Learn the two GAAP criteria for revenue recognition and how companies can accurately report on their financial statements ...

Accrued revenue occurs when a company has earned revenue but hasn't billed a client for payment. To record accrued revenue, the company accountant debits accrued billings and credits revenue for the ...

Another major issue in revenue accounting is when to recognize or record the revenue. A common practice is to record the revenue when we receive payment (cash) from the customer. This is referred to ...

The AICPA Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) issued for informal comment Monday nine working drafts that discuss accounting issues related to the implementation of the new revenue ...

Revenue recognition standards determine both how much and when revenue is recognized on the income statement. Any company keeping their financial statements under generally accepted accounting ...

Two accounting boards are working toward a common set of procedures for recognizing revenue. The international financial reporting standards, or IFRS, are the International Accounting Standards ...

Identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement due to fraud are among the most challenging aspects of auditing in recent years, according to outreach conducted by the AICPA Auditing ...

Five years after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) first issued new revenue recognition rules, we finally get to see its impact on reported financials. The new standard was originally ...