Chapter 17, Problem 1C

Prior to ASU 2014-09 changing the principles underlying revenue recognition, companies recognized revenue when it was earned and realized. The principles of earned and realized were replaced with a core principle which states that companies should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To accomplish this core principle, the FASB and the IASB stated that companies should follow a 5-step process.

Required:

Discuss the 5-step process that companies should use to accomplish the core principle of revenue recognition.