What Is the Difference Between the Revenue Recognition Principle and the Expense Matching Principle? Understand the uses of these two core principles. The revenue recognition principle is a ...

The accounting and finance industries have been abuzz with the recent changes to the Revenue Recognition standard. This new standard has been in the works for almost 15 years and represents one of the ...

Accrual method accounting separates revenue recognition from cash flow. That means a company records revenue in its books based on whether it has earned money, not whether it has actually received ...

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So what are the basics that you need to know about the standard? Let’s take a look at them, starting with step No. 1 of its five-step process. 1. Determine whether you have a contract. (Translation: ...

Over several blog posts, I have explored in detail the new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which ...

There are many industries where companies provide goods or services but aren’t immediately paid for them. From an accrual basis accounting standpoint, these represent accrued revenue for the company.

The sportswear company Under Armour on Monday confirmed federal officials have been looking into its accounting practices for more than two years. Under Armour says it hasn’t done anything wrong. The ...

Fellow Irregulars Phil Wainewright and Jason Corsello are batting around the implementation services revenue recognition issue following Taleo's restatement of earnings. Phil uses it as a reason to ...