Requirement – 1
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB):
FASB is an independent 7 member board, of accounting professionals overseeing the creation of financial statement. FASB standards are generally known as GAAP.
Variable consideration:
Variable consideration refers to the uncertain transaction price that depends upon the outcome of future events.
Transaction price:
Transaction price refers to the price that is paid at the time of delivery or after delivery of goods and/or services. Specific situations affecting the transaction price are as follows:
- Variable amount of consideration and the restriction on its recognition.
- Rights for sales return
- Whether the seller is acting as a principle or an agent
- Time value of money
- Payments by the seller to the customer.
Rules of Debit and Credit:
Following rules are followed for debiting and crediting different accounts while they occur in business transactions:
- Debit, all increase in assets, expenses and dividends, all decrease in liabilities, revenues and stockholders’ equities.
- Credit, all increase in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities, all decrease in assets, expenses.
To discuss: The accounting for variable consideration arising from sales-based royalties on licenses of intellectual property, and when T can recognize the revenue for sales.
Requirement – 2
To prepare: The
Requirement – 3
To prepare: The journal entry to record revenue recognized on December 31, 2016.
Requirement – 4
To prepare: The journal entry to record deferred revenue on April, 1 and December 31, 2016.
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