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5.Q& A
The core principle of IFRS 15 is that revenue
is recognized when the goods or services are
t ra n s f e r r e d t o t h e c u s t o m e r, a t t h e
t ra n s a c t i o n p r i c e . A 5 - s t e p m o d e l f o r r e v e n u e
Tactical 5-step- recognition in accordance to core principles
are shown below
model to support
new revenue S t e p 1 – I d e n t i f y t h e C o n t ra c t w i t h c u s t o m e r
recognition S t e p 2 – I d e n t i f y S e p a r a t e Pe r f o r m a n c e
O b l i g a t i o n s w i t h c o n t ra c t s
standards S t e p 3 – D e t e r m i n e t h e Tr a n s a c t i o n P r i c e
S t e p 4 – A l l o c a t e t h e Tr a n s a c t i o n P r i c e
1. T h e c o r e p r i n c i p l e o f A S C 6 0 6 a n d I F R S 1 5 i s t h a t a n e n t i t y r e c o g n i s e s r e v e n u e t o
defeat the transfer of promised goods or ser vices to customers is an amount that
r e fl e c t s t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o w h i c h t h e e n t i t y e x p e c t t o b e i n t i t l e i n e x c h a n g e f o r
those goods or services
2. A S C 6 0 6 : r e v e n u e f r o m c o n t r a c t w i t h c u s t o m e r s . I n t h e U S t h e r u l e w a s i s s u e b y
t h e fi n a n c i a l a c c o u n t i n g s t a n d a r d s b o a r d
3. Pe r h a p s t h e b i g g e s t d i ff e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e o l d r e g u l a t i o n a n d t h e n e w i s t h a t y o u
n o w r e v i e w r e v e n u e a t i n c e p t i o n o f t h e s a l e s o r d e r. Yo u i d e n t i f y c o n t r a c t s a n d
per formance obligations without any dependencies on actual billing of the
customer
Revenue Management Features
1. A l l o c a t e r e v e n u e a c c o r d i n g t o p u b l i s h e d g u i d e l i n e s
2. Id e n t i fi e s a n d c r e a t e s c u s t o m e r c o n t ra c t s a n d p e r f o r m a n c e o b l i g a t i o n b a s e d
o n u s e r d e fi n e d r u l e s
3. P r o v i d e s u s e r d e fi n e d r u l e s f r o m c o n t ra c t i d e n t i fi c a t i o n t o r e v e n u e
a c c o u n t i n g g e n e ra t i o n
4. B o o k s r e v e n u e w h e n p e r f o r m a n c e o b l i g a t i o n i s s a t i s fi e d
5. P r o c e s s e s r e v e n u e i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f b i l l i n g
6. S i m p l i fi e s a n d a u t o m a t e s r e v e n u e a c c o u n t i n g a c r o s s p r o d u c t b u n d l e s
What has changed: A Comparison
You deferred that part of sales invoice you can not recognize as You accrue for good and services that you Owe to customers
revenue because either you or they have relied on the contract. You no
longer defer revenue
You value the deferral at fair value and it is non monetary You value the accrual at estimated consideration and it is a
monetary debt
You calculate and book liability when you issue invoices You calculate the liability at inception and book it when either
party acts. An act could be shipping or invoicing
Liability is a list of invoices not yet posted to P&L in full or partial Liability is a list of goods and services you actually owe to
for future release to the P&L customers for future satisfaction via transfer
You book the invoiced amount to the P&L when you meet the You book the invoiced amount to the P&L when you satisfy the
regulatory definition by the industry customer with no industry specific rules bill or not billed
Contract Structure
Satisfaction Events
What is a Performance Obligation?
A p r o m i s e i n a c o n t ra c t w i t h a c u s t o m e r t o t ra n s f e r t o t h e c u s t o m e r e i t h e r :
1. A g o o d s o r s e r v i c e s ( o r a b u n d l e o f g o o d s o r s e r v ic e s ) t h a t i s d i s t in c t o r
2. A s e r ie s o f g o o d s o r s e r v ic e s t h a t a r e s u b s t a n t i a l l y t h e s a m e a n d t h a t
h av e t h e s a m e p a t t e r n o f t ra n s f e r t o t h e c u s t o m e r
3. W h e n a c o n t ra c t is i d e n t i fi e d i n R M C S, e a c h l i n e i t e m i n t h e c o n t ra c t i s a
p e r f o r m a n c e o b l i g a t i o n , w h e n p e r f o r m a n c e o b l ig a t i o n i s s a t i s fi e d r e v e n u e
i s r e c o g n iz e d
RMCS Accounting
C ont ra c t A ss et Dr
C ont ra c t L ia bil it y Cr
Per for ma nc e Ob li ga t i on Sa t is fi e d
C ont ra c t L ia bil it y Dr
Reven ue Cr
Per for ma nc e Ob li ga t i on Bi l le d
C ont ra c t C lea ri ng Dr
C ont ra c t A ss et Cr
Performance Satisfaction
Plans
There are four types of satisfaction plans that you can create when the satisfaction measure model is Period.
1. Daily revenue rate, all periods: Prorate revenue recognition using a daily rate for all periods. This rule type requires that the rule start
date and end date be specified in the transaction data.
P r o r a t e r e v e n u e r e c o g n i t i o n u s i n g a d a i l y r a t e o n l y f o r p a r t i a l p e r i o d s . T h e w h o l e p e r i o d s a r e p r o r a t e d e v e n l y. T h i s r u l e
t y p e r e q u i r e s t h a t t h e r u l e s t a r t d a t e a n d e n d d a t e b e s p e c i fi e d i n t h e t r a n s a c t i o n d a t a .
3. Fixed schedule
4. P r o r a t e r e v e n u e r e c o g n i t i o n o v e r a p r e d e fi n e d n u m b e r o f p e r i o d s a n d p r e d e fi n e d p e r c e n t a g e s o f t h e r e v e n u e
amount. For example, you can specify three periods for 30 percent, 30 percent, and 40 percent.
5. When you use this rule, the application derives the duration from the rule.