Revenue Recognition Basics

Financial Accounting Standards and Reporting · 3:36

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[Verse 1]
When a company makes a sale, there's more than meets the eye
Not every dollar that comes in gets counted right away
There are rules we must follow, standards we obey
IFRS fifteen and ASC six-oh-six show us the way

[Chorus]
Five steps to revenue, let's count them one by one
Identify the contract when the deal has just begun
Find performance obligations, what you promise to deliver
Set the transaction price and allocate with care
Recognize when satisfied, the revenue is there
Five steps to get it right, five steps everywhere

[Verse 2]
Step one is the contract, an agreement we can see
Between the company and customer, with rights for you and me
Commercial substance matters, and payment must be probable
Step two finds promises within, each one accountable

[Chorus]
Five steps to revenue, let's count them one by one
Identify the contract when the deal has just begun
Find performance obligations, what you promise to deliver
Set the transaction price and allocate with care
Recognize when satisfied, the revenue is there
Five steps to get it right, five steps everywhere

[Verse 3]
Step three sets the transaction price, the amount we will collect
Variable considerations and discounts we must reflect
Step four takes that total price and spreads it all around
To each performance obligation, proportionally sound

[Bridge]
Over time or point in time
That's when revenue will shine
Control transfers to the buyer
Recognition lifts us higher

[Verse 4]
Step five is recognition, when control has passed along
The customer now benefits, our obligation's done
Whether over time it happens or at one specific date
The revenue gets recorded when performance is complete

[Chorus]
Five steps to revenue, let's count them one by one
Identify the contract when the deal has just begun
Find performance obligations, what you promise to deliver
Set the transaction price and allocate with care
Recognize when satisfied, the revenue is there
Five steps to get it right, five steps everywhere

[Outro]
From contract to completion, these principles are true
Revenue recognition basics, now you know them too

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