Revenue for Telecoms
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114 | <strong>Revenue</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Telecoms</strong> – Issues In-Depth<br />
| 6 Step 5: Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a per<strong>for</strong>mance obligation<br />
Is the per<strong>for</strong>mance obligation satisfied over time<br />
– i.e. is one of the criteria met? (see 6.2)<br />
Yes<br />
No<br />
Identify an appropriate method to<br />
measure progress (see 6.3)<br />
Recognize revenue at the point in<br />
time at which control of the good<br />
or service is transferred (see 6.4)<br />
Apply that method to recognize<br />
revenue over time<br />
Comparison with current IFRS<br />
Over-time recognition retained, but with new criteria<br />
[IAS 11, IAS 18.21]<br />
Construction contracts, and some contracts <strong>for</strong> the rendering of services, are<br />
currently accounted <strong>for</strong> under the stage-of-completion method – e.g. some<br />
telecom enterprise contracts that include the construction of networks or<br />
facilities that will be owned by the customer. The new standard may result in<br />
a broadly similar profile of revenue to that under current stage-of-completion<br />
accounting, but introduces new criteria to determine when revenue should be<br />
recognized over time.<br />
Some contracts that are currently accounted <strong>for</strong> under the stage-of-completion<br />
method may now require revenue to be recognized on contract completion.<br />
However, <strong>for</strong> other contracts, over-time recognition may be required <strong>for</strong> the first<br />
time under the model.<br />
Comparison with current US GAAP<br />
Over-time recognition retained, but with criteria rather than guidance<br />
based on type of activity<br />
605-35-25-57 Currently, construction-type contracts in the scope of Subtopic 605-35 are<br />
generally accounted <strong>for</strong> under the percentage-of-completion method and,<br />
although service contracts do not fall in the scope of Subtopic 605‐35, revenue<br />
from services is generally recognized under the proportional per<strong>for</strong>mance or<br />
straight-line method.<br />
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