Collectibility of Consideration

Analysis of the collectibility requirement of ASC 606, including accounting for contract's with initial and subsequent collectibility issues.

Combining Contracts

Analysis and examples of the criteria for determining if contracts entered into with a customer at or near the same time must be combined for revenue recognition.

Contract Modifications
Part I – Separate Contracts

Analysis of changes in the price or scope of a contract and whether they qualify as modifications and should be treated as a separate, standalone contract.

Contract Modifications
Part II – Contract Modification Treatment

If a contract modification is not considered a separate contract, entities use the Prospective Treatment method or Cumulative Catch-up Adjustment method.

Contract Modifications
Part III – The Hindsight Expedient

The FASB and IASB provide a practical expedient on contract modification adjustment - the use of hindsight to account for all changes at once.

Definition of a Customer

Analysis of the updated definition of a customer in ASC 606's scope considerations, including examples of common transactions in a business context.

Identify the Contract

The first step of ASC 606 is to identify the contract with a customer. ASC 606 outlines many criteria, including legal enforceability and collectability.

Scope & Interaction with Other Guidance

Analysis of the scope considerations of ASC 606 and how ASC 606 interacts with other guidance, including an example of a transaction with mixed guidance.

Termination Clauses

Termination clauses can impact the contract term, which has implications for all steps of the revenue model. Read about the most common issues that entities face related to termination clauses.