreements for
    license fees of 2.0M. In turn, licensee was to
    sell and install the software to an end user.
    The final price payable to Z was dependent upon
    sale to end user, and licensee did not need to
    pay until sale was completed with user.
  • While there was persuasive evidence of an
    arrangement, delivery had not occurred, the price
    was not fixed and collection was not reasonably
    assured in the absence of an end-user customer.

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • EITF 00-21 was issued to address the increased
    complexities that exist when companies offer
    bundled products and services.
  • These bundled products and services often
  • Involve delivery of products and services at
    varying times
  • Have varying payment terms and payment streams
  • The arrangements could create separate units of
    accounting for the elements of the
    product/services in the package deal.

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • Multiple revenue elements in one arrangement
    could include
  • the delivery or performance of multiple products,
    services,
  • the rights to use assets
  • initial installation, initiation, or activation
    services
  • Payment arrangements can include consideration
    as
  • a fixed fee or fixed fee coupled with a
    continuing payment stream corresponding to the
    continuing performance, and
  • the amount of the payments may be fixed, variable
    based on future performance, or a combination of
    fixed and variable payment amounts.

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • In an arrangement with multiple deliverables, the
    delivered item(s) should be considered a separate
    unit of accounting if ALL of the following
    criteria are met
  • The delivered item(s) have value to the customer
    on a stand alone basis
  • There is objective and reliable evidence of the
    fair value of the undelivered item(s)
  • If there is a general right of return for the
    delivered item, delivery or performance of the
    undelivered item(s) must be considered probable
    and substantially in control of the vendor

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • The arrangement consideration allocable to
    delivered item(s) that does not qualify as a
    separate unit of accounting within the
    arrangements should be combined with the amount
    allocable to the other undelivered items within
    the arrangement.
  • The appropriate recognition of revenue should
    then be determined for those combined
    deliverables as a single unit of accounting.

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • The following steps should be followed in
    reviewing multiple elements
  • Identify deliverables
  • Determine if there is a higher level of
    literature (SFASs, SOPs, FASB Interpretations
    and Technical Bulletins)
  • Measure the arrangement consideration (must be
    fixed and determinable)
  • Separate the deliverables

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3. Multiple Elements in Revenue Recognition Under
EITF 00-21
  • The following steps should be followed in
    reviewing multiple elements (cont.)
  • Allocate the arrangement consideration (should be
    based on fair value contractually stated prices
    for individual products and/or services in an
    arrangement with multiple deliverables should not
    be presumed to be representative of fair value)
  • Identify the revenue model

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EITF 00-21 Example 1

Facts CellularCo runs a promotion in which new
customer who sign a two-year contract receive a
free phone. The contract requires the customer
to pay a cancellation fee of 300 if the customer
cancels the contract. There is one-time
activation fee of 50 and a monthly fee of 40
for the ongoing service. The same monthly fee is
charged by CellularCo regardless of whether a
free phone is provided. The phone costs
CellularCo 100. Further, assume that CellularCo
frequently sells the phone separately for 120.
continuedgtgtgt
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EITF 00-21 Example 1 (cont.)

Facts (cont) CellularCo is not required to
refund any portion of the fees paid for any
reason. CellularCo is a sufficiently
capitalized, experienced, and profitable business
and has no reason to believe that the two-year
service requirement will not be met. CellularCo
is considering whether (a) the phone and (b) the
phone service (that is, the airtime) are
separable deliverables in the arrangement. The
activation fee is simply considered additional
arrangement consideration to be allocated. The
phone and activation are delivered first,
followed by the phone service (which is provided
over the two-year period of the arrangement).
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EITF 00-21 Example 1 (cont.)

Evaluation The first condition for separation is
met for the phone. That is, the phone has a
value on a standalone basis because it is sold
separately by CellularCo. The second condition
for separation also is met because objective and
reliable evidence of fair value exists for the
phone service. Finally, there are no general
rights of return in this arrangement (third
condition). Therefore, the phone and the phone
service should be accounted for as separate units
of accounting.
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EITF 00-21 Example 1 (cont.)
  • The total arrangement consideration is 1,010.
    The fair value of the phone service is 960 (40
    x 24 months), the price charged by CellularCo.
  • The fair value of the phone is 120, the price of
    the phone when sold separately by CellularCo.
  • Without considering whether any portion of the
    amount allocable to the phone is contingent upon
    CellularCos providing the phone service,
    CellularCo would allocate the arrangement
    consideration on a relative fair value basis as
    follows
  • 112.22 1,010 x (120 120 960) to the
    phone and 897.78 1,010 x (960 120
    960) to the phone service.
  • However, because a free phone is provided in
    the arrangement and the customer has no
    obligation to CellularCo if the phone service is
    not provided, 62.22 (assuming the customer has
    paid the nonrefundable activation fee) is
    contingent upon CellularCos providing the phone
    service.
  • Therefore, the amount allocable to the phone is
    limited to 50 (112.22 - 62.22), and the amount
    allocable to the phone service is increased to
    960.

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EITF 00-21 Example 5
  • Facts Company S is an experienced home
    appliance dealer. Company S offers a number of
    services with the home appliances it sells.
    Company S regularly sells Appliance W on a
    standalone basis, but they also offer
    installation and maintenance services. Company S
    does not offer installation or maintenance
    services for Appliance W unless they sell the
    appliance. Their pricing for Appliance W is as
    follows
  • Appliance W only 800
  • Appliance W with installation 850
  • Appliance W with maintenance only 975
  • Appliance W with installation and
    maintenance 1,000

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EITF 00-21 Example 5 (cont.)
  • Facts (cont.)
  • The amount charged by Company S for installation
    (50) approximates the amount charged by
    independent third party installers.
  • Appliance W is sold subject to a general right of
    return. If a customer purchases Appliance W with
    installation and/or maintenance services, in the
    event Company S does not complete the services,
    the customer is entitled to a refund of the
    portion of the fee that exceeds 800.
  • Assume that a customer purchases Appliance W with
    both installation and maintenance services for
    1,000. Company S believes it is probable that
    the installation will be performed satisfactorily
    to the customer. Assuming the delivery of
    Appliance W and its installation occur in
    different accounting periods and that the
    maintenance services cover a one year period, how
    should the 1,000 of revenue be recognized?

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EITF 00-21 Example 5 (cont.)

Evaluation The maintenance services are
separately priced at 175 and should be accounted
for based on the guidance of FTB 90-1 on a
straight line basis over the maintenance term
unless some other basis is objectively determined
to be more appropriate. Regarding Appliance W
and the installation fee, the first condition for
separation is met because it is sometimes sold
separately by Company S. The second condition is
met as there is objective and reliable evidence
of the fair value of the installation service.
The third condition is met because performance of
the installation service is probable and the
control of Company S.
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EITF 00-21 Example 5 (cont.)

Company S would allocate 175 of the arrangement
to maintenance services and recognize in
accordance with FTB 90-1, as noted above.
Company S would allocate the remainder of the
consideration (825) to Appliance W and the
installation service based on their relative fair
values. Appliance W would be allocated 776
(825 x (800 divided by 800 50)) and
installation would be allocated 49 (825 x (50
divided by 800 50)).
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EITF 00-21 Example 8

Facts Company B sells computer systems. On
April 20, a customer purchases a computer system
from Company B for 1,000. The system consists of
a CPU, a monitor, and a keyboard. On April 30,
Company B delivers the CPU to the customer
without the monitor or keyboard. Each of the
items can be purchased separately at a cost of
700 for the CPU, 300 for the monitor, and 100
for the keyboard. The CPU could function with
monitors or keyboards manufactured by others, who
have them readily available. The customer is
entitled to a refund equal to the separate price
of any item composing the system that is not
delivered. The arrangement does not include any
general rights of return. Company B is evaluating
whether delivery of the CPU represents a separate
unit of accounting.
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EITF 00-21 Example 8 (cont.)

Evaluation The first condition for separation is
met for the CPU as it is sold separately by
Company B. The second condition for separation is
met because the fair values of the undelivered
items (keyboard and monitor) are objectively and
reliably determined based on the price of that
equipment when sold separately by Company B. The
third condition for separation is met because
there are no general rights of return. Therefore,
the CPU should be accounted for as a separate
unit of accounting.
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EITF 00-21 Example 8 (cont.)

Evaluation (cont.) Without considering whether
any portion of the amount allocable to the CPU is
contingent upon delivery of the other items,
Company B would allocate the arrangement
consideration on a relative fair value basis.
Therefore, the portion of the arrangement fee
otherwise allocable to the CPU is 636.36 (1,000
700 1,100), of which 36.36 (636.36 -
1,000 - 400) is subject to refund if the
monitor and keyboard are not delivered.
Therefore, the amount allocable to the CPU is
limited to 600, which is the amount that is not
contingent upon delivery of the monitor and
keyboard.
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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
  • SOP 97-2 provides guidance on when revenue should
    be recognized and in what amounts for licensing,
    selling, leasing, or otherwise marketing computer
    software. May need to consider 97-2 and EITF
    03-05 when there is embedded software in products
    that may be essential to the functionality to the
    product as a whole.
  • As noted previously, 97-2 contained the four
    basic revenue recognition criteria now included
    in SAB 104.
  • EITF 99-19 provides guidance on reporting revenue
    gross as a principle versus net as an agent.
    Revenue and cost or revenue must be netted when a
    company acts as an agent or broker.
  • Key determinants here include consideration of
    whether Seller ever took title and risk of loss
    to inventory in the overall sales process.
  • Net accounting is appropriate when revenue earned
    is tantamount to a commission.

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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
  • EITF 00-10 provides guidance on accounting for
    shipping and handling fees and costs.
  • Amounts billed for SH are included in revenues
  • Accounting policy needs to be set for treatment
    of costs and are generally included in Costs of
    Sale. If classified outside of COS and
    significant, disclosure of amount and
    classification is required.
  • SOP 81-1 provides guidance on accounting for
    performance of construction and production type
    contracts. Generally provides guidance for
    revenue recognition on long-term contracts.
  • Generally requires the percentage-of-completion
    method of accounting.
  • High risk area due to inherent nature of
    estimates required
  • Common in construction and longer-term
    development projects including custom software.

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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
(cont.)
  • Bill Hold Such are generally not recorded as
    revenues, unless meet stringent guidelines of SAB
    104 including
  • Risk of ownership passes to buyer
  • Customer has written commitment to purchase
  • The buyer must request the bill and hold
  • Fixed delivery schedule in line with buyers
    business
  • Seller does not retain specific performance
    obligations
  • Goods segregated from rest of seller inventory
  • Goods must be complete and ready for shipment

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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
(cont.)
  • Channel Stuffing Sales are boosted or pushed to
    customers in amounts higher than they can
    promptly sell. (Hint Watch out for those sales
    returns after QE/YE)
  • Side Agreements Formal or informal agreements
    that significantly alter the terms of sale. This
    also existed at Software Client V discussed
    previously.

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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
(cont.)
  • Right of Return (SFAS 48) When a seller gives
    the buyer the right to return the product,
    revenue from the sales transaction shall be
    recognized at time of sale only if all of the
    following conditions (a-f) are met
  • a. The seller's price to the buyer is
    substantially fixed or determinable at the date
    of sale.
  • b. The buyer has paid the seller, or the buyer is
    obligated to pay the seller and the obligation is
    not contingent on resale of the product.

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4. Other Revenue Recognition Considerations
(cont.)
  • Right of Return (cont.)
  • c. The buyer's obligation to the seller would not
    be changed in the event of theft or physical
    destruction or damage of the product.
  • The buyer acquiring the product for resale has
    economic substance apart from that provided by
    the seller.
  • The seller does not have significant obligations
    for future performance to directly bring about
    resale of the product by the buyer.
  • The amount of future returns can be reasonably
    estimated

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • Hundreds of references in US GAAP vs. ONE
    principle (IAS 18) under IFRS.
  • SEC Roadmap for Conversion (Proposed 11/08)
    (comments were due by 4/20/09)
  • The SEC to make final decision in 2011
  • Possible (probable?) requirement for 2014 FY
    filings for large accelerated filers (YE gt
    12/15/14)
  • Some of the largest could be on IFRS for 2009!

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • All accelerated filers for FYE on/after 12/15/15
  • The balance of public companies for FYE on/after
    12/15/16.
  • Adoption dependent on several milestones
    outlined by the SEC.
  • What about the private companies? IASB expected
    to complete project on IFRS for Private
    Entities in 2009.

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • IFRS revenue from the sale of goods recognized
    only when risks and rewards of ownership have
    been transferred, the buyer has control of the
    goods, revenues can be measured reliably, and it
    is probable that the economic benefits will flow
    to the company (seller).

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • IFRS revenue from rendering services
    recognized in accordance with long-term contract
    accounting, including considering the stage of
    completion, whenever revenues and costs can be
    measured reliably and it is probable the economic
    benefits will flow to the company (seller).

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • IFRS Multiple Elements IAS 18 requires
    recognition of revenue on an element of a
    transaction if that element has commercial
    substance on its own otherwise, the separate
    elements must be linked and accounted for as a
    single transaction. (No other specific guidance,
    yet.)

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5. US GAAP vs. IFRS (its coming fast!)
  • IFRS Construction Contracts IAS 18 requires
    the use of the percentage-of-completion method if
    certain criteria are met. Otherwise, revenue
    recognition is limited to recoverable costs
    incurred. (Completed contract method is not
    permitted.)

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Conclusion and Questions Answers
Wayne R. Pinnell Managing Partner Haskell White
LLP
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