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CHAPTER 5
Revenue Recognition and Profitability Analysis
Overview
In Chapter 4 we discussed net income and its presentation in the income statement. In Chapter
5 we focus on revenue recognition, which determines when and how much revenue appears in
the income statement. In Part A of this chapter we discuss the general approach for recognizing
Note to Instructors: Using Chapter 5 to Teach Revenue Recognition
Given the FASB’s new approach to revenue recognition, Chapter 5 was completely revised
and carefully structured to facilitate instruction, starting off by making clear to students how the
five-step revenue recognition process works and then discussing how various business
arrangements affect the five-step process.
Part A is designed to provide a simple introduction to the five-step revenue-recognition
Part B follows Part A with in-depth coverage applying the revenue recognition process in
various circumstances. Part B is structured to maximize flexibility by allowing instructors to
cover whatever subset of these topics they prefer. Topics include estimating variable
Part C likewise maximizes instructor flexibility as it covers accounting for long-term
contracts under ASU 2014-09. Given the importance of long-term contracts, we continue to
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Learning Objectives
LO5-1 State the core revenue recognition principle and the five key steps in applying it.
LO5-2 Explain when it is appropriate to recognize revenue at a single point in time.
LO5-3 Explain when it is appropriate to recognize revenue over a period of time.
LO5-4 Allocate a contract’s transaction price to multiple performance obligations.
LO5-5 Determine whether a contract exists, and whether some frequently encountered
features of contracts qualify as performance obligations.
LO5-6 Understand how variable consideration and other aspects of contracts affect the
calculation and allocation of the transaction price.
LO5-7 Determine the timing of revenue recognition with respect to licenses, franchises, and
other common arrangements.
LO5-8 Understand the disclosures required for revenue recognition, accounts receivable,
contract assets, and contract liabilities.
LO5-9 Demonstrate revenue recognition for long-term contracts, both at a point in time
when the contract is completed and over a period of time according to the percentage
completed.
LO510 Identify and calculate the common ratios used to assess profitability.
Lecture Outline
Part A: Introduction to Revenue Recognition
I. Revenue Recognition in General
A. FASB definition: “Revenues are inflows or other enhancements of assets of an entity
or settlements of its liabilities (or a combination of both) from delivering or producing
B. To determine how much revenue to recognize and when to recognize it, we apply the
core revenue recognition principal: Companies recognize revenue when goods or
services are transferred to customers for the amount the company expects to be entitled
to receive in exchange for those goods or services. (T5-2)
1. Key concept: the seller has one or more performance obligations.
C. Five steps are used to apply the principle: (T5-2)
1. Identify the contract with a customer.
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5. Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.
D. Key considerations for each of the five steps that we will learn about: (T5-3)
1. A contract establishes the legal rights and obligations of the seller and the
customer.
3. The transaction price is the amount the seller is entitled to receive from the
customer.
5. Recognize revenue for each performance obligation at a point in time or over
time, depending on how that performance obligation is satisfied.
II. Revenue Recognition at a Point in Time
A. We recognize revenue at a point in time when we don’t qualify for recognizing revenue
over time.
B. The performance obligation is satisfied when control of the goods or services is
transferred from the seller to the customer.
C. Usually transfer of control is obvious, and coincides with delivery.
D. Other indicators of transfer of control: the customer has (T5-4, T5-5)
1. An obligation to pay the seller.
3. Physical possession of the asset.
5. Accepted the asset.
III. Revenue Recognition over a Period of Time
A. Revenue should be recognized over time if goods and services are transferred over time
to the customer.
B. Revenue can be recognized over time if one of the following conditions hold: (T5-6,
T5-7)
2. The customer controls the asset as it is created, or
3. The seller is creating an asset that has no alternative use to the seller, and the
seller has the legal right to receive payment for progress to date.
C. If revenue is recognized over time, we can measure progress towards completion by
using:
2. Output measures. Examples include the passage of time and the amount of
finished product delivered.
IV. Revenue Recognition for Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations
A. The objective is to separate complex contracts into parts that can be viewed on a stand-
alone basis. Steps 2 and 4 are critical to this process. (T5-8 T5-12)
B. Step 2: Identify the performance obligation(s) in the contract.
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1. A promise to provide a good or service is a performance obligation if the good or
service is distinct from other goods and services in the contract.
2. A good or service is distinct if it is both:
a. Capable of being distinct. The customer could use the good or service on its
C. Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on relative
stand-alone selling prices. If stand-along selling prices aren’t observable, estimate
them.
V. Illustration 5-11 Sumarizes the Revenue Recognition Concepts Covered in Part A (T5-
13)
Part B: Special Topics in Revenue Recognition
I. Special Issues for Step 1: Identify the Contract (T5-14, T5-15)
A. A contract is an agreement that creates legally enforceable rights and obligations.
2. Can be oral or written.
B. A contract exists for purposes of revenue recognition only if it
2. has been approved by both the seller and the customer, indicating commitment to
fulfilling their obligations,
4. specifies payment terms, and
5. is probable that the seller will collect the amount it is entitled to receive.
C. A contract does not exist if both of the following are true.
1. neither the seller nor the customer has performed any obligations under the
contract, and
2. both the seller and the customer can terminate the contract without penalty.
II. Special Issues for Step 2: Identify the Performance Obligation(s) (T5-16, T5-17)
A. Examples of common parts of contracts that are not performance obligations:
2. Quality-assurance warranties (it’s part of the performance obligation to deliver
goods and services that are free of defects).
3. Right of return (it’s part of the performance obligation to deliver acceptable
goods and services).
B. Examples of common parts of contracts that are performance obligations:
1. Extended warranties (it’s a separate obligation distinct from delivering
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2. Options that provide a material right (a material right is something the customer
wouldn’t get otherwise, so the seller is obligated to provide it).
III. Special Issues for Step 3: Determine the Transaction Price
A. Variable Consideration: (T5-18 T5-22)
1. Occurs when some of the contract price depends on the outcome of a future
event. Examples:
a. Incentive payments.
2. Estimate variable consideration using either
a. Expected value, calculated as the sum of each possible amount multiplied
3. Sellers only include an estimate of variable consideration in the transaction price
to the extent it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur when
the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.
a. Intended to avoid severe revenue overstatements due to estimation error.
b. Indicators that a significant reversal could occur:
i. poor evidence on which to base an estimate,
4. The seller should update estimates of variable consideration (and of whether the
5. Regarding sales with a right of return,
a. If sales are for cash, companies record estimated returns by debiting a
contra-revenue account called sales returns” and crediting a refund
liability.
B. Principal or Agent (T5-23, T5-24)
1. If the company is a principal, it records revenue equal to the total sales price paid
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3. We view the seller as a principal if it obtains control of the goods or services
before they are transferred to the customer. Control is evident if the principal
C. Time Value of Money (T5-23)
1. If payment happens before or after delivery, the transaction has a financing
component. If the financing component is significant, the seller has to account
for it.
2. We presume the financing component is not significant if payment and delivery
are separated by less than one year.
D. Payments by the Seller to the Customer (T5-23)
1. If the seller is purchasing distinct goods or services from the customer at the fair
2. If a seller pays more for distinct goods or services purchased from their customer
IV. Special Issues for Step 4: Allocate the Transaction Price to the Performance
Obligations
A. Three methods are recommended for estimating stand-alone selling prices that are not
observable: (T5-25, T5-26)
1. Adjusted market assessment approach: The seller considers what it could sell the
2. Expected cost plus margin approach: The seller estimates its costs of satisfying a
performance obligation and then adds an appropriate profit margin.
3. Residual approach: The seller estimates an unknown (or highly uncertain) stand-
alone selling price by subtracting the sum of the known or estimated stand-alone
selling prices from the total transaction price. The residual approach is allowed
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V. Special Issues for Step 5: Recognize Revenue When (Or As) Each Performance
Obligation Is Satisfied (T5-27, T5-28)
A. Licenses
1. Right of use: Some licenses transfer a right to use the seller’s intellectual
property as it exists when the license is granted. Revenue for those licenses is
B. Franchises
1. The franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to sell the franchisor’s products
and use its name for a specified period of time.
2. A franchise typically involves a license to use the franchisor’s intellectual
C. Bill-and-hold sales
1. Exist when a customer purchases goods but requests that the seller not ship the
product until a later date.
D. Consignment arrangements
1. Exist when a “consignor” physically transfers the goods to the other company
E. Gift Cards
1. Seller records a deferred revenue liability when the card is sold.
VI. Disclosures (T5-29)
A. Income Statement reports revenue, bad debt expense, and interest revenue and interest
expense associated with significant finance components.
B. Balance Sheet
1. Accounts Receivable: Unconditional right to receive payment, depending only
on the passage of time.
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3. Contract Liabilities: Deferred revenue.
C. Disclosure:
1. The objective is to help investors understand the nature, amount, timing and
uncertainty of revenues and cash flows.
2. Required disclosures include:
a. Separation of revenue into meaningful categories (product lines, geographic
VII. Illustration 5-22 Sumarizes the Revenue Recognition Special Topics Covered in Part
B (T5-30)
Part C: Accounting for Long-Term Contracts (T5-31)
I. Two of the five revenue recognition steps are especially critical for long-term contracts:
(T5-32)
A. Step 2, “Identify the performance obligation(s) in the contract,” is important because
long-term contracts typically include many products and services that could be viewed
B. Step 5, “Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied,” is
important because there can be a considerable difference for long-term contracts
between recognizing revenue over time and recognizing revenue only when the
contract has been completed. Most long-term contracts qualify for revenue recognition
over time, either because
1. the seller is creating an asset that the customer controls as it is completed, or
C. If a contract doesn’t qualify for revenue recognition over time, revenue is recognized
upon completion of the contract. (In prior GAAP, this was called the completed
II. Much of the accounting is the same, regardless of whether revenue is recognized over
time or upon contract completion. (T5-33 T5-37)
A. All costs of construction are recorded in an asset (inventory) account called
construction in progress.
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B. Period billings are credited to billings on construction contract, a contra account to the
construction in progress account. This serves to reduce the book value of the physical
asset (construction in progress) when a financial asset (accounts receivable) is also
recognized; otherwise the project would be double-counted on the balance sheet.
C. Construction in progress is debited for the amount of gross profit recognized. The
same total amount of gross profit is recognized over the life of the contract regardless
of the timing of revenue recognition the only difference is timing.
D. Recognizing revenue at a point in time is equivalent to recognizing revenue at the
point of delivery, that is, when the project is complete.
E. Recognizing revenue over time allocates a fair share of a project's revenues and
expenses to each reporting period during construction. How is that fair share
determined? (T5-13)
1. The allocation of project profit is accomplished by estimating progress to date.
2. Progress to date (the percentage of completion) can be estimated as the
3. To determine revenue, the percentage of completion is multiplied by estimated
total revenue to determine revenue that should be recognized to date, and then
the current period's revenue is determined by subtracting from this amount the
revenue recognized in previous periods.
4. In most cases, the cost of construction equals the construction costs incurred
during the period. Therefore, the same approach used to estimate revenue can be
used to estimate gross profit.
III. Balance sheet effects: Construction in progress is compared to billings on construction
contract. (T5-38)
A. A debit balance indicates costs (plus profits if revenue is recognized over time
IV. Long-term contract losses (T5-39)
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A. A loss could occur on a profitable project if the estimated costs to complete were
underestimated in prior periods.
C. Recognized losses on long-term contracts reduce the construction in progress account.
Part D: Profitability Analysis
I. Activity Ratios (T5-40)
A. Activity ratios measure a company's efficiency in managing its assets.
B. The asset turnover ratio measures a company's efficiency in using assets to generate
revenue and is calculated by dividing a company's net sales or revenues by the average
total assets available for use during the period.
C. The receivables turnover ratio offers an indication of how quickly a company is able to
collect its accounts receivable.
2. An extension of this ratio is the average collection period, which is computed by
dividing 365 days by the receivable turnover ratio.
D. The inventory turnover ratio measures a company's efficiency in managing its
investment in inventory.
1. The ratio is calculated by dividing the period's cost of goods sold by the average
II. Profitability Ratios (T5-41)
A. Profitability ratios assist in evaluating various aspects of a company's profit-making
activities.
B. The profit margin on sales measures the amount of net income achieved per sales
dollar and is computed by dividing net income by net sales.
C. The return on assets (ROA) indicates a company's overall profitability.
1. It is calculated by dividing net income by average total assets.
III. DuPont Framework (T5-42)
A. The DuPont Framework helps identify how profitability, activity, and financial
leverage trade off to determine return to shareholders.
Appendix (Covering Key Areas of GAAP Superceded by ASU 2014-09) (T5-43)
I. Revenue Recognition in General
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A. The realization principle requires that two criteria be satisfied before revenue can be
recognized: (T5-44)
B. Staff Accounting Bulletin No.’s 101 and 104 summarized the SEC’s views on revenue
recognition. The bulletins provide additional criteria for judging whether or not the
realization principle is satisfied:
2. Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered.
4. Collectibility is reasonably assured.
C. IFRS revenue recognition concepts focus on transfer of economic benefits. IFRS
allows revenue to be recognized when the following conditions have been satisfied:
1. The amount of revenue and costs associated with the transaction can be
measured reliably.
3. (for sales of goods) the seller has transferred to the buyer the risks and rewards
of ownership, and doesn’t effectively manage or control the goods.
5. These requirements are similar to U.S. GAAP, and revenue typically is
recognized at a similar point under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. (T5-45)
D. Under prior GAAP, it was useful to characterize revenue from the perspective of
the point of delivery. (T5-46, 47)
E. Revenue recognition prior to delivery is covered in the main chapter (that is,
revenue recognition over time for long-term contracts).
1. Under prior GAAP, use of the percentage-of-completion method was required
II. Revenue Recognition after Delivery
A. Significant uncertainties about cash collection could cause a delay in recognizing
revenue from the sale of a product or a service.
B. Installment sales
1. Revenue recognition for most installment sales takes place at the point of
2. When exceptional uncertainty exists, two accounting methods are available:
3. The installment sales method recognizes gross profit by applying the gross profit
percentage on the sale to the amount of cash actually received. (T5-49)
4. The cost recovery method defers all gross profit recognition until cash equal to
the cost of the item sold has been received. (T5-50)
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C. Under IFRS, IAS No. 11 governs revenue recognition for long-term construction
contracts.
(T5-17)
1. Like U.S. GAAP, the international standard requires the use of percentage-of-
completion accounting when estimates can be made precisely.
2. Unlike U.S. GAAP, the international standard requires the use of the cost
recovery method rather than the completed contract method when estimates
cannot be made precisely enough to allow percentage-of-completion accounting.
a. Under the cost recovery method, contract costs are expensed as incurred,
III. Industry-Specific Revenue Issues
A. Multiple-element arrangements (T5-51)
1. If a software arrangement (sale) includes multiple elements, the revenue from the
2. More generally, if an arrangement contains multiple elements, revenue should be
allocated to individual deliverables if that qualify for separate revenue
3. IAS No. 18 is the general revenue recognition standard in IFRS. There is not
much guidance about multiple-element contracts or industry-specific revenue
recognition in IFRS.
B. In a franchise sale, the fees to be paid by the franchisee to the franchisor usually
comprise (1) the initial franchise fee, and (2) continuing franchise fees. (T5-52)
1. GAAP requires that the franchisor has substantially performed the services
2. Continuing franchise fees are paid to the franchisor for continuing rights as well
as for advertising and promotion and other services over the life of the agreement
and are recognized by the franchisor as revenue in the period received, which
corresponds to the periods the services are performed.
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DEFINITION OF REVENUE
According to the FASB, “Revenues are inflows or other enhancements of assets
of an entity or settlements of its liabilities (or a combination of both) from
T5-1
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CORE REVENUE RECOGNITION PRINCIPLE
AND THE 5 STEPS TO IMPLEMENTING IT
Key concept: The seller has one or more performance obligations
T5-2
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OVERVIEW OF THE 5 STEPS
Illustration 5-2
T5-3
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RECOGNIZING REVENUE AT A SINGLE POINT IN TIME
We recognize revenue at a point in time when we don’t qualify for recognizing
revenue over time.
Criteria for Recognizing Revenue at a Point in Time
The customer is more likely to control a good or service if the customer has:
An obligation to pay the seller.
Illustration 5-3
T5-4
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RECOGNIZING REVENUE AT A SINGLE POINT IN TIME
(continued)
TrueTech Industries sells the Tri-Box, a gaming console that allows users to play
video games individually or in multi-player environments over the Internet. A
Tri-Box is only a gaming module and includes no other goods or services. When
should TrueTech recognize revenue for the following sale of 1,000 Tri-Boxes to
CompStores?
December 20, 2015: CompStores orders 1,000 Tri-Boxes at a price of $240
each, promising payment within 30 days after delivery. True Tech has
January 1, 2016: TrueTech delivers 1,000 Tri-Boxes to CompStores, and
title to the Tri-Boxes transfers to CompStores. TrueTech has delivered the
Tri-Boxes, and CompStores has accepted delivery, so CompStores has physical
January 25, 2016: TrueTech receives $240,000 from CompStores. This
transaction does not affect revenue. We recognize revenue when performance
T5-5
1 TrueTech also would debit cost of goods sold and credit inventory to recognize the cost of inventory sold.
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RECOGNIZING REVENUE OVER TIME
We recognize revenue over time when performance obligations are satisfied
over time. That is the case if we transfer goods and services over time.
Criteria for Recognizing Revenue over Time
Revenue is recognized over time if either:
The customer consumes the benefit of the seller’s work as it is performed,
as when a company provides cleaning services to a customer for a period of
time, or
Illustration 5-5
T5-6
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RECOGNIZING REVENUE
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
TrueTech Industries sells one-year subscriptions to the Tri-Net multiuser platform
of Internet-based games. TrueTech sells 1,000 subscriptions for $60 each on
January 1, 2016. TrueTech has a single performance obligation to provide a
service to subscribers by allowing them access to the gaming platform for one
year. Because Tri-Net users consume the benefits of access to that service over
time, under the first criterion in Illustration 5-5 TrueTech recognizes revenue from
the subscriptions over the one-year time period.
On January 1, 2016, TrueTech records the following journal
entry:
Illustration 5-6
T 5-7
Deferred
Revenue
1/1
60,000
Service
Revenue

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