Revenue for Telecoms
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<strong>Revenue</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Telecoms</strong> – Issues In-Depth | 119<br />
6.2 Per<strong>for</strong>mance obligations satisfied over time |<br />
Criterion 3<br />
606-10-25-28<br />
[IFRS 15.36]<br />
In assessing whether an asset has an alternative use, at contract inception an entity<br />
considers its ability to readily direct that asset in its completed state <strong>for</strong> another use,<br />
such as selling it to a different customer.<br />
606-10-55-6, 55-8 – 55-10, ASU 2014-09.BC127<br />
[IFRS 15.B4, B6–B8, BC127]<br />
Applying Criteria 1 and 3<br />
Potential contractual restrictions or practical restrictions may prevent the entity from<br />
transferring the remaining per<strong>for</strong>mance obligation to another entity (Criterion 1) or<br />
directing the asset <strong>for</strong> another use (Criterion 3). The new standard provides guidance<br />
on whether these facts or possible termination impact the assessment of those<br />
criteria. It provides the following guidance on the assumptions that an entity should<br />
make when applying Criteria 1 and 3.<br />
Determining whether…<br />
Consider<br />
contractual<br />
restrictions?<br />
Consider<br />
practical<br />
limitations?<br />
Consider<br />
possible<br />
termination?<br />
… another entity would<br />
not need to substantially<br />
reper<strong>for</strong>m (Criterion 1)<br />
… the entity’s per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
does not create an asset with<br />
an alternative use (Criterion 3)<br />
No No Yes<br />
Yes Yes No<br />
Example 47 – Assessing whether telecom network services meet the<br />
over-time criteria<br />
ASU 2014-09.BC126<br />
[IFRS 15.BC126]<br />
Telco M enters into a contract to provide network services to Customer C.<br />
Telco M needs to assess whether the network service revenue should be<br />
recognized at a point in time or over time. Telco M first considers whether the<br />
network services meet Criterion 1 and notes that:<br />
– Customer C will receive and consume the benefits of the network services as<br />
they are delivered; and<br />
– if Customer C changed service providers, then the new service provider would<br />
not need to reper<strong>for</strong>m the work per<strong>for</strong>med to date by Telco M.<br />
Since it is necessary to meet only one of the criteria to recognize revenue over<br />
time, Telco M concludes that it should recognize revenue <strong>for</strong> the network services<br />
over time.<br />
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