Overview of the new revenue recognition standard: ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Oct 27, 2015 in Austin, TX
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Led by PwC Partner Reto Micheluzzi and former Postgraduate Technical Assistant to the FASB, Nick Passalugo the session provided an overview of the new standard and why it was issued and its importance. They also covered the impacts of the standard and discussed how it departs from existing GAAP
The session began with a discussion of a discussion of the history of the project beginning with inception through the 2018 effective date. Reto covered the effective dates for public, non-public and IFRS companies as well as early adoption.
There are five steps to apply the new model.
1. Identify the contract with the customer
2. Identify the separate performance obligations in the contract
3. Determine the transaction price
4. Allocate the transaction price
5. Recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied
Reto and Nick went into depth on each of these steps with examples and illustrations to provide clarity.
They followed this discussion by covering other considerations including principal vs. agent indicators, bill-and-hold, incremental costs of obtaining a contract, costs to fulfill a contract, amortization, impairment.
The method of adoption Retrosepctive and Practical expedient were also covered.
Prospective disclosures will exceed the general current guidance under GAAP.

