Category: Revenue Recognition
Get ready: FASB is dumping some big items on your to-do list
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has a bunch of resolutions that affect many companies. The board is offloading some of their weightier projects that have taken up a lot of time (several years!) on their docket. Fo…
See MorePutting the E in “revenue”: A big challenge of the new rev rec standard
Accounting professionals who have been involved with revenue for many years can recite the four criteria for revenue recognition as quickly as they can their children’s names—it just becomes second nature. For people l…
See MoreComing up with a game plan for revenue recognition
Consider taking the new revenue recognition rules out for a spin. It could be a short test drive, with just a sample of current contracts sitting in the passenger seat so you can see how the changes feel and how drastic th…
See MoreHot topics for finance departments in 2015
There’s a tension for finance organizations that go public. Throughout the year, they are faced with new rules from accounting standard-setters, new guidance from accounting firms and new direction by regulators that cou…
See MoreRevenue recognition: Are you in denial?
After more than a decade in the making, the FASB and the IASB finally issued new revenue recognition rules. Now if the boards needed that kind of a runway, how hard will it be for companies to implement? This is what manag…
See MoreThe new rev rec rules: Making estimates that minimize the likelihood of restatements
Get ready for scrutiny. One of the many challenges presented by the new revenue recognition rules is the need for companies to come up with an estimate of revenue for variable consideration instead of waiting until amounts…
See MoreDoes the FASB need to step back and simplify?
Having been involved in accounting for over 30 years, I have seen quite a few changes in accounting requirements, all enthusiastically introduced to “help the reader understand the financial status of a company better.�…
See MoreHow the new revenue recognition standard may affect your company
We’ve been hearing about it for years. Finally, the result of the joint project between the FASB and the IASB to update and consolidate accounting standards for revenue recognition into one global standard is just about …
See MoreHow the new revenue recognition rules should help global businesses
One of the issues global companies have always faced is how to manage a global sales force in an environment where local accounting rules for revenue recognition vary. Countless times, sales teams have vented to me because…
See MoreHow to rise to the rev rec challenge
Accounting for revenue is no piece of cake, and it’s especially true for a lot of Silicon Valley firms. If your rev rec won’t stand up in an audit, you’ve got your work cut out for you. RoseRyan guru Miranda Chook ha…
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