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.
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.
Solution Summary: The author explains the accounting for variable consideration arising from sales-based royalties on licenses of intellectual property, and when T can recognize revenue for sales.
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.9P
Requirement – 1
To determine
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 determine
To prepare: The journal entry to record revenue from license.
Requirement – 3
To determine
To prepare: The journal entry to record revenue recognized on December 31, 2018.
Requirement – 4
To determine
To prepare: The journal entry to record deferred revenue on April, 1 and December 31, 2018.