Revenue From Contracts With Customers: Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 115
Revenue From Contracts With Customers: Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 115
Revenue From Contracts With Customers: Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 115
(The Indian Accounting Standard includes paragraphs set in bold type and plain type, which
have equal authority. Paragraphs in bold type indicate the main principles.
Objective
1 The objective of this Standard is to establish the principles that an entity shall apply
to report useful information to users of financial statements about the nature,
amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from a contract
with a customer.
3 An entity shall consider the terms of the contract and all relevant facts and circumstances
when applying this Standard. An entity shall apply this Standard, including the use of any
practical expedients, consistently to contracts with similar characteristics and in similar
circumstances.
4 This Standard specifies the accounting for an individual contract with a customer.
However, as a practical expedient, an entity may apply this Standard to a portfolio of
contracts (or performance obligations) with similar characteristics if the entity reasonably
expects that the effects on the financial statements of applying this Standard to the
portfolio would not differ materially from applying this Standard to the individual
contracts (or performance obligations) within that portfolio. When accounting for a
portfolio, an entity shall use estimates and assumptions that reflect the size and
composition of the portfolio.
Scope
5 An entity shall apply this Standard to all contracts with customers, except the following:
(b) insurance contracts within the scope of Ind AS 104, Insurance Contracts;
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(c) financial instruments and other contractual rights or obligations within the scope
of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments, Ind AS 110, Consolidated Financial
Statements, Ind AS 111, Joint Arrangements, Ind AS 27, Separate Financial
Statements and Ind AS 28, Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures; and
(d) non-monetary exchanges between entities in the same line of business to facilitate
sales to customers or potential customers. For example, this Standard would not
apply to a contract between two oil companies that agree to an exchange of oil to
fulfil demand from their customers in different specified locations on a timely
basis.
6 An entity shall apply this Standard to a contract (other than a contract listed in paragraph
5) only if the counterparty to the contract is a customer. A customer is a party that has
contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entitys
ordinary activities in exchange for consideration. A counterparty to the contract would
not be a customer if, for example, the counterparty has contracted with the entity to
participate in an activity or process in which the parties to the contract share in the risks
and benefits that result from the activity or process (such as developing an asset in a
collaboration arrangement) rather than to obtain the output of the entitys ordinary
activities.
7 A contract with a customer may be partially within the scope of this Standard and
partially within the scope of other Standards listed in paragraph 5.
(a) If the other Standards specify how to separate and/or initially measure one or
more parts of the contract, then an entity shall first apply the separation and/or
measurement requirements in those Standards. An entity shall exclude from the
transaction price the amount of the part (or parts) of the contract that are initially
measured in accordance with other Standards and shall apply paragraphs 7386 to
allocate the amount of the transaction price that remains (if any) to each
performance obligation within the scope of this Standard and to any other parts of
the contract identified by paragraph 7(b).
(b) If the other Standards do not specify how to separate and/or initially measure one
or more parts of the contract, then the entity shall apply this Standard to separate
and/or initially measure the part (or parts) of the contract.
8 This Standard specifies the accounting for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract
with a customer and for the costs incurred to fulfil a contract with a customer if those
costs are not within the scope of another Standard (see paragraphs 91104). An entity
shall apply those paragraphs only to the costs incurred that relate to a contract with a
customer (or part of that contract) that is within the scope of this Standard.
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Recognition
Identifying the contract
9 An entity shall account for a contract with a customer that is within the scope of this
Standard only when all of the following criteria are met:
(a) the parties to the contract have approved the contract (in writing, orally or in
accordance with other customary business practices) and are committed to
perform their respective obligations;
(b) the entity can identify each partys rights regarding the goods or services to
be transferred;
(c) the entity can identify the payment terms for the goods or services to be
transferred;
(d) the contract has commercial substance (ie the risk, timing or amount of the
entitys future cash flows is expected to change as a result of the contract);
and
(e) it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration to which it will be
entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the
customer. In evaluating whether collectability of an amount of consideration
is probable, an entity shall consider only the customers ability and intention
to pay that amount of consideration when it is due. The amount of
consideration to which the entity will be entitled may be less than the price
stated in the contract if the consideration is variable because the entity may
offer the customer a price concession (see paragraph 52).
10 A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that creates enforceable rights
and obligations. Enforceability of the rights and obligations in a contract is a matter of
law. Contracts can be written, oral or implied by an entitys customary business practices.
The practices and processes for establishing contracts with customers vary across legal
jurisdictions, industries and entities. In addition, they may vary within an entity (for
example, they may depend on the class of customer or the nature of the promised goods
or services). An entity shall consider those practices and processes in determining
whether and when an agreement with a customer creates enforceable rights and
obligations.
11 Some contracts with customers may have no fixed duration and can be terminated or
modified by either party at any time. Other contracts may automatically renew on a
periodic basis that is specified in the contract. An entity shall apply this Standard to the
duration of the contract (ie the contractual period) in which the parties to the contract
have present enforceable rights and obligations.
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12 For the purpose of applying this Standard, a contract does not exist if each party to the
contract has the unilateral enforceable right to terminate a wholly unperformed contract
without compensating the other party (or parties). A contract is wholly unperformed if
both of the following criteria are met:
(a) the entity has not yet transferred any promised goods or services to the customer;
and
(b) the entity has not yet received, and is not yet entitled to receive, any consideration
in exchange for promised goods or services.
14 If a contract with a customer does not meet the criteria in paragraph 9, an entity shall
continue to assess the contract to determine whether the criteria in paragraph 9 are
subsequently met.
15 When a contract with a customer does not meet the criteria in paragraph 9 and an entity
receives consideration from the customer, the entity shall recognise the consideration
received as revenue only when either of the following events has occurred:
(a) the entity has no remaining obligations to transfer goods or services to the
customer and all, or substantially all, of the consideration promised by the
customer has been received by the entity and is non-refundable; or
(b) the contract has been terminated and the consideration received from the customer
is non-refundable.
16 An entity shall recognise the consideration received from a customer as a liability until
one of the events in paragraph 15 occurs or until the criteria in paragraph 9 are
subsequently met (see paragraph 14). Depending on the facts and circumstances relating
to the contract, the liability recognised represents the entitys obligation to either transfer
goods or services in the future or refund the consideration received. In either case, the
liability shall be measured at the amount of consideration received from the customer.
Combination of contracts
17 An entity shall combine two or more contracts entered into at or near the same time with
the same customer (or related parties of the customer) and account for the contracts as a
single contract if one or more of the following criteria are met:
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(a) the contracts are negotiated as a package with a single commercial objective;
(b) the amount of consideration to be paid in one contract depends on the price or
performance of the other contract; or
(c) the goods or services promised in the contracts (or some goods or services
promised in each of the contracts) are a single performance obligation in
accordance with paragraphs 2230.
Contract modifications
18 A contract modification is a change in the scope or price (or both) of a contract that is
approved by the parties to the contract. In some industries and jurisdictions, a contract
modification may be described as a change order, a variation or an amendment. A
contract modification exists when the parties to a contract approve a modification that
either creates new or changes existing enforceable rights and obligations of the parties to
the contract. A contract modification could be approved in writing, by oral agreement or
implied by customary business practices. If the parties to the contract have not approved
a contract modification, an entity shall continue to apply this Standard to the existing
contract until the contract modification is approved.
19 A contract modification may exist even though the parties to the contract have a dispute
about the scope or price (or both) of the modification or the parties have approved a
change in the scope of the contract but have not yet determined the corresponding change
in price. In determining whether the rights and obligations that are created or changed by
a modification are enforceable, an entity shall consider all relevant facts and
circumstances including the terms of the contract and other evidence. If the parties to a
contract have approved a change in the scope of the contract but have not yet determined
the corresponding change in price, an entity shall estimate the change to the transaction
price arising from the modification in accordance with paragraphs 5054 on estimating
variable consideration and paragraphs 5658 on constraining estimates of variable
consideration.
20 An entity shall account for a contract modification as a separate contract if both of the
following conditions are present:
(a) the scope of the contract increases because of the addition of promised goods or
services that are distinct (in accordance with paragraphs 2630); and
(b) the price of the contract increases by an amount of consideration that reflects the
entitys stand-alone selling prices of the additional promised goods or services
and any appropriate adjustments to that price to reflect the circumstances of the
particular contract. For example, an entity may adjust the stand-alone selling price
of an additional good or service for a discount that the customer receives, because
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it is not necessary for the entity to incur the selling-related costs that it would
incur when selling a similar good or service to a new customer.
(a) An entity shall account for the contract modification as if it were a termination of
the existing contract and the creation of a new contract, if the remaining goods or
services are distinct from the goods or services transferred on or before the date of
the contract modification. The amount of consideration to be allocated to the
remaining performance obligations (or to the remaining distinct goods or services
in a single performance obligation identified in accordance with paragraph 22(b))
is the sum of:
(b) An entity shall account for the contract modification as if it were a part of the
existing contract if the remaining goods or services are not distinct and, therefore,
form part of a single performance obligation that is partially satisfied at the date
of the contract modification. The effect that the contract modification has on the
transaction price, and on the entitys measure of progress towards complete
satisfaction of the performance obligation, is recognised as an adjustment to
revenue (either as an increase in or a reduction of revenue) at the date of the
contract modification (ie the adjustment to revenue is made on a cumulative
catch-up basis).
(c) If the remaining goods or services are a combination of items (a) and (b), then the
entity shall account for the effects of the modification on the unsatisfied
(including partially unsatisfied) performance obligations in the modified contract
in a manner that is consistent with the objectives of this paragraph.
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(b) a series of distinct goods or services that are substantially the same and that
have the same pattern of transfer to the customer (see paragraph 23).
23 A series of distinct goods or services has the same pattern of transfer to the customer if
both of the following criteria are met:
(a) each distinct good or service in the series that the entity promises to transfer to the
customer would meet the criteria in paragraph 35 to be a performance obligation
satisfied over time; and
(b) in accordance with paragraphs 3940, the same method would be used to measure
the entitys progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation
to transfer each distinct good or service in the series to the customer.
24 A contract with a customer generally explicitly states the goods or services that an entity
promises to transfer to a customer. However, the performance obligations identified in a
contract with a customer may not be limited to the goods or services that are explicitly
stated in that contract. This is because a contract with a customer may also include
promises that are implied by an entitys customary business practices, published policies
or specific statements if, at the time of entering into the contract, those promises create a
valid expectation of the customer that the entity will transfer a good or service to the
customer.
25 Performance obligations do not include activities that an entity must undertake to fulfil a
contract unless those activities transfer a good or service to a customer. For example, a
services provider may need to perform various administrative tasks to set up a contract.
The performance of those tasks does not transfer a service to the customer as the tasks are
performed. Therefore, those setup activities are not a performance obligation.
26 Depending on the contract, promised goods or services may include, but are not limited
to, the following:
(c) resale of rights to goods or services purchased by an entity (for example, a ticket
resold by an entity acting as a principal, as described in paragraphs B34B38);
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(e) providing a service of standing ready to provide goods or services (for example,
unspecified updates to software that are provided on a when-and-if-available
basis) or of making goods or services available for a customer to use as and when
the customer decides;
(f) providing a service of arranging for another party to transfer goods or services to
a customer (for example, acting as an agent of another party, as described in
paragraphs B34B38);
(g) granting rights to goods or services to be provided in the future that a customer
can resell or provide to its customer (for example, an entity selling a product to a
retailer promises to transfer an additional good or service to an individual who
purchases the product from the retailer);
(j) granting options to purchase additional goods or services (when those options
provide a customer with a material right, as described in paragraphs B39B43).
(a) the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together
with other resources that are readily available to the customer (ie the good or
service is capable of being distinct); and
(b) the entitys promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately
identifiable from other promises in the contract (ie the good or service is distinct
within the context of the contract).
28 A customer can benefit from a good or service in accordance with paragraph 27(a) if the
good or service could be used, consumed, sold for an amount that is greater than scrap
value or otherwise held in a way that generates economic benefits. For some goods or
services, a customer may be able to benefit from a good or service on its own. For other
goods or services, a customer may be able to benefit from the good or service only in
conjunction with other readily available resources. A readily available resource is a good
or service that is sold separately (by the entity or another entity) or a resource that the
customer has already obtained from the entity (including goods or services that the entity
will have already transferred to the customer under the contract) or from other
transactions or events. Various factors may provide evidence that the customer can
benefit from a good or service either on its own or in conjunction with other readily
available resources. For example, the fact that the entity regularly sells a good or service
separately would indicate that a customer can benefit from the good or service on its own
or with other readily available resources.
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29 Factors that indicate that an entitys promise to transfer a good or service to a customer is
separately identifiable (in accordance with paragraph 27(b)) include, but are not limited
to, the following:
(a) the entity does not provide a significant service of integrating the good or service
with other goods or services promised in the contract into a bundle of goods or
services that represent the combined output for which the customer has
contracted. In other words, the entity is not using the good or service as an input
to produce or deliver the combined output specified by the customer.
(b) the good or service does not significantly modify or customise another good or
service promised in the contract.
(c) the good or service is not highly dependent on, or highly interrelated with, other
goods or services promised in the contract. For example, the fact that a customer
could decide to not purchase the good or service without significantly affecting
the other promised goods or services in the contract might indicate that the good
or service is not highly dependent on, or highly interrelated with, those other
promised goods or services.
30 If a promised good or service is not distinct, an entity shall combine that good or service
with other promised goods or services until it identifies a bundle of goods or services that
is distinct. In some cases, that would result in the entity accounting for all the goods or
services promised in a contract as a single performance obligation.
33 Goods and services are assets, even if only momentarily, when they are received and used
(as in the case of many services). Control of an asset refers to the ability to direct the use
of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. Control includes
the ability to prevent other entities from directing the use of, and obtaining the benefits
from, an asset. The benefits of an asset are the potential cash flows (inflows or savings in
outflows) that can be obtained directly or indirectly in many ways, such as by:
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(a) using the asset to produce goods or provide services (including public services);
34 When evaluating whether a customer obtains control of an asset, an entity shall consider
any agreement to repurchase the asset (see paragraphs B64B76).
35 An entity transfers control of a good or service over time and, therefore, satisfies a
performance obligation and recognises revenue over time, if one of the following criteria
is met:
(a) the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the
entitys performance as the entity performs (see paragraphs B3B4);
(b) the entitys performance creates or enhances an asset (for example, work in
progress) that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced (see
paragraph B5); or
(c) the entitys performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the
entity (see paragraph 36) and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for
performance completed to date (see paragraph 37).
36 An asset created by an entitys performance does not have an alternative use to an entity
if the entity is either restricted contractually from readily directing the asset for another
use during the creation or enhancement of that asset or limited practically from readily
directing the asset in its completed state for another use. The assessment of whether an
asset has an alternative use to the entity is made at contract inception. After contract
inception, an entity shall not update the assessment of the alternative use of an asset
unless the parties to the contract approve a contract modification that substantively
changes the performance obligation. Paragraphs B6B8 provide guidance for assessing
whether an asset has an alternative use to an entity.
37 An entity shall consider the terms of the contract, as well as any laws that apply to the
contract, when evaluating whether it has an enforceable right to payment for performance
completed to date in accordance with paragraph 35(c). The right to payment for
performance completed to date does not need to be for a fixed amount. However, at all
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times throughout the duration of the contract, the entity must be entitled to an amount that
at least compensates the entity for performance completed to date if the contract is
terminated by the customer or another party for reasons other than the entitys failure to
perform as promised. Paragraphs B9B13 provide guidance for assessing the existence
and enforceability of a right to payment and whether an entitys right to payment would
entitle the entity to be paid for its performance completed to date.
(a) The entity has a present right to payment for the assetif a customer is presently
obliged to pay for an asset, then that may indicate that the customer has obtained
the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining
benefits from, the asset in exchange.
(b) The customer has legal title to the assetlegal title may indicate which party to a
contract has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the
remaining benefits from, an asset or to restrict the access of other entities to those
benefits. Therefore, the transfer of legal title of an asset may indicate that the
customer has obtained control of the asset. If an entity retains legal title solely as
protection against the customers failure to pay, those rights of the entity would
not preclude the customer from obtaining control of an asset.
(c) The entity has transferred physical possession of the assetthe customers
physical possession of an asset may indicate that the customer has the ability to
direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the
asset or to restrict the access of other entities to those benefits. However, physical
possession may not coincide with control of an asset. For example, in some
repurchase agreements and in some consignment arrangements, a customer or
consignee may have physical possession of an asset that the entity controls.
Conversely, in some bill-and-hold arrangements, the entity may have physical
possession of an asset that the customer controls. Paragraphs B64B76, B77B78
and B79B82 provide guidance on accounting for repurchase agreements,
consignment arrangements and bill-and-hold arrangements, respectively.
(d) The customer has the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the assetthe
transfer of the significant risks and rewards of ownership of an asset to the
customer may indicate that the customer has obtained the ability to direct the use
of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. However,
when evaluating the risks and rewards of ownership of a promised asset, an entity
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shall exclude any risks that give rise to a separate performance obligation in
addition to the performance obligation to transfer the asset. For example, an entity
may have transferred control of an asset to a customer but not yet satisfied an
additional performance obligation to provide maintenance services related to the
transferred asset.
(e) The customer has accepted the assetthe customers acceptance of an asset may
indicate that it has obtained the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially
all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. To evaluate the effect of a
contractual customer acceptance clause on when control of an asset is transferred,
an entity shall consider the guidance in paragraphs B83B86.
39 For each performance obligation satisfied over time in accordance with paragraphs 35
37, an entity shall recognise revenue over time by measuring the progress towards
complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. The objective when measuring
progress is to depict an entitys performance in transferring control of goods or services
promised to a customer (ie the satisfaction of an entitys performance obligation).
40 An entity shall apply a single method of measuring progress for each performance
obligation satisfied over time and the entity shall apply that method consistently to
similar performance obligations and in similar circumstances. At the end of each
reporting period, an entity shall remeasure its progress towards complete satisfaction of a
performance obligation satisfied over time.
41 Appropriate methods of measuring progress include output methods and input methods.
Paragraphs B14B19 provide guidance for using output methods and input methods to
measure an entitys progress towards complete satisfaction of a performance obligation.
In determining the appropriate method for measuring progress, an entity shall consider
the nature of the good or service that the entity promised to transfer to the customer.
42 When applying a method for measuring progress, an entity shall exclude from the
measure of progress any goods or services for which the entity does not transfer control
to a customer. Conversely, an entity shall include in the measure of progress any goods or
services for which the entity does transfer control to a customer when satisfying that
performance obligation.
43 As circumstances change over time, an entity shall update its measure of progress to
reflect any changes in the outcome of the performance obligation. Such changes to an
entitys measure of progress shall be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate in
accordance with Ind AS 8, Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and
Errors.
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Reasonable measures of progress
44 An entity shall recognise revenue for a performance obligation satisfied over time only if
the entity can reasonably measure its progress towards complete satisfaction of the
performance obligation. An entity would not be able to reasonably measure its progress
towards complete satisfaction of a performance obligation if it lacks reliable information
that would be required to apply an appropriate method of measuring progress.
45 In some circumstances (for example, in the early stages of a contract), an entity may not
be able to reasonably measure the outcome of a performance obligation, but the entity
expects to recover the costs incurred in satisfying the performance obligation. In those
circumstances, the entity shall recognise revenue only to the extent of the costs incurred
until such time that it can reasonably measure the outcome of the performance obligation.
Measurement
46 When (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, an entity shall recognise as
revenue the amount of the transaction price (which excludes estimates of variable
consideration that are constrained in accordance with paragraphs 5658) that is
allocated to that performance obligation.
48 The nature, timing and amount of consideration promised by a customer affect the
estimate of the transaction price. When determining the transaction price, an entity shall
consider the effects of all of the following:
(c) the existence of a significant financing component in the contract (see paragraphs
6065);
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49 For the purpose of determining the transaction price, an entity shall assume that the goods
or services will be transferred to the customer as promised in accordance with the
existing contract and that the contract will not be cancelled, renewed or modified.
Variable consideration
51 An amount of consideration can vary because of discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, price
concessions, incentives, performance bonuses, or other similar items. The promised
consideration can also vary if an entitys entitlement to the consideration is contingent on
the occurrence or non-occurrence of a future event. For example, an amount of
consideration would be variable if either a product was sold with a right of return or a
fixed amount is promised as a performance bonus on achievement of a specified
milestone.
51AA In some contracts, penalties are specified. In such cases, penalties shall be accounted for
as per the substance of the contract. Where the penalty is inherent in determination of
transaction price, it shall form part of variable consideration. For example, where an
entity agrees to transfer control of a good or service in a contact with customer at the end
of 30 days for Rs. 1,00,000 and if it exceeds 30 days, the entity is entitled to receive only
Rs. 95,000, the reduction of Rs. 5,000 shall be regarded as variable consideration. In
other cases, the transaction price shall be considered as fixed.
(a) the customer has a valid expectation arising from an entitys customary business
practices, published policies or specific statements that the entity will accept an
amount of consideration that is less than the price stated in the contract. That is, it
is expected that the entity will offer a price concession. Depending on the
jurisdiction, industry or customer this offer may be referred to as a discount,
rebate, refund or credit.
(b) other facts and circumstances indicate that the entitys intention, when entering
into the contract with the customer, is to offer a price concession to the customer.
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an appropriate estimate of the amount of variable consideration if an entity has a
large number of contracts with similar characteristics.
(b) The most likely amountthe most likely amount is the single most likely amount
in a range of possible consideration amounts (ie the single most likely outcome of
the contract). The most likely amount may be an appropriate estimate of the
amount of variable consideration if the contract has only two possible outcomes
(for example, an entity either achieves a performance bonus or does not).
54 An entity shall apply one method consistently throughout the contract when estimating
the effect of an uncertainty on an amount of variable consideration to which the entity
will be entitled. In addition, an entity shall consider all the information (historical, current
and forecast) that is reasonably available to the entity and shall identify a reasonable
number of possible consideration amounts. The information that an entity uses to
estimate the amount of variable consideration would typically be similar to the
information that the entitys management uses during the bid-and-proposal process and in
establishing prices for promised goods or services.
Refund liabilities
55 An entity shall recognise a refund liability if the entity receives consideration from a
customer and expects to refund some or all of that consideration to the customer. A
refund liability is measured at the amount of consideration received (or receivable) for
which the entity does not expect to be entitled (ie amounts not included in the transaction
price). The refund liability (and corresponding change in the transaction price and,
therefore, the contract liability) shall be updated at the end of each reporting period for
changes in circumstances. To account for a refund liability relating to a sale with a right
of return, an entity shall apply the guidance in paragraphs B20B27.
56 An entity shall include in the transaction price some or all of an amount of variable
consideration estimated in accordance with paragraph 53 only to the extent that it is
highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue
recognised will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration
is subsequently resolved.
(a) the amount of consideration is highly susceptible to factors outside the entitys
influence. Those factors may include volatility in a market, the judgement or
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actions of third parties, weather conditions and a high risk of obsolescence of the
promised good or service.
(b) the uncertainty about the amount of consideration is not expected to be resolved
for a long period of time.
(c) the entitys experience (or other evidence) with similar types of contracts is
limited, or that experience (or other evidence) has limited predictive value.
(d) the entity has a practice of either offering a broad range of price concessions or
changing the payment terms and conditions of similar contracts in similar
circumstances.
(e) the contract has a large number and broad range of possible consideration
amounts.
58 An entity shall apply paragraph B63 to account for consideration in the form of a sales-
based or usage-based royalty that is promised in exchange for a licence of intellectual
property.
59 At the end of each reporting period, an entity shall update the estimated transaction price
(including updating its assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is
constrained) to represent faithfully the circumstances present at the end of the reporting
period and the changes in circumstances during the reporting period. The entity shall
account for changes in the transaction price in accordance with paragraphs 8790.
60 In determining the transaction price, an entity shall adjust the promised amount of
consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the timing of payments agreed
to by the parties to the contract (either explicitly or implicitly) provides the customer or
the entity with a significant benefit of financing the transfer of goods or services to the
customer. In those circumstances, the contract contains a significant financing
component. A significant financing component may exist regardless of whether the
promise of financing is explicitly stated in the contract or implied by the payment terms
agreed to by the parties to the contract.
61 The objective when adjusting the promised amount of consideration for a significant
financing component is for an entity to recognise revenue at an amount that reflects the
price that a customer would have paid for the promised goods or services if the customer
had paid cash for those goods or services when (or as) they transfer to the customer (ie
the cash selling price). An entity shall consider all relevant facts and circumstances in
assessing whether a contract contains a financing component and whether that financing
component is significant to the contract, including both of the following:
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(a) the difference, if any, between the amount of promised consideration and the cash
selling price of the promised goods or services; and
(i) the expected length of time between when the entity transfers the
promised goods or services to the customer and when the customer pays
for those goods or services; and
62 Notwithstanding the assessment in paragraph 61, a contract with a customer would not
have a significant financing component if any of the following factors exist:
(a) the customer paid for the goods or services in advance and the timing of the
transfer of those goods or services is at the discretion of the customer.
(c) the difference between the promised consideration and the cash selling price of
the good or service (as described in paragraph 61) arises for reasons other than the
provision of finance to either the customer or the entity, and the difference
between those amounts is proportional to the reason for the difference. For
example, the payment terms might provide the entity or the customer with
protection from the other party failing to adequately complete some or all of its
obligations under the contract.
63 As a practical expedient, an entity need not adjust the promised amount of consideration
for the effects of a significant financing component if the entity expects, at contract
inception, that the period between when the entity transfers a promised good or service to
a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.
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shall not update the discount rate for changes in interest rates or other circumstances
(such as a change in the assessment of the customers credit risk).
65 An entity shall present the effects of financing (interest revenue or interest expense)
separately from revenue from contracts with customers in the statement of profit and loss.
Interest revenue or interest expense is recognised only to the extent that a contract asset
(or receivable) or a contract liability is recognised in accounting for a contract with a
customer.
Non-cash consideration
67 If an entity cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of the non-cash consideration, the
entity shall measure the consideration indirectly by reference to the stand-alone selling
price of the goods or services promised to the customer (or class of customer) in
exchange for the consideration.
68 The fair value of the non-cash consideration may vary because of the form of the
consideration (for example, a change in the price of a share to which an entity is entitled
to receive from a customer). If the fair value of the non-cash consideration promised by a
customer varies for reasons other than only the form of the consideration (for example,
the fair value could vary because of the entitys performance), an entity shall apply the
requirements in paragraphs 5658.
70 Consideration payable to a customer includes cash amounts that an entity pays, or expects
to pay, to the customer (or to other parties that purchase the entitys goods or services
from the customer). Consideration payable to a customer also includes credit or other
items (for example, a coupon or voucher) that can be applied against amounts owed to the
entity (or to other parties that purchase the entitys goods or services from the customer).
An entity shall account for consideration payable to a customer as a reduction of the
transaction price and, therefore, of revenue unless the payment to the customer is in
exchange for a distinct good or service (as described in paragraphs 2630) that the
customer transfers to the entity. If the consideration payable to a customer includes a
variable amount, an entity shall estimate the transaction price (including assessing
whether the estimate of variable consideration is constrained) in accordance with
paragraphs 5058.
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71 If consideration payable to a customer is a payment for a distinct good or service from the
customer, then an entity shall account for the purchase of the good or service in the same
way that it accounts for other purchases from suppliers. If the amount of consideration
payable to the customer exceeds the fair value of the distinct good or service that the
entity receives from the customer, then the entity shall account for such an excess as a
reduction of the transaction price. If the entity cannot reasonably estimate the fair value
of the good or service received from the customer, it shall account for all of the
consideration payable to the customer as a reduction of the transaction price.
(a) the entity recognises revenue for the transfer of the related goods or services to
the customer; and
(b) the entity pays or promises to pay the consideration (even if the payment is
conditional on a future event). That promise might be implied by the entitys
customary business practices.
74 To meet the allocation objective, an entity shall allocate the transaction price to each
performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative stand-alone selling price
basis in accordance with paragraphs 7680, except as specified in paragraphs 8183 (for
allocating discounts) and paragraphs 8486 (for allocating consideration that includes
variable amounts).
75 Paragraphs 7686 do not apply if a contract has only one performance obligation.
However, paragraphs 8486 may apply if an entity promises to transfer a series of
distinct goods or services identified as a single performance obligation in accordance
with paragraph 22(b) and the promised consideration includes variable amounts.
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77 The stand-alone selling price is the price at which an entity would sell a promised good or
service separately to a customer. The best evidence of a stand-alone selling price is the
observable price of a good or service when the entity sells that good or service separately
in similar circumstances and to similar customers. A contractually stated price or a list
price for a good or service may be (but shall not be presumed to be) the stand-alone
selling price of that good or service.
78 If a stand-alone selling price is not directly observable, an entity shall estimate the stand-
alone selling price at an amount that would result in the allocation of the transaction price
meeting the allocation objective in paragraph 73. When estimating a stand-alone selling
price, an entity shall consider all information (including market conditions, entity-specific
factors and information about the customer or class of customer) that is reasonably
available to the entity. In doing so, an entity shall maximise the use of observable inputs
and apply estimation methods consistently in similar circumstances.
79 Suitable methods for estimating the stand-alone selling price of a good or service include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Adjusted market assessment approachan entity could evaluate the market in
which it sells goods or services and estimate the price that a customer in that
market would be willing to pay for those goods or services. That approach might
also include referring to prices from the entitys competitors for similar goods or
services and adjusting those prices as necessary to reflect the entitys costs and
margins.
(b) Expected cost plus a margin approachan entity could forecast its expected costs
of satisfying a performance obligation and then add an appropriate margin for that
good or service.
(c) Residual approachan entity may estimate the stand-alone selling price by
reference to the total transaction price less the sum of the observable stand-alone
selling prices of other goods or services promised in the contract. However, an
entity may use a residual approach to estimate, in accordance with paragraph 78,
the stand-alone selling price of a good or service only if one of the following
criteria is met:
(i) the entity sells the same good or service to different customers (at or near
the same time) for a broad range of amounts (ie the selling price is highly
variable because a representative stand-alone selling price is not
discernible from past transactions or other observable evidence); or
(ii) the entity has not yet established a price for that good or service and the
good or service has not previously been sold on a stand-alone basis (ie the
selling price is uncertain).
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80 A combination of methods may need to be used to estimate the stand-alone selling prices
of the goods or services promised in the contract if two or more of those goods or
services have highly variable or uncertain stand-alone selling prices. For example, an
entity may use a residual approach to estimate the aggregate stand-alone selling price for
those promised goods or services with highly variable or uncertain stand-alone selling
prices and then use another method to estimate the stand-alone selling prices of the
individual goods or services relative to that estimated aggregate stand-alone selling price
determined by the residual approach. When an entity uses a combination of methods to
estimate the stand-alone selling price of each promised good or service in the contract,
the entity shall evaluate whether allocating the transaction price at those estimated stand-
alone selling prices would be consistent with the allocation objective in paragraph 73 and
the requirements for estimating stand-alone selling prices in paragraph 78.
Allocation of a discount
81 A customer receives a discount for purchasing a bundle of goods or services if the sum of
the stand-alone selling prices of those promised goods or services in the contract exceeds
the promised consideration in a contract. Except when an entity has observable evidence
in accordance with paragraph 82 that the entire discount relates to only one or more, but
not all, performance obligations in a contract, the entity shall allocate a discount
proportionately to all performance obligations in the contract. The proportionate
allocation of the discount in those circumstances is a consequence of the entity allocating
the transaction price to each performance obligation on the basis of the relative stand-
alone selling prices of the underlying distinct goods or services.
82 An entity shall allocate a discount entirely to one or more, but not all, performance
obligations in the contract if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) the entity regularly sells each distinct good or service (or each bundle of distinct
goods or services) in the contract on a stand-alone basis;
(b) the entity also regularly sells on a stand-alone basis a bundle (or bundles) of some
of those distinct goods or services at a discount to the stand-alone selling prices of
the goods or services in each bundle; and
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Allocation of variable consideration
(a) one or more, but not all, performance obligations in the contract (for example, a
bonus may be contingent on an entity transferring a promised good or service
within a specified period of time); or
(b) one or more, but not all, distinct goods or services promised in a series of distinct
goods or services that forms part of a single performance obligation in accordance
with paragraph 22(b) (for example, the consideration promised for the second
year of a two-year cleaning service contract will increase on the basis of
movements in a specified inflation index).
85 An entity shall allocate a variable amount (and subsequent changes to that amount)
entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct good or service that forms part of a
single performance obligation in accordance with paragraph 22(b) if both of the
following criteria are met:
(a) the terms of a variable payment relate specifically to the entitys efforts to satisfy
the performance obligation or transfer the distinct good or service (or to a specific
outcome from satisfying the performance obligation or transferring the distinct
good or service); and
88 An entity shall allocate to the performance obligations in the contract any subsequent
changes in the transaction price on the same basis as at contract inception. Consequently,
an entity shall not reallocate the transaction price to reflect changes in stand-alone selling
prices after contract inception. Amounts allocated to a satisfied performance obligation
shall be recognised as revenue, or as a reduction of revenue, in the period in which the
transaction price changes.
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89 An entity shall allocate a change in the transaction price entirely to one or more, but not
all, performance obligations or distinct goods or services promised in a series that forms
part of a single performance obligation in accordance with paragraph 22(b) only if the
criteria in paragraph 85 on allocating variable consideration are met.
90 An entity shall account for a change in the transaction price that arises as a result of a
contract modification in accordance with paragraphs 1821. However, for a change in the
transaction price that occurs after a contract modification, an entity shall apply
paragraphs 8789 to allocate the change in the transaction price in whichever of the
following ways is applicable:
(a) An entity shall allocate the change in the transaction price to the performance
obligations identified in the contract before the modification if, and to the extent
that, the change in the transaction price is attributable to an amount of variable
consideration promised before the modification and the modification is accounted
for in accordance with paragraph 21(a).
(b) In all other cases in which the modification was not accounted for as a separate
contract in accordance with paragraph 20, an entity shall allocate the change in
the transaction price to the performance obligations in the modified contract (ie
the performance obligations that were unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied
immediately after the modification).
Contract costs
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract
91 An entity shall recognise as an asset the incremental costs of obtaining a contract
with a customer if the entity expects to recover those costs.
92 The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are those costs that an entity incurs to
obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not
been obtained (for example, a sales commission).
93 Costs to obtain a contract that would have been incurred regardless of whether the
contract was obtained shall be recognised as an expense when incurred, unless those costs
are explicitly chargeable to the customer regardless of whether the contract is obtained.
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Costs to fulfil a contract
95 If the costs incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer are not within the scope
of another Standard (for example, Ind AS 2, Inventories, Ind AS 16, Property, Plant
and Equipment or Ind AS 38, Intangible Assets), an entity shall recognise an asset
from the costs incurred to fulfil a contract only if those costs meet all of the
following criteria:
(a) the costs relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract that the
entity can specifically identify (for example, costs relating to services to be
provided under renewal of an existing contract or costs of designing an asset
to be transferred under a specific contract that has not yet been approved);
(b) the costs generate or enhance resources of the entity that will be used in
satisfying (or in continuing to satisfy) performance obligations in the future;
and
96 For costs incurred in fulfilling a contract with a customer that are within the scope of
another Standard, an entity shall account for those costs in accordance with those other
Standards.
97 Costs that relate directly to a contract (or a specific anticipated contract) include any of
the following:
(a) direct labour (for example, salaries and wages of employees who provide the
promised services directly to the customer);
(b) direct materials (for example, supplies used in providing the promised services to
a customer);
(c) allocations of costs that relate directly to the contract or to contract activities (for
example, costs of contract management and supervision, insurance and
depreciation of tools and equipment used in fulfilling the contract);
(d) costs that are explicitly chargeable to the customer under the contract; and
(e) other costs that are incurred only because an entity entered into the contract (for
example, payments to subcontractors).
(a) general and administrative costs (unless those costs are explicitly chargeable to
the customer under the contract, in which case an entity shall evaluate those costs
in accordance with paragraph 97);
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(b) costs of wasted materials, labour or other resources to fulfil the contract that were
not reflected in the price of the contract;
(c) costs that relate to satisfied performance obligations (or partially satisfied
performance obligations) in the contract (ie costs that relate to past performance);
and
(d) costs for which an entity cannot distinguish whether the costs relate to unsatisfied
performance obligations or to satisfied performance obligations (or partially
satisfied performance obligations).
100 An entity shall update the amortisation to reflect a significant change in the entitys
expected timing of transfer to the customer of the goods or services to which the asset
relates. Such a change shall be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate in
accordance with Ind AS 8.
101 An entity shall recognise an impairment loss in profit or loss to the extent that the
carrying amount of an asset recognised in accordance with paragraph 91 or 95 exceeds:
(a) the remaining amount of consideration that the entity expects to receive in
exchange for the goods or services to which the asset relates; less
(b) the costs that relate directly to providing those goods or services and that have not
been recognised as expenses (see paragraph 97).
102 For the purposes of applying paragraph 101 to determine the amount of consideration that
an entity expects to receive, an entity shall use the principles for determining the
transaction price (except for the requirements in paragraphs 5658 on constraining
estimates of variable consideration) and adjust that amount to reflect the effects of the
customers credit risk.
103 Before an entity recognises an impairment loss for an asset recognised in accordance with
paragraph 91 or 95, the entity shall recognise any impairment loss for assets related to the
contract that are recognised in accordance with another Standard (for example, Ind AS 2,
Ind AS 16 and Ind AS 38). After applying the impairment test in paragraph 101, an entity
shall include the resulting carrying amount of the asset recognised in accordance with
paragraph 91 or 95 in the carrying amount of the cash-generating unit to which it belongs
for the purpose of applying Ind AS 36, Impairment of Assets, to that cash-generating unit.
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104 An entity shall recognise in profit or loss a reversal of some or all of an impairment loss
previously recognised in accordance with paragraph 101 when the impairment conditions
no longer exist or have improved. The increased carrying amount of the asset shall not
exceed the amount that would have been determined (net of amortisation) if no
impairment loss had been recognised previously.
Presentation
105 When either party to a contract has performed, an entity shall present the contract
in the balance sheet as a contract asset or a contract liability, depending on the
relationship between the entitys performance and the customers payment. An
entity shall present any unconditional rights to consideration separately as a
receivable.
107 If an entity performs by transferring goods or services to a customer before the customer
pays consideration or before payment is due, the entity shall present the contract as a
contract asset, excluding any amounts presented as a receivable. A contract asset is an
entitys right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has
transferred to a customer. An entity shall assess a contract asset for impairment in
accordance with Ind AS 109. An impairment of a contract asset shall be measured,
presented and disclosed on the same basis as a financial asset that is within the scope of
Ind AS 109 (see also paragraph 113(b)).
109 This Standard uses the terms contract asset and contract liability but does not prohibit
an entity from using alternative descriptions in the balance sheet for those items. If an
entity uses an alternative description for a contract asset, the entity shall provide
sufficient information for a user of the financial statements to distinguish between
receivables and contract assets.
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109AA An entity shall present separately the amount of excise duty included in the revenue
recognised in the statement of profit and loss.
Disclosure
110 The objective of the disclosure requirements is for an entity to disclose sufficient
information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature,
amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts
with customers. To achieve that objective, an entity shall disclose qualitative and
quantitative information about all of the following:
(b) the significant judgements, and changes in the judgements, made in applying
this Standard to those contracts (see paragraphs 123126); and
(c) any assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfil a contract with a
customer in accordance with paragraph 91 or 95 (see paragraphs 127128).
111 An entity shall consider the level of detail necessary to satisfy the disclosure objective
and how much emphasis to place on each of the various requirements. An entity shall
aggregate or disaggregate disclosures so that useful information is not obscured by either
the inclusion of a large amount of insignificant detail or the aggregation of items that
have substantially different characteristics.
112 An entity need not disclose information in accordance with this Standard if it has
provided the information in accordance with another Standard.
(a) revenue recognised from contracts with customers, which the entity shall disclose
separately from its other sources of revenue; and
(b) any impairment losses recognised (in accordance with Ind AS 109) on any
receivables or contract assets arising from an entitys contracts with customers,
which the entity shall disclose separately from impairment losses from other
contracts.
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Disaggregation of revenue
114 An entity shall disaggregate revenue recognised from contracts with customers into
categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash
flows are affected by economic factors. An entity shall apply the guidance in paragraphs
B87B89 when selecting the categories to use to disaggregate revenue.
115 In addition, an entity shall disclose sufficient information to enable users of financial
statements to understand the relationship between the disclosure of disaggregated revenue
(in accordance with paragraph 114) and revenue information that is disclosed for each
reportable segment, if the entity applies Ind AS 108, Operating Segments.
Contract balances
(a) the opening and closing balances of receivables, contract assets and contract
liabilities from contracts with customers, if not otherwise separately presented or
disclosed;
(b) revenue recognised in the reporting period that was included in the contract
liability balance at the beginning of the period; and
(c) revenue recognised in the reporting period from performance obligations satisfied
(or partially satisfied) in previous periods (for example, changes in transaction
price).
117 An entity shall explain how the timing of satisfaction of its performance obligations (see
paragraph 119(a)) relates to the typical timing of payment (see paragraph 119(b)) and the
effect that those factors have on the contract asset and the contract liability balances. The
explanation provided may use qualitative information.
118 An entity shall provide an explanation of the significant changes in the contract asset and
the contract liability balances during the reporting period. The explanation shall include
qualitative and quantitative information. Examples of changes in the entitys balances of
contract assets and contract liabilities include any of the following:
(b) cumulative catch-up adjustments to revenue that affect the corresponding contract
asset or contract liability, including adjustments arising from a change in the
measure of progress, a change in an estimate of the transaction price (including
any changes in the assessment of whether an estimate of variable consideration is
constrained) or a contract modification;
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(d) a change in the time frame for a right to consideration to become unconditional (ie
for a contract asset to be reclassified to a receivable); and
(e) a change in the time frame for a performance obligation to be satisfied (ie for the
recognition of revenue arising from a contract liability).
Performance obligations
119 An entity shall disclose information about its performance obligations in contracts with
customers, including a description of all of the following:
(a) when the entity typically satisfies its performance obligations (for example, upon
shipment, upon delivery, as services are rendered or upon completion of service),
including when performance obligations are satisfied in a bill-and-hold
arrangement;
(b) the significant payment terms (for example, when payment is typically due,
whether the contract has a significant financing component, whether the
consideration amount is variable and whether the estimate of variable
consideration is typically constrained in accordance with paragraphs 5658);
(c) the nature of the goods or services that the entity has promised to transfer,
highlighting any performance obligations to arrange for another party to transfer
goods or services (ie if the entity is acting as an agent);
(d) obligations for returns, refunds and other similar obligations; and
120 An entity shall disclose the following information about its remaining performance
obligations:
(a) the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance
obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of the end of the
reporting period; and
(b) an explanation of when the entity expects to recognise as revenue the amount
disclosed in accordance with paragraph 120(a), which the entity shall disclose in
either of the following ways:
(i) on a quantitative basis using the time bands that would be most
appropriate for the duration of the remaining performance obligations; or
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(ii) by using qualitative information.
121 As a practical expedient, an entity need not disclose the information in paragraph 120 for
a performance obligation if either of the following conditions is met:
(a) the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected
duration of one year or less; or
(b) the entity recognises revenue from the satisfaction of the performance obligation
in accordance with paragraph B16.
122 An entity shall explain qualitatively whether it is applying the practical expedient in
paragraph 121 and whether any consideration from contracts with customers is not
included in the transaction price and, therefore, not included in the information disclosed
in accordance with paragraph 120. For example, an estimate of the transaction price
would not include any estimated amounts of variable consideration that are constrained
(see paragraphs 5658).
(b) the transaction price and the amounts allocated to performance obligations (see
paragraph 126).
124 For performance obligations that an entity satisfies over time, an entity shall disclose both
of the following:
(a) the methods used to recognise revenue (for example, a description of the output
methods or input methods used and how those methods are applied); and
(b) an explanation of why the methods used provide a faithful depiction of the
transfer of goods or services.
125 For performance obligations satisfied at a point in time, an entity shall disclose the
significant judgements made in evaluating when a customer obtains control of promised
goods or services.
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Determining the transaction price and the amounts allocated to performance
obligations
126 An entity shall disclose information about the methods, inputs and assumptions used for
all of the following:
(a) determining the transaction price, which includes, but is not limited to, estimating
variable consideration, adjusting the consideration for the effects of the time value
of money and measuring non-cash consideration;
(c) allocating the transaction price, including estimating stand-alone selling prices of
promised goods or services and allocating discounts and variable consideration to
a specific part of the contract (if applicable); and
(d) measuring obligations for returns, refunds and other similar obligations.
126AA An entity shall reconcile the amount of revenue recognised in the statement of profit and
loss with the contracted price showing separately each of the adjustments made to the
contract price, for example, on account of discounts, rebates, refunds, credits, price
concessions, incentives, performance bonuses, etc., specifying the nature and amount of
each such adjustment separately.
(a) the judgements made in determining the amount of the costs incurred to obtain or
fulfil a contract with a customer (in accordance with paragraph 91 or 95); and
(b) the method it uses to determine the amortisation for each reporting period.
(a) the closing balances of assets recognised from the costs incurred to obtain or fulfil
a contract with a customer (in accordance with paragraph 91 or 95), by main
category of asset (for example, costs to obtain contracts with customers, pre-
contract costs and setup costs); and
(b) the amount of amortisation and any impairment losses recognised in the reporting
period.
Practical expedients
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129 If an entity elects to use the practical expedient in either paragraph 63 (about the
existence of a significant financing component) or paragraph 94 (about the incremental
costs of obtaining a contract), the entity shall disclose that fact.
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Appendix A
Defined terms
This appendix is an integral part of the Standard.
stand-alone selling The price at which an entity would sell a promised good or
price service separately to a customer.
(of a good or service)
transaction price The amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be
(for a contract with a entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services
customer) to a customer, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.
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Appendix B
Application Guidance
This appendix is an integral part of the Standard. It describes the application of paragraphs 1
29 and has the same authority as the other parts of the Standard.
(h) non-refundable upfront fees (and some related costs) (paragraphs B48B51);
(a) the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the
entitys performance as the entity performs (see paragraphs B3B4);
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(b) the entitys performance creates or enhances an asset (for example, work in
progress) that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced (see
paragraph B5); or
(c) the entitys performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the
entity (see paragraphs B6B8) and the entity has an enforceable right to payment
for performance completed to date (see paragraphs B9B13).
B4 For other types of performance obligations, an entity may not be able to readily identify
whether a customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits from the entitys
performance as the entity performs. In those circumstances, a performance obligation is
satisfied over time if an entity determines that another entity would not need to
substantially re-perform the work that the entity has completed to date if that other entity
were to fulfil the remaining performance obligation to the customer. In determining
whether another entity would not need to substantially re-perform the work the entity has
completed to date, an entity shall make both of the following assumptions:
(b) presume that another entity fulfilling the remainder of the performance obligation
would not have the benefit of any asset that is presently controlled by the entity
and that would remain controlled by the entity if the performance obligation were
to transfer to another entity.
Entitys performance does not create an asset with an alternative use (paragraph
35(c))
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B6 In assessing whether an asset has an alternative use to an entity in accordance with
paragraph 36, an entity shall consider the effects of contractual restrictions and practical
limitations on the entitys ability to readily direct that asset for another use, such as
selling it to a different customer. The possibility of the contract with the customer being
terminated is not a relevant consideration in assessing whether the entity would be able to
readily direct the asset for another use.
B7 A contractual restriction on an entitys ability to direct an asset for another use must be
substantive for the asset not to have an alternative use to the entity. A contractual
restriction is substantive if a customer could enforce its rights to the promised asset if the
entity sought to direct the asset for another use. In contrast, a contractual restriction is not
substantive if, for example, an asset is largely interchangeable with other assets that the
entity could transfer to another customer without breaching the contract and without
incurring significant costs that otherwise would not have been incurred in relation to that
contract.
B8 A practical limitation on an entitys ability to direct an asset for another use exists if an
entity would incur significant economic losses to direct the asset for another use. A
significant economic loss could arise because the entity either would incur significant
costs to rework the asset or would only be able to sell the asset at a significant loss. For
example, an entity may be practically limited from redirecting assets that either have
design specifications that are unique to a customer or are located in remote areas.
B9 In accordance with paragraph 37, an entity has a right to payment for performance
completed to date if the entity would be entitled to an amount that at least compensates
the entity for its performance completed to date in the event that the customer or another
party terminates the contract for reasons other than the entitys failure to perform as
promised. An amount that would compensate an entity for performance completed to date
would be an amount that approximates the selling price of the goods or services
transferred to date (for example, recovery of the costs incurred by an entity in satisfying
the performance obligation plus a reasonable profit margin) rather than compensation for
only the entitys potential loss of profit if the contract were to be terminated.
Compensation for a reasonable profit margin need not equal the profit margin expected if
the contract was fulfilled as promised, but an entity should be entitled to compensation
for either of the following amounts:
(a) a proportion of the expected profit margin in the contract that reasonably reflects
the extent of the entitys performance under the contract before termination by the
customer (or another party); or
(b) a reasonable return on the entitys cost of capital for similar contracts (or the
entitys typical operating margin for similar contracts) if the contract-specific
margin is higher than the return the entity usually generates from similar
contracts.
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B10 An entitys right to payment for performance completed to date need not be a present
unconditional right to payment. In many cases, an entity will have an unconditional right
to payment only at an agreed-upon milestone or upon complete satisfaction of the
performance obligation. In assessing whether it has a right to payment for performance
completed to date, an entity shall consider whether it would have an enforceable right to
demand or retain payment for performance completed to date if the contract were to be
terminated before completion for reasons other than the entitys failure to perform as
promised.
B11 In some contracts, a customer may have a right to terminate the contract only at specified
times during the life of the contract or the customer might not have any right to terminate
the contract. If a customer acts to terminate a contract without having the right to
terminate the contract at that time (including when a customer fails to perform its
obligations as promised), the contract (or other laws) might entitle the entity to continue
to transfer to the customer the goods or services promised in the contract and require the
customer to pay the consideration promised in exchange for those goods or services. In
those circumstances, an entity has a right to payment for performance completed to date
because the entity has a right to continue to perform its obligations in accordance with the
contract and to require the customer to perform its obligations (which include paying the
promised consideration).
B12 In assessing the existence and enforceability of a right to payment for performance
completed to date, an entity shall consider the contractual terms as well as any legislation
or legal precedent that could supplement or override those contractual terms. This would
include an assessment of whether:
(a) legislation, administrative practice or legal precedent confers upon the entity a
right to payment for performance to date even though that right is not specified in
the contract with the customer;
(b) relevant legal precedent indicates that similar rights to payment for performance
completed to date in similar contracts have no binding legal effect; or
B13 The payment schedule specified in a contract does not necessarily indicate whether an
entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. Although
the payment schedule in a contract specifies the timing and amount of consideration that
is payable by a customer, the payment schedule might not necessarily provide evidence
of the entitys right to payment for performance completed to date. This is because, for
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example, the contract could specify that the consideration received from the customer is
refundable for reasons other than the entity failing to perform as promised in the contract.
Output methods
B15 Output methods recognise revenue on the basis of direct measurements of the value to the
customer of the goods or services transferred to date relative to the remaining goods or
services promised under the contract. Output methods include methods such as surveys of
performance completed to date, appraisals of results achieved, milestones reached, time
elapsed and units produced or units delivered. When an entity evaluates whether to apply
an output method to measure its progress, the entity shall consider whether the output
selected would faithfully depict the entitys performance towards complete satisfaction of
the performance obligation. An output method would not provide a faithful depiction of
the entitys performance if the output selected would fail to measure some of the goods or
services for which control has transferred to the customer. For example, output methods
based on units produced or units delivered would not faithfully depict an entitys
performance in satisfying a performance obligation if, at the end of the reporting period,
the entitys performance has produced work in progress or finished goods controlled by
the customer that are not included in the measurement of the output.
B17 The disadvantages of output methods are that the outputs used to measure progress may
not be directly observable and the information required to apply them may not be
available to an entity without undue cost. Therefore, an input method may be necessary.
Input methods
B18 Input methods recognise revenue on the basis of the entitys efforts or inputs to the
satisfaction of a performance obligation (for example, resources consumed, labour hours
expended, costs incurred, time elapsed or machine hours used) relative to the total
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expected inputs to the satisfaction of that performance obligation. If the entitys efforts or
inputs are expended evenly throughout the performance period, it may be appropriate for
the entity to recognise revenue on a straight-line basis.
B19 A shortcoming of input methods is that there may not be a direct relationship between an
entitys inputs and the transfer of control of goods or services to a customer. Therefore,
an entity shall exclude from an input method the effects of any inputs that, in accordance
with the objective of measuring progress in paragraph 39, do not depict the entitys
performance in transferring control of goods or services to the customer. For instance,
when using a cost-based input method, an adjustment to the measure of progress may be
required in the following circumstances:
(a) When a cost incurred does not contribute to an entitys progress in satisfying the
performance obligation. For example, an entity would not recognise revenue on
the basis of costs incurred that are attributable to significant inefficiencies in the
entitys performance that were not reflected in the price of the contract (for
example, the costs of unexpected amounts of wasted materials, labour or other
resources that were incurred to satisfy the performance obligation).
(b) When a cost incurred is not proportionate to the entitys progress in satisfying the
performance obligation. In those circumstances, the best depiction of the entitys
performance may be to adjust the input method to recognise revenue only to the
extent of that cost incurred. For example, a faithful depiction of an entitys
performance might be to recognise revenue at an amount equal to the cost of a
good used to satisfy a performance obligation if the entity expects at contract
inception that all of the following conditions would be met:
(ii) the customer is expected to obtain control of the good significantly before
receiving services related to the good;
(iii) the cost of the transferred good is significant relative to the total expected
costs to completely satisfy the performance obligation; and
(iv) the entity procures the good from a third party and is not significantly
involved in designing and manufacturing the good (but the entity is acting
as a principal in accordance with paragraphs B34B38).
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(b) a credit that can be applied against amounts owed, or that will be owed, to the
entity; and
B21 To account for the transfer of products with a right of return (and for some services that
are provided subject to a refund), an entity shall recognise all of the following:
(a) revenue for the transferred products in the amount of consideration to which the
entity expects to be entitled (therefore, revenue would not be recognised for the
products expected to be returned);
(c) an asset (and corresponding adjustment to cost of sales) for its right to recover
products from customers on settling the refund liability.
B22 An entitys promise to stand ready to accept a returned product during the return period
shall not be accounted for as a performance obligation in addition to the obligation to
provide a refund.
B23 An entity shall apply the requirements in paragraphs 4772 (including the requirements
for constraining estimates of variable consideration in paragraphs 5658) to determine
the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled (ie excluding the
products expected to be returned). For any amounts received (or receivable) for which an
entity does not expect to be entitled, the entity shall not recognise revenue when it
transfers products to customers but shall recognise those amounts received (or receivable)
as a refund liability. Subsequently, at the end of each reporting period, the entity shall
update its assessment of amounts for which it expects to be entitled in exchange for the
transferred products and make a corresponding change to the transaction price and,
therefore, in the amount of revenue recognised.
B24 An entity shall update the measurement of the refund liability at the end of each reporting
period for changes in expectations about the amount of refunds. An entity shall recognise
corresponding adjustments as revenue (or reductions of revenue).
B25 An asset recognised for an entitys right to recover products from a customer on settling a
refund liability shall initially be measured by reference to the former carrying amount of
the product (for example, inventory) less any expected costs to recover those products
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(including potential decreases in the value to the entity of returned products). At the end
of each reporting period, an entity shall update the measurement of the asset arising from
changes in expectations about products to be returned. An entity shall present the asset
separately from the refund liability.
B26 Exchanges by customers of one product for another of the same type, quality, condition
and price (for example, one colour or size for another) are not considered returns for the
purposes of applying this Standard.
B27 Contracts in which a customer may return a defective product in exchange for a
functioning product shall be evaluated in accordance with the guidance on warranties in
paragraphs B28B33.
Warranties
B28 It is common for an entity to provide (in accordance with the contract, the law or the
entitys customary business practices) a warranty in connection with the sale of a product
(whether a good or service). The nature of a warranty can vary significantly across
industries and contracts. Some warranties provide a customer with assurance that the
related product will function as the parties intended because it complies with agreed-upon
specifications. Other warranties provide the customer with a service in addition to the
assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications.
B29 If a customer has the option to purchase a warranty separately (for example, because the
warranty is priced or negotiated separately), the warranty is a distinct service because the
entity promises to provide the service to the customer in addition to the product that has
the functionality described in the contract. In those circumstances, an entity shall account
for the promised warranty as a performance obligation in accordance with paragraphs 22
30 and allocate a portion of the transaction price to that performance obligation in
accordance with paragraphs 7386.
B30 If a customer does not have the option to purchase a warranty separately, an entity shall
account for the warranty in accordance with Ind AS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities
and Contingent Assets, unless the promised warranty, or a part of the promised warranty,
provides the customer with a service in addition to the assurance that the product
complies with agreed-upon specifications.
B31 In assessing whether a warranty provides a customer with a service in addition to the
assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications, an entity shall
consider factors such as:
(a) Whether the warranty is required by lawif the entity is required by law to
provide a warranty, the existence of that law indicates that the promised warranty
is not a performance obligation because such requirements typically exist to
protect customers from the risk of purchasing defective products.
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(b) The length of the warranty coverage periodthe longer the coverage period, the
more likely it is that the promised warranty is a performance obligation because it
is more likely to provide a service in addition to the assurance that the product
complies with agreed-upon specifications.
(c) The nature of the tasks that the entity promises to performif it is necessary for
an entity to perform specified tasks to provide the assurance that a product
complies with agreed-upon specifications (for example, a return shipping service
for a defective product), then those tasks likely do not give rise to a performance
obligation.
B32 If a warranty, or a part of a warranty, provides a customer with a service in addition to the
assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications, the promised
service is a performance obligation. Therefore, an entity shall allocate the transaction
price to the product and the service. If an entity promises both an assurance-type
warranty and a service-type warranty but cannot reasonably account for them separately,
the entity shall account for both of the warranties together as a single performance
obligation.
B33 A law that requires an entity to pay compensation if its products cause harm or damage
does not give rise to a performance obligation. For example, a manufacturer might sell
products in a jurisdiction in which the law holds the manufacturer liable for any damages
(for example, to personal property) that might be caused by a consumer using a product
for its intended purpose. Similarly, an entitys promise to indemnify the customer for
liabilities and damages arising from claims of patent, copyright, trademark or other
infringement by the entitys products does not give rise to a performance obligation. The
entity shall account for such obligations in accordance with Ind AS 37.
B35 An entity is a principal if the entity controls a promised good or service before the entity
transfers the good or service to a customer. However, an entity is not necessarily acting
as a principal if the entity obtains legal title of a product only momentarily before legal
title is transferred to a customer. An entity that is a principal in a contract may satisfy a
performance obligation by itself or it may engage another party (for example, a
subcontractor) to satisfy some or all of a performance obligation on its behalf. When an
entity that is a principal satisfies a performance obligation, the entity recognises revenue
in the gross amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for
those goods or services transferred.
B36 An entity is an agent if the entitys performance obligation is to arrange for the provision
of goods or services by another party. When an entity that is an agent satisfies a
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performance obligation, the entity recognises revenue in the amount of any fee or
commission to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for arranging for the other
party to provide its goods or services. An entitys fee or commission might be the net
amount of consideration that the entity retains after paying the other party the
consideration received in exchange for the goods or services to be provided by that party.
B37 Indicators that an entity is an agent (and therefore does not control the good or service
before it is provided to a customer) include the following:
(b) the entity does not have inventory risk before or after the goods have been ordered
by a customer, during shipping or on return;
(c) the entity does not have discretion in establishing prices for the other partys
goods or services and, therefore, the benefit that the entity can receive from those
goods or services is limited;
(e) the entity is not exposed to credit risk for the amount receivable from a customer
in exchange for the other partys goods or services.
B38 If another entity assumes the entitys performance obligations and contractual rights in
the contract so that the entity is no longer obliged to satisfy the performance obligation to
transfer the promised good or service to the customer (ie the entity is no longer acting as
the principal), the entity shall not recognise revenue for that performance obligation.
Instead, the entity shall evaluate whether to recognise revenue for satisfying a
performance obligation to obtain a contract for the other party (ie whether the entity is
acting as an agent).
B40 If, in a contract, an entity grants a customer the option to acquire additional goods or
services, that option gives rise to a performance obligation in the contract only if the
option provides a material right to the customer that it would not receive without entering
into that contract (for example, a discount that is incremental to the range of discounts
typically given for those goods or services to that class of customer in that geographical
area or market). If the option provides a material right to the customer, the customer in
effect pays the entity in advance for future goods or services and the entity recognises
revenue when those future goods or services are transferred or when the option expires.
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B41 If a customer has the option to acquire an additional good or service at a price that would
reflect the stand-alone selling price for that good or service, that option does not provide
the customer with a material right even if the option can be exercised only by entering
into a previous contract. In those cases, the entity has made a marketing offer that it shall
account for in accordance with this Standard only when the customer exercises the option
to purchase the additional goods or services.
(a) any discount that the customer could receive without exercising the option; and
B43 If a customer has a material right to acquire future goods or services and those goods or
services are similar to the original goods or services in the contract and are provided in
accordance with the terms of the original contract, then an entity may, as a practical
alternative to estimating the stand-alone selling price of the option, allocate the
transaction price to the optional goods or services by reference to the goods or services
expected to be provided and the corresponding expected consideration. Typically, those
types of options are for contract renewals.
B46 If an entity expects to be entitled to a breakage amount in a contract liability, the entity
shall recognise the expected breakage amount as revenue in proportion to the pattern of
rights exercised by the customer. If an entity does not expect to be entitled to a breakage
amount, the entity shall recognise the expected breakage amount as revenue when the
likelihood of the customer exercising its remaining rights becomes remote. To determine
whether an entity expects to be entitled to a breakage amount, the entity shall consider the
requirements in paragraphs 5658 on constraining estimates of variable consideration.
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B47 An entity shall recognise a liability (and not revenue) for any consideration received that
is attributable to a customers unexercised rights for which the entity is required to remit
to another party, for example, a government entity in accordance with applicable
unclaimed property laws.
B49 To identify performance obligations in such contracts, an entity shall assess whether the
fee relates to the transfer of a promised good or service. In many cases, even though a
non-refundable upfront fee relates to an activity that the entity is required to undertake at
or near contract inception to fulfil the contract, that activity does not result in the transfer
of a promised good or service to the customer (see paragraph 25). Instead, the upfront fee
is an advance payment for future goods or services and, therefore, would be recognised as
revenue when those future goods or services are provided. The revenue recognition
period would extend beyond the initial contractual period if the entity grants the customer
the option to renew the contract and that option provides the customer with a material
right as described in paragraph B40.
B50 If the non-refundable upfront fee relates to a good or service, the entity shall evaluate
whether to account for the good or service as a separate performance obligation in
accordance with paragraphs 2230.
B51 An entity may charge a non-refundable fee in part as compensation for costs incurred in
setting up a contract (or other administrative tasks as described in paragraph 25). If those
setup activities do not satisfy a performance obligation, the entity shall disregard those
activities (and related costs) when measuring progress in accordance with paragraph B19.
That is because the costs of setup activities do not depict the transfer of services to the
customer. The entity shall assess whether costs incurred in setting up a contract have
resulted in an asset that shall be recognised in accordance with paragraph 95.
Licensing
B52 A licence establishes a customers rights to the intellectual property of an entity. Licences
of intellectual property may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
(b) motion pictures, music and other forms of media and entertainment;
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(d) patents, trademarks and copyrights.
B53 In addition to a promise to grant a licence to a customer, an entity may also promise to
transfer other goods or services to the customer. Those promises may be explicitly stated
in the contract or implied by an entitys customary business practices, published policies
or specific statements (see paragraph 24). As with other types of contracts, when a
contract with a customer includes a promise to grant a licence in addition to other
promised goods or services, an entity applies paragraphs 2230 to identify each of the
performance obligations in the contract.
B54 If the promise to grant a licence is not distinct from other promised goods or services in
the contract in accordance with paragraphs 2630, an entity shall account for the promise
to grant a licence and those other promised goods or services together as a single
performance obligation. Examples of licences that are not distinct from other goods or
services promised in the contract include the following:
(a) a licence that forms a component of a tangible good and that is integral to the
functionality of the good; and
(b) a licence that the customer can benefit from only in conjunction with a related
service (such as an online service provided by the entity that enables, by granting
a licence, the customer to access content).
B55 If the licence is not distinct, an entity shall apply paragraphs 3138 to determine whether
the performance obligation (which includes the promised licence) is a performance
obligation that is satisfied over time or satisfied at a point in time.
B56 If the promise to grant the licence is distinct from the other promised goods or services in
the contract and, therefore, the promise to grant the licence is a separate performance
obligation, an entity shall determine whether the licence transfers to a customer either at a
point in time or over time. In making this determination, an entity shall consider whether
the nature of the entitys promise in granting the licence to a customer is to provide the
customer with either:
(a) a right to access the entitys intellectual property as it exists throughout the
licence period; or
(b) a right to use the entitys intellectual property as it exists at the point in time at
which the licence is granted.
B57 To determine whether an entitys promise to grant a licence provides a customer with
either a right to access an entitys intellectual property or a right to use an entitys
intellectual property, an entity shall consider whether a customer can direct the use of,
and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, a licence at the point in time
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at which the licence is granted. A customer cannot direct the use of, and obtain
substantially all of the remaining benefits from, a licence at the point in time at which the
licence is granted if the intellectual property to which the customer has rights changes
throughout the licence period. The intellectual property will change (and thus affect the
entitys assessment of when the customer controls the licence) when the entity continues
to be involved with its intellectual property and the entity undertakes activities that
significantly affect the intellectual property to which the customer has rights. In these
cases, the licence provides the customer with a right to access the entitys intellectual
property (see paragraph B58). In contrast, a customer can direct the use of, and obtain
substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the licence at the point in time at which
the licence is granted if the intellectual property to which the customer has rights will not
change (see paragraph B61). In those cases, any activities undertaken by the entity
merely change its own asset (ie the underlying intellectual property), which may affect
the entitys ability to provide future licences; however, those activities would not affect
the determination of what the licence provides or what the customer controls.
B58 The nature of an entitys promise in granting a licence is a promise to provide a right to
access the entitys intellectual property if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) the contract requires, or the customer reasonably expects, that the entity will
undertake activities that significantly affect the intellectual property to which the
customer has rights (see paragraph B59);
(b) the rights granted by the licence directly expose the customer to any positive or
negative effects of the entitys activities identified in paragraph B58(a); and
(c) those activities do not result in the transfer of a good or a service to the customer
as those activities occur (see paragraph 25).
B59 Factors that may indicate that a customer could reasonably expect that an entity will
undertake activities that significantly affect the intellectual property include the entitys
customary business practices, published policies or specific statements. Although not
determinative, the existence of a shared economic interest (for example, a sales-based
royalty) between the entity and the customer related to the intellectual property to which
the customer has rights may also indicate that the customer could reasonably expect that
the entity will undertake such activities.
B60 If the criteria in paragraph B58 are met, an entity shall account for the promise to grant a
licence as a performance obligation satisfied over time because the customer will
simultaneously receive and consume the benefit from the entitys performance of
providing access to its intellectual property as the performance occurs (see paragraph
35(a)). An entity shall apply paragraphs 3945 to select an appropriate method to
measure its progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation to
provide access.
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B61 If the criteria in paragraph B58 are not met, the nature of an entitys promise is to provide
a right to use the entitys intellectual property as that intellectual property exists (in terms
of form and functionality) at the point in time at which the licence is granted to the
customer. This means that the customer can direct the use of, and obtain substantially all
of the remaining benefits from, the licence at the point in time at which the licence
transfers. An entity shall account for the promise to provide a right to use the entitys
intellectual property as a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time. An entity
shall apply paragraph 38 to determine the point in time at which the licence transfers to
the customer. However, revenue cannot be recognised for a licence that provides a right
to use the entitys intellectual property before the beginning of the period during which
the customer is able to use and benefit from the licence. For example, if a software
licence period begins before an entity provides (or otherwise makes available) to the
customer a code that enables the customer to immediately use the software, the entity
would not recognise revenue before that code has been provided (or otherwise made
available).
B62 An entity shall disregard the following factors when determining whether a licence
provides a right to access the entitys intellectual property or a right to use the entitys
intellectual property:
(b) Guarantees provided by the entity that it has a valid patent to intellectual property
and that it will defend that patent from unauthorised usea promise to defend a
patent right is not a performance obligation because the act of defending a patent
protects the value of the entitys intellectual property assets and provides
assurance to the customer that the licence transferred meets the specifications of
the licence promised in the contract.
B63 Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs 5659, an entity shall recognise revenue
for a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a licence of intellectual
property only when (or as) the later of the following events occurs:
(b) the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based or usage-based
royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied).
Repurchase agreements
B64 A repurchase agreement is a contract in which an entity sells an asset and also promises
or has the option (either in the same contract or in another contract) to repurchase the
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asset. The repurchased asset may be the asset that was originally sold to the customer, an
asset that is substantially the same as that asset, or another asset of which the asset that
was originally sold is a component.
B65 Repurchase agreements generally come in three forms:
(c) an entitys obligation to repurchase the asset at the customers request (a put
option).
B66 If an entity has an obligation or a right to repurchase the asset (a forward or a call option),
a customer does not obtain control of the asset because the customer is limited in its
ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the
asset even though the customer may have physical possession of the asset. Consequently,
the entity shall account for the contract as either of the following:
(a) a lease in accordance with Ind AS 17, Leases, if the entity can or must repurchase
the asset for an amount that is less than the original selling price of the asset; or
(b) a financing arrangement in accordance with paragraph B68 if the entity can or
must repurchase the asset for an amount that is equal to or more than the original
selling price of the asset.
B67 When comparing the repurchase price with the selling price, an entity shall consider the
time value of money.
B68 If the repurchase agreement is a financing arrangement, the entity shall continue to
recognise the asset and also recognise a financial liability for any consideration received
from the customer. The entity shall recognise the difference between the amount of
consideration received from the customer and the amount of consideration to be paid to
the customer as interest and, if applicable, as processing or holding costs (for example,
insurance).
B69 If the option lapses unexercised, an entity shall derecognise the liability and recognise
revenue.
A put option
B70 If an entity has an obligation to repurchase the asset at the customers request (a put
option) at a price that is lower than the original selling price of the asset, the entity shall
consider at contract inception whether the customer has a significant economic incentive
to exercise that right. The customers exercising of that right results in the customer
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effectively paying the entity consideration for the right to use a specified asset for a
period of time. Therefore, if the customer has a significant economic incentive to exercise
that right, the entity shall account for the agreement as a lease in accordance with Ind AS
17.
B71 To determine whether a customer has a significant economic incentive to exercise its
right, an entity shall consider various factors, including the relationship of the repurchase
price to the expected market value of the asset at the date of the repurchase and the
amount of time until the right expires. For example, if the repurchase price is expected to
significantly exceed the market value of the asset, this may indicate that the customer has
a significant economic incentive to exercise the put option.
B72 If the customer does not have a significant economic incentive to exercise its right at a
price that is lower than the original selling price of the asset, the entity shall account for
the agreement as if it were the sale of a product with a right of return as described in
paragraphs B20B27.
B73 If the repurchase price of the asset is equal to or greater than the original selling price and
is more than the expected market value of the asset, the contract is in effect a financing
arrangement and, therefore, shall be accounted for as described in paragraph B68.
B74 If the repurchase price of the asset is equal to or greater than the original selling price and
is less than or equal to the expected market value of the asset, and the customer does not
have a significant economic incentive to exercise its right, then the entity shall account
for the agreement as if it were the sale of a product with a right of return as described in
paragraphs B20B27.
B75 When comparing the repurchase price with the selling price, an entity shall consider the
time value of money.
B76 If the option lapses unexercised, an entity shall derecognise the liability and recognise
revenue.
Consignment arrangements
B77 When an entity delivers a product to another party (such as a dealer or a distributor) for
sale to end customers, the entity shall evaluate whether that other party has obtained
control of the product at that point in time. A product that has been delivered to another
party may be held in a consignment arrangement if that other party has not obtained
control of the product. Accordingly, an entity shall not recognise revenue upon delivery
of a product to another party if the delivered product is held on consignment.
B78 Indicators that an arrangement is a consignment arrangement include, but are not limited
to, the following:
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(a) the product is controlled by the entity until a specified event occurs, such as the
sale of the product to a customer of the dealer or until a specified period expires;
(b) the entity is able to require the return of the product or transfer the product to a
third party (such as another dealer); and
(c) the dealer does not have an unconditional obligation to pay for the product
(although it might be required to pay a deposit).
Bill-and-hold arrangements
B79 A bill-and-hold arrangement is a contract under which an entity bills a customer for a
product but the entity retains physical possession of the product until it is transferred to
the customer at a point in time in the future. For example, a customer may request an
entity to enter into such a contract because of the customers lack of available space for
the product or because of delays in the customers production schedules.
B80 An entity shall determine when it has satisfied its performance obligation to transfer a
product by evaluating when a customer obtains control of that product (see paragraph
38). For some contracts, control is transferred either when the product is delivered to the
customers site or when the product is shipped, depending on the terms of the contract
(including delivery and shipping terms). However, for some contracts, a customer may
obtain control of a product even though that product remains in an entitys physical
possession. In that case, the customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain
substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the product even though it has decided
not to exercise its right to take physical possession of that product. Consequently, the
entity does not control the product. Instead, the entity provides custodial services to the
customer over the customers asset.
B81 In addition to applying the requirements in paragraph 38, for a customer to have obtained
control of a product in a bill-and-hold arrangement, all of the following criteria must be
met:
(a) the reason for the bill-and-hold arrangement must be substantive (for example, the
customer has requested the arrangement);
(c) the product currently must be ready for physical transfer to the customer; and
(d) the entity cannot have the ability to use the product or to direct it to another
customer.
B82 If an entity recognises revenue for the sale of a product on a bill-and-hold basis, the entity
shall consider whether it has remaining performance obligations (for example, for
custodial services) in accordance with paragraphs 2230 to which the entity shall allocate
a portion of the transaction price in accordance with paragraphs 7386.
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Customer acceptance
B83 In accordance with paragraph 38(e), a customers acceptance of an asset may indicate
that the customer has obtained control of the asset. Customer acceptance clauses allow a
customer to cancel a contract or require an entity to take remedial action if a good or
service does not meet agreed-upon specifications. An entity shall consider such clauses
when evaluating when a customer obtains control of a good or service.
B84 If an entity can objectively determine that control of a good or service has been
transferred to the customer in accordance with the agreed-upon specifications in the
contract, then customer acceptance is a formality that would not affect the entitys
determination of when the customer has obtained control of the good or service. For
example, if the customer acceptance clause is based on meeting specified size and weight
characteristics, an entity would be able to determine whether those criteria have been met
before receiving confirmation of the customers acceptance. The entitys experience with
contracts for similar goods or services may provide evidence that a good or service
provided to the customer is in accordance with the agreed-upon specifications in the
contract. If revenue is recognised before customer acceptance, the entity still must
consider whether there are any remaining performance obligations (for example,
installation of equipment) and evaluate whether to account for them separately.
B85 However, if an entity cannot objectively determine that the good or service provided to
the customer is in accordance with the agreed-upon specifications in the contract, then the
entity would not be able to conclude that the customer has obtained control until the
entity receives the customers acceptance. That is because in that circumstance the entity
cannot determine that the customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain
substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the good or service.
B86 If an entity delivers products to a customer for trial or evaluation purposes and the
customer is not committed to pay any consideration until the trial period lapses, control
of the product is not transferred to the customer until either the customer accepts the
product or the trial period lapses.
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B88 When selecting the type of category (or categories) to use to disaggregate revenue, an
entity shall consider how information about the entitys revenue has been presented for
other purposes, including all of the following:
(a) disclosures presented outside the financial statements (for example, in earnings
releases, annual reports or investor presentations);
(b) information regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker for
evaluating the financial performance of operating segments; and
(c) other information that is similar to the types of information identified in paragraph
B88(a) and (b) and that is used by the entity or users of the entitys financial
statements to evaluate the entitys financial performance or make resource
allocation decisions.
B89 Examples of categories that might be appropriate include, but are not limited to, all of the
following:
(f) timing of transfer of goods or services (for example, revenue from goods or
services transferred to customers at a point in time and revenue from goods or
services transferred over time); and
(g) sales channels (for example, goods sold directly to consumers and goods sold
through intermediaries).
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Appendix C
Background
1 Infrastructure for public servicessuch as roads, bridges, tunnels, prisons, hospitals,
airports, water distribution facilities, energy supply and telecommunication networks
has traditionally been constructed, operated and maintained by the public sector and
financed through public budget appropriation.
3 A feature of these service arrangements is the public service nature of the obligation
undertaken by the operator. Public policy is for the services related to the infrastructure
to be provided to the public, irrespective of the identity of the party that operates the
services. The service arrangement contractually obliges the operator to provide the
services to the public on behalf of the public sector entity. Other common features are:
(a) the party that grants the service arrangement (the grantor) is a public sector entity,
including a governmental body, or a private sector entity to which the
responsibility for the service has been devolved.
(b) the operator is responsible for at least some of the management of the
infrastructure and related services and does not merely act as an agent on behalf
of the grantor.
(c) the contract sets the initial prices to be levied by the operator and regulates price
revisions over the period of the service arrangement.
(d) the operator is obliged to hand over the infrastructure to the grantor in a specified
condition at the end of the period of the arrangement, for little or no incremental
consideration, irrespective of which party initially financed it.
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Scope
4 This Appendix gives guidance on the accounting by operators for public-to-private
service concession arrangements.
(a) the grantor controls or regulates what services the operator must provide with the
infrastructure, to whom it must provide them, and at what price; and
(a) infrastructure that the operator constructs or acquires from a third party for the
purpose of the service arrangement; and
(b) existing infrastructure to which the grantor gives the operator access for the
purpose of the service arrangement.
8 This Appendix does not specify the accounting for infrastructure that was held and
recognised as property, plant and equipment by the operator before entering the service
arrangement. The derecognition requirements of Ind ASs (as set out in Ind AS 16) apply
to such infrastructure.
Issues
10 This Appendix sets out general principles on recognising and measuring the obligations
and related rights in service concession arrangements. Requirements for disclosing
information about service concession arrangements are in Appendix D to this Indian
Accounting Standard. The issues addressed in this Appendix are:
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(b) recognition and measurement of arrangement consideration;
(f) subsequent accounting treatment of a financial asset and an intangible asset; and
Accounting Principles
11 Infrastructure within the scope of this Appendix shall not be recognised as property, plant
and equipment of the operator because the contractual service arrangement does not
convey the right to control the use of the public service infrastructure to the operator. The
operator has access to operate the infrastructure to provide the public service on behalf of
the grantor in accordance with the terms specified in the contract.
12 Under the terms of contractual arrangements within the scope of this Appendix, the
operator acts as a service provider. The operator constructs or upgrades infrastructure
(construction or upgrade services) used to provide a public service and operates and
maintains that infrastructure (operation services) for a specified period of time.
13 The operator shall recognise and measure revenue in accordance with Ind AS 115 for the
services it performs. The nature of the consideration determines its subsequent
accounting treatment. The subsequent accounting for consideration received as a
financial asset and as an intangible asset is detailed in paragraphs 2326 of this
Appendix.
14 The operator shall account for construction or upgrade services in accordance with Ind
AS 115.
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Consideration given by the grantor to the operator
16 The operator shall recognise a financial asset to the extent that it has an unconditional
contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset from or at the direction of the
grantor for the construction services; the grantor has little, if any, discretion to avoid
payment, usually because the agreement is enforceable by law. The operator has an
unconditional right to receive cash if the grantor contractually guarantees to pay the
operator (a) specified or determinable amounts or (b) the shortfall, if any, between
amounts received from users of the public service and specified or determinable amounts,
even if payment is contingent on the operator ensuring that the infrastructure meets
specified quality or efficiency requirements.
17 The operator shall recognise an intangible asset to the extent that it receives a right (a
licence) to charge users of the public service. A right to charge users of the public service
is not an unconditional right to receive cash because the amounts are contingent on the
extent that the public uses the service.
18 If the operator is paid for the construction services partly by a financial asset and partly
by an intangible asset it is necessary to account separately for each component of the
operators consideration. The consideration received or receivable for both components
shall be recognised initially in accordance with Ind AS 115.
19 The nature of the consideration given by the grantor to the operator shall be determined
by reference to the contract terms and, when it exists, relevant contract law. The nature of
the consideration determines the subsequent accounting as described in paragraphs 2326
of this Appendix. However, both types of consideration are classified as a contract asset
during the construction or upgrade period in accordance with Ind AS 115.
Operation services
20 The operator shall account for operation services in accordance with Ind AS 115.
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Contractual obligations to restore the infrastructure to a specified level of
serviceability
21 The operator may have contractual obligations it must fulfil as a condition of its licence
(a) to maintain the infrastructure to a specified level of serviceability or (b) to restore the
infrastructure to a specified condition before it is handed over to the grantor at the end of
the service arrangement. These contractual obligations to maintain or restore
infrastructure, except for any upgrade element (see paragraph 14 of this Appendix), shall
be recognised and measured in accordance with Ind AS 37, ie at the best estimate of the
expenditure that would be required to settle the present obligation at the end of the
reporting period.
22 In accordance with Ind AS 23, borrowing costs attributable to the arrangement shall be
recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred unless the operator has
a contractual right to receive an intangible asset (a right to charge users of the public
service). In this case borrowing costs attributable to the arrangement shall be capitalised
during the construction phase of the arrangement in accordance with that Standard.
Financial asset
23 Ind ASs 32,107 and 109 apply to the financial asset recognised under paragraphs 16 and
18 of this Appendix.
24 The amount due from or at the direction of the grantor is accounted for in accordance
with Ind AS 109 as measured at:
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25 If the amount due from the grantor is measured at amortised cost or fair value through
other comprehensive income, Ind AS 109 requires interest calculated using the effective
interest method to be recognised in profit or loss.
Intangible asset
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Application Guidance on Appendix C
This Application Guidance is an integral part of Appendix C
(a) the grantor controls or regulates what services the operator must provide with the
infrastructure, to whom it must provide them, and at what price; and
AG2 The control or regulation referred to in condition (a) could be by contract or otherwise
(such as through a regulator), and includes circumstances in which the grantor buys all of
the output as well as those in which some or all of the output is bought by other users. In
applying this condition, the grantor and any related parties shall be considered together.
If the grantor is a public sector entity, the public sector as a whole, together with any
regulators acting in the public interest, shall be regarded as related to the grantor for the
purposes of this Appendix C.
AG3 For the purpose of condition (a), the grantor does not need to have complete control of
the price: it is sufficient for the price to be regulated by the grantor, contract or regulator,
for example by a capping mechanism. However, the condition shall be applied to the
substance of the agreement. Non-substantive features, such as a cap that will apply only
in remote circumstances, shall be ignored. Conversely, if for example, a contract purports
to give the operator freedom to set prices, but any excess profit is returned to the grantor,
the operators return is capped and the price element of the control test is met.
AG4 For the purpose of condition (b), the grantors control over any significant residual
interest should both restrict the operators practical ability to sell or pledge the
infrastructure and give the grantor a continuing right of use throughout the period of the
arrangement. The residual interest in the infrastructure is the estimated current value of
the infrastructure as if it were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end
of the period of the arrangement.
AG5 Control should be distinguished from management. If the grantor retains both the degree
of control described in paragraph 5(a) of Appendix C and any significant residual interest
in the infrastructure, the operator is only managing the infrastructure on the grantors
behalfeven though, in many cases, it may have wide managerial discretion.
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AG6 Conditions (a) and (b) together identify when the infrastructure, including any
replacements required (see paragraph 21 of Appendix C), is controlled by the grantor for
the whole of its economic life. For example, if the operator has to replace part of an item
of infrastructure during the period of the arrangement (eg the top layer of a road or the
roof of a building), the item of infrastructure shall be considered as a whole. Thus
condition (b) is met for the whole of the infrastructure, including the part that is replaced,
if the grantor controls any significant residual interest in the final replacement of that
part.
AG7 Sometimes the use of infrastructure is partly regulated in the manner described in
paragraph 5(a) of Appendix C and partly unregulated. However, these arrangements take
a variety of forms:
(a) any infrastructure that is physically separable and capable of being operated
independently and meets the definition of a cash-generating unit as defined in Ind
AS 36 shall be analysed separately if it is used wholly for unregulated purposes.
For example, this might apply to a private wing of a hospital, where the remainder
of the hospital is used by the grantor to treat public patients.
(b) when purely ancillary activities (such as a hospital shop) are unregulated, the
control tests shall be applied as if those services did not exist, because in cases in
which the grantor controls the services in the manner described in paragraph 5 of
Appendix C, the existence of ancillary activities does not detract from the
grantors control of the infrastructure.
AG8 The operator may have a right to use the separable infrastructure described in paragraph
AG7(a), or the facilities used to provide ancillary unregulated services described in
paragraph AG7(b). In either case, there may in substance be a lease from the grantor to
the operator; if so, it shall be accounted for in accordance with Ind AS 17.
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Appendix D
Issue
1 An entity (the operator) may enter into an arrangement with another entity (the grantor) to
provide services that give the public access to major economic and social facilities. The grantor
may be a public or private sector entity, including a governmental body. Examples of service
concession arrangements involve water treatment and supply facilities, motorways, car parks,
tunnels, bridges, airports and telecommunication networks. Examples of arrangements that are
not service concession arrangements include an entity outsourcing the operation of its internal
services (eg employee cafeteria, building maintenance, and accounting or information
technology functions).
2 A service concession arrangement generally involves the grantor conveying for the period of the
concession to the operator:
(a) the right to provide services that give the public access to major economic and social
facilities, and
(b) in some cases, the right to use specified tangible assets, intangible assets, or financial
assets,
(c) committing to provide the services according to certain terms and conditions during the
concession period, and
(d) when applicable, committing to return at the end of the concession period the rights
received at the beginning of the concession period and/or acquired during the
concession period.
3 The common characteristic of all service concession arrangements is that the operator both
receives a right and incurs an obligation to provide public services.
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4 The issue is what information should be disclosed in the notes in the financial statements of an
operator and a grantor.
5 Certain aspects and disclosures relating to some service concession arrangements are addressed
by Indian Accounting Standards (eg Ind AS 16 applies to acquisitions of items of property, plant
and equipment, Ind AS 17 applies to leases of assets, and Ind AS 38 applies to acquisitions of
intangible assets). However, a service concession arrangement may involve executory contracts
that are not addressed in Indian Accounting Standards, unless the contracts are onerous, in
which case Ind AS 37 applies. Therefore, this Appendix addresses additional disclosures of
service concession arrangements.
Accounting Principles
(b) significant terms of the arrangement that may affect the amount, timing and certainty
of future cash flows (eg the period of the concession, re-pricing dates and the basis
upon which re-pricing or re-negotiation is determined);
(c) the nature and extent (eg quantity, time period or amount as appropriate) of:
(iv) obligations to deliver or rights to receive specified assets at the end of the
concession period;
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(v) renewal and termination options; and
6A An operator shall disclose the amount of revenue and profits or losses recognized in the period
on exchanging construction services for a financial asset or an intangible asset.
7 The disclosures required in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Appendix shall be provided
individually for each service concession arrangement or in aggregate for each class of service
concession arrangements. A class is a grouping of service concession arrangements involving
services of a similar nature (eg toll collections, telecommunications and water treatment
services).
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Appendix E
This appendix lists the appendices which are part of other Indian Accounting Standards and make
reference to Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
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Appendix 1
Note: This appendix is not a part of the Indian Accounting Standard. The purpose of this appendix is
only to bring out the major differences, if any, between Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 115 and the
corresponding International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers, IFRIC 12, Service Concession Arrangements and SIC 29 Service Concession Arrangements:
Disclosures, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Comparison with IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, IFRIC 12 and
SIC 29
1. Different terminology is used in Ind AS 115 eg the term balance sheet is used instead of
statement of financial position and statement of profit and loss is used instead of statement
of comprehensive income.
2. The transitional provisions given in IFRS 15 have not been given in Ind AS 115, since all
transitional provisions related to Ind ASs, wherever considered appropriate, have been included
in Ind AS 101, First-time Adoption of Indian Accounting Standards corresponding to IFRS 1, First-
time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.
3. As per paragraph of 15 of IFRS 15, an amount of consideration, among other things, can vary
because of penalties. However, paragraph 51 of Ind AS 115 has been amended to exclude
penalties from the list of examples given in the paragraph 51 due to which an amount of
consideration can vary. However, paragraph 51AA has been inserted to explain the accounting
treatment of penalties.
4. Paragraph 109AA has been inserted to require an entity to present separately the amount of
excise duty included in the revenue recognised in the statement of profit and loss.
5. Paragraph 126AA has been inserted to present reconciliation of the amount of revenue
recognised in the statement of profit and loss with the contracted price showing separately each
of the adjustments made to the contract price specifying the nature and amount of each such
adjustment separately.
6. In Appendix C Application Guidance, paragraph B20AA has been inserted to explain the
accounting treatment in case of transfers of control of a product to a customer with an
unconditional right of return.
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