1 Robert McGee Principal February 27, 2010 Machine Co can also conclude that the collectibility threshold is met for the $1.75 million and therefore, a contract exists, as discussed in. So, assume you invoice a customer for $850 with a discount term of 2/10 Net 30: Step 1: Calculate the early payment discount as 2% of $850, or $17. A reporting entity that expects to provide a price concession, or has a practice of doing so, should reduce the transaction price to reflect the consideration to which it expects to be entitled after the concession is provided. ABC records the payment with this transaction: If this billing were the only invoice issued by ABC during the reporting period, and if the customer paid within the reporting period, then the revenue section of ABC's income statement would look like this: If the number of discounts taken by customers are few and the impact of these discounts on reported sales results are minimal, then the accounting treatment just noted is acceptable. These materials were downloaded from PwC's Viewpoint (viewpoint.pwc.com) under license. As a result, Chemical Co will be required to retroactively reduce the price per container to $85. For example, a reporting entity might submit a claim as a result of higher-than-expected costs and interpret the contract to provide clear grounds for recovery of cost overruns. Contractor enters into a contract to construct a manufacturing facility for Auto Manufacturer. Management will need to estimate the transaction price if it concludes that there are enforceable obligations prior to finalizing the new contract. Example RR 4-14 and Example RR 4-15 illustrate the accounting for a guaranteed profit margin and a service level agreement. Biotech also performs clinical trial services as part of the arrangement. Actuarial assumptions for pension accounting are also generally reviewed by and approved by the company's external auditors in their general auditing of a company's financial statements. Sales agents who facilitate a sale to an end customer on behalf of another entity (the sales agents customer) may be entitled to future commissions (often referred to as trailing commissions) based on future events, such as the end customer's subsequent renewal of the contract. In addition to an upfront payment, Biotech is eligible to receive additional consideration in the form of milestone payments as follows: Milestone A: $25 million upon the completion of Phase II clinical trials, Milestone B: $50 million upon regulatory approval of the drug compound. This is because the constraint applies to the cumulative revenue recognized, not just to the variable portion of the consideration. A company borrows $100 million in a 5-year term loan and incurs $5 million in financing fees. The expected valueThe expected value is the sum of probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts. Management might be able to more easily conclude that variable consideration is not constrained when an uncertainty is resolved in a short period of time. But, if B Ltd. would pay within 20 days, a cash discount of 5% shall be provided by A Ltd. The transaction price is $950, as the expected reimbursement is $50. The revenue standard provides factors to consider when assessing whether variable consideration should be constrained. Management of Entity L can use the data from previous contracts to estimate the transaction price and to apply the constraint on variable consideration. The sales sub section has and adjustments area related to returns, allowances and discounts. ClothesCo's practice of guaranteeing a minimum margin for its customers results in variable consideration. Our 'IFRS Viewpoint' series provides insights from our global IFRS team on applying IFRSs in challenging situations. Biotech would likely conclude that the $50 million payable upon achieving Milestone B is constrained. An early payment discount is also commonly referred to as a cash discount or prompt payment discount. Example 2 (GST Treatment prior to 1 Apr 2020) Gross: 120. Chemical Co should update its calculation of the transaction price to reflect the change in estimate. Refer to Revenue, It depends. Refer to. How should Chemical Co account for the change in estimate? ClothesCo will update its estimate at each reporting period until the uncertainty is resolved. Variable consideration is common and takes various forms, including (but not limited to) price concessions, volume discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, incentives, performance bonuses, milestone payments, and royalties. Chemical Co estimates that the total sales volume for the year will be 2.8 million containers based on its experience with similar contracts and forecasted sales to Municipality. Contractor believes, based on its experience, that it is 95% likely that the contract will be completed successfully and in advance of the target date. Machine Co concludes it is probable it will collect $1.75 million, and such amount is not constrained under the variable consideration guidance. Contractor has a long history of constructing similar facilities. Accounting treatment for discount to customers for early payment ("cash discount") There are situations where you might be in need of cash or to simply motivate your customers to pay up quicker to have some buffer when it comes to more liquid resources, you'd implement something called a cash discount. Management therefore would include $500,000 (equating to $500 per contract) of the variable consideration in the transaction price. The transaction price in this arrangement is $900,000, calculated as the amount ClothesCo bills Department Store ($1 million) less the estimated refund to provide the Department Store its minimum margin ($100,000). An example is an arrangement where consideration varies based on the customer's subsequent sales of a good or service. Therefore, purchases, along with any payables in the case of a credit purchase, are recorded net of any trade discounts offered. This concept is also illustrated in Examples 23 and 25 of the revenue standard(. The treatment depends on how it is computed, if it is based on a percentage of revenue it is COGS. Construction Inc. contracts to build a production facility for Manufacturer for $10 million. The amount of consideration the reporting entity is entitled to receive depends on whether the customer retains the product or not (refer to, The amount of variable consideration included in the transaction price may be constrained in certain situations, as discussed at, Generally, yes. If the company pays the supplier's invoice within 10 days, there are two ways to record the early payment discount of $280: Gross method. This assessment is based on Service Inc's experience achieving at least that level of cost reduction in comparable contracts. Land Owner is also entitled to receive 5% of any future sales price of the developed land in excess of $5 million. Biotech has concluded the milestone payments are outside the scope of guidance for financial instruments. This is most common when the sales discount amount is so small that separate presentation does not yield any material additional information for readers. It also includes our accounting guidance that applies as a company responds to the five debt accounting questions described above. This clause is consistent with other price protection clauses offered in the past, and Manufacturer believes it has experience that is predictive for this contract. It is for your own use only - do not redistribute. If there is a risk that a large proportion of sales discounts will be recognized in a later period, create a sales discounts allowance account, in which you record an estimate of what the sales discounts will actually be in a later period. Otherwise, the full amount is to be paid after 30 days. ASC 718-10-15 states that ASC 710 should apply to all equity-based compensation plans where the company: Issues stocks, stock options, and other equity instruments. Similarly, refunds of previous expense payments are reductions of the related expense. This scenario does not pass the standard set by the matching principle, where all revenues and expenses associated with a transaction should be recognized within the same period. The transaction price at contract inception is therefore $1 million. This makes it more difficult to assert that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. However, if the early debt repayment qualifies as a debt modification, the prepayment penalty is to be amortized as a yield adjustment over the life of the remaining debt. The claim amount is variable consideration and therefore, Contractor should include in the transaction price the estimated amount it will receive, adjusted for any amounts that are constrained under the variable consideration guidance. Welcome to Viewpoint, the new platform that replaces Inform. Some companies offer an early pay discount to their customers if they pay the invoice early. A sales discount may be offered when the seller is short of cash, or if it wants to reduce the recorded amount of its receivables outstanding for other reasons. Refer to, The revenue standard includes an exception for the recognition of revenue relating to licenses of IP with sales- or usage-based royalties. This might be the case, for example, if a customer can return a product it has purchased. Management may need to include a minimum amount in the transaction price even when there is no minimum threshold stated in the contract. Under the GAAP, either the LIFO or FIFO (First in . If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, an entity shall estimate the amount of consideration to which the entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. Judgment may also be required to estimate and apply the constraint to trailing commissions, particularly when future commissions are susceptible to factors outside the reporting entitys influence. The contract is expected to take three years to complete. An example is consideration that is based on the movement of a market, such as the value of a fund whose assets are based on stock exchange prices. And since our initial . Service Inc, however, considers the constraint on variable consideration and concludes that it is probable that estimating a 10% reduction in costs will not result in a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized. Let's say that an entity that sells goods on credit for 100 and offers 10% settlement discount if the customer pays within 10 days. In performing this assessment, a portfolio of data might be used to estimate the transaction price (refer to. For example, a 2/10 EPD indicates a 2% discount if the invoice is paid within 10 days. A rebate coupon is included inside the electric razor package that can be redeemed by the end consumers for $10 per unit. Contractor concludes that the expected value method is most predictive in this case. The transaction price in this arrangement is $1.75 million, as this is the amount to which Machine Co expects to be entitled after providing the concession and it is not constrained under the variable consideration guidance. The revenue standard requires a reporting entity to estimate the amount of variable consideration to which it will be entitled. An example is a promise to provide a service when the rate per hour is fixed, but the total number of hours that will be incurred to fulfill the promise is variable. Management should consider the potential terms of the renewal, including whether any adjustments to terms will be applied retroactively or only prospectively. 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