C2 - Premium Liability
C2 - Premium Liability
PNEMIUMS
hemiwmsare articles of value such as toys, dishes, silverware
and other goods given to customers as result of past sales or
lales promotion activities. ;i_.,., , .l:... ...
In order to stimulate the sale of their products, entities offer
premiums to custorners in return for product labels, box tops,
wrappers and coupons.
CHAPTER 2 Accordingly, when the merchandise in sold, an accounting
liability for the future distribution of the premium arises
and should be given accounting recognition.
PREMIUM LIABILITY
The accounting procedures for the acquisition of premiums and
recognition of the premium liability are as follows:
Premiums xx
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE Cash xx
Premium expense xx
To lznou; the recotgnition of a cash d,iscount offer Estimated premium liability xx
progranx lp'. -:,.
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To und,erstand, the recognition and, measurement
of a customei loyalty progratn.
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Illustration Computation
An entity manufactures a certain product and sells it at PB00 Wrappers to be redeemed (60% x 10,000 wrappers) , 6,000
per unit. l,ess: Wrappers redeemed 4,000
The bowl costs P50, and itis estimated that 60% of the wrappers Estipated liabilrW (a00 x 40) 19,000
willbe redeemed.
Financial statdment classifi cation
The data for the first year concerning the premium plan are
summarized below. At the end of the year, the accounts related to the premium
plan are classified as fpllows:
Sales, 10,000 units at P300 each 3,000,000
Soup bowls purchased, 2,000 units at P50 each 100,000 Current asset:
Wrappers redeemed t
4,000 Premiums_ sgup bowls 60,000
The entries that would.be made in the first year to record the Current liability:
Estimated premium liability 16,000
sales, premium putchases and redemption, and year.iend
adjustment are:
48,000
1. To record the sales:
Cash 3,000,000
Sales 3,000,000
4. Tcj record the liability for the premiums at the end of the
frrst year:
Premium expense 16,000
E stimated premium liability 16,000
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()ash rcbatc program Cash discount coupon
A variation of a premium offer is a cash rebate program which
has become common place. Another variation of the premium offer is the cash discount
coupon program.
Cash register receipts, bar codes, rebate coupons and other
proof of purchase often can be mailed to the manufacturer The cash d.iscount coupon program is a popular marketing
for cash rebate. tool for the purpose of stimulating sales'
Like any premium offer, thg purpose of the cash rebaie
program is to stimulate sales. Like a premium offer and cash rebate program, an expense
and aL estimated" liability for the expected cash discount
Accordingly, the estimated amount of thq cash rebate should should. be recognized in the period of sale'
be recognized both as an expens/' and an estimated liability
in the period of sale. Illustration
Illustration During the current year, an entity inserted in each package
An entity offered P500 cash rebate on a particular model of sold a" coupon offering P300 off the purchase price of a
TV set. The customers must present a rebate coupon particular trand of prod-uct when the coupon is presented
enclosed in every package sold plus the official receipt. to retailers.
Past experience indicates that 40o/o of the coupons will be The retailers are reimbursed for the face amount of coupons
redeemed. plus 10% for handling. Previous experience indicates that
3O% of coupons will be redeemed'
During the current year, the entity sold 4,000 TV sets and
total payments to customers amounted to P450,000. During the current Year, the entitY issued coupons with face
l. To recognize the cash rebate program:
amount of P5,000,000 and total payments to retailers
amounted to P1, 100,000.
Rebateexpense 800,000
1. To recognize the cash discount coupon offer:
Estimated rebate liability 800,000
Cash discount couPon expense 1,650,000
Rebate coupons issued 4,000 Estimated coupon liabilitY 1,650,000
Expected to be redeemed 40%
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(lustornt:r loyalt.y program IFRS lb Measurement
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Many entities use a customer lcyalby program to build brand An cnt,ity shall account for the a.vard credits as a "separately
loyalty, retain their valuable (:ornponent of the initial sale transaction".
increase sales volrrrne. ",,.to-".. and of course,
The customer loyalty program is genqraliy designed to tn other words, the granting of award. credits is effectively
reward customers for-past purchasei and to"p*ouii" lh"; nccounted for as a "future delivery of goods or services".
with incentives to rnake further purchases.
IFRS 15, paragraph 74, provides that an entity shall allocate
Ifa customer buys goods or services, the entity grants the lhe transaction price to each performance obligation
customer award credits often described as "poilits". identified in a contract on a relative stand-alone seiling price
basis.
The entity can redeem the- "points" by distributing to the
customer free or discounted goods or services. In other words, the fair ualue of the consideration receiued
utith respect to the initial sole shall be ailocated between
A customer loyaity program operates in a variety of ways. the 4ward credits and the saie based on relative starld-alone
selling price.
Customers may be required. to accumulate a specified
minimum number of award credits or "points', before they The stand-alone selling price is the price at which an entity
can be redeemed. rvould sell a promised good or service separately to a
customer.
Recognition
The consideration alLocated to the award credits is initially
recognized as deferred revenue and subseqriently
recognized as revenue when the award credits are redeemed.
groceries. The points have. no expiry date. Redemption of 4,000 points in 2020
The sales during 2Q20 amounted to P9,000,000 based on Unearned revenue -points 450,000
stand-alone selling price. Sales 450,000
On December 31, 2020,4,000 points have been redeemed in Points redeemed tnZO2O 4,000
exchange for groceries. Points redeemed inZO2I 4,100
In 202I, the management revised expectations and now Totalpoints redeemed to December 3l,2OZI qJ0q
expects that 90% or 9,000 points will be redeemed Oumulative revenue on December 31, 2021
altogether. (8,100 / 9,000 x 900,000) 810,000
During 2021, the entity redeemed 4,100 points. In 2022, a Revenue recognized in 2020 (450,000)
further 900 points are redeemed. Revenue to be recognized. in 2021 _q99!9q
Management continues to expect that only 9,000 points will Redemption of 900 points in 2022
ever be redeemed, meaning, no more points will be red'eemed
after 2022. Unearned revenue -points 90,000
SaIes 90,000
Allocation of transaction price Points redeemed in 2020 4,000
Points redeemed in2021 4,100
Product sales 9,000,000 Points redeemed in2022 900
Points - stand-alone selling price (10,000 x 100) 1,000,000
Totalpoints redeemed to December 31,2022 9!99_
Total 10,000,000
Cumulative revenue - Decembe r 31, 2022
Product sales (9,000,000 / 10,000,000 x 9,000,000) 8,100,000 (9,000 / 9,000 x 900,000) 900,000
Points (1,000,000 / 10,000,000 x 9,000,000) 900,000 Cumulative revenue - Decernbe r 3L, 2O2l (810,000)
Total transaction price 9,000,000 Revenue to be recognizedin?O2? 90,000
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PROBLEMS I'robkrm 2-3 (IAA)
Problem 2-1 (IAA) l'op Oompany sells banana juice. In order to promote the drink,
t,lrc cntity inaugurated in the current year a premium plan
Miracle Company manufacturers a product that is packaged r:ir I led "Drink-N-Win."
and sold. A plate is offered to customers sending in three
wrappers accompanied by a remittance of P10. llor every 10 bottle caps and P5 turned in, customers receive
Data with respect to the premium offer are summarized beiow. irn attractive ball-pen and become eiigible for a grand prize of
l'5,000in cash awarded for every 100 tops turned in.
2020 2021
Sales
'l'he entity estimated that only 25% of bottle caps reaching the
3,600,000 4,200,000
Purchase of premium, P50 per plate 390,000 580,000
hiinds of customers will be presented for redemption.
Numller of plates distributed as premiums 5,000 9,000
Estimated number of plates to be l)uring the current year, the entity sold 400,000 bottles of
distributed in subsequent period 2,000 3,000 tranana juice at P9 each, purchased 10,000 ball point pens for a
Distribution cost P20 per plate total cost of P900,000, and incurred nondeferrable costs of
P30,000 applicable to the premium plan.
Required:
A total of 8,000 pens have been redeemed and thirty grand
Prepare journal entries that would be made in 2020 and202l prizes have been awarded.
to record sales, premiurn purchases and redemptions, and
year-end adjustments.
Required:
Problem 2-2 (IAA)
Prepare journal entries to record the transactions relating
Cascade Company manulactures a special laundry soap. to the premium plan for the current year.
A towel i3 offered as a premium to custorners who send in two Problem 2-4 (IAA)
proof-of-purchase seals from the soap boxes and a remittance
of P20. Distribution cost is P5 per towel.
Sony Company is regional music media reseller. As a
Data for the premium offer are. promotion, it offered P50 cash rebate on specific CDs.
Customers must mail in a proof of purchase seal from the
' 2020 2021 package plus the cash register receipt to receive the rebate.
Soap sales 2,500,000 3,125,000 Experience suggests that 80% of the rebates will be claimed.
Towel purchases, P100 per towel 175,000 200,000
Number of towels distributed as premium 1,000 1,800 Twenty thousand of the CDs were sold in the current year.
Number of towels expected to be Totai rebates to customers in the current year amounted to
distributed in subsequent period 600 800 P500,000.
Required: Required:
1. Prepare journal entries for 2020 and 2021.
2. Statement classification of the account balances pertaining Prepare appropriate journal entries for the current year to
to the premium plan. recognize the cash rebate program.
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Redeemed Expectedto be redeemed 1. Wirlt amount should" be reported as premium expense for
2020 15,000 2020?
2021 7,950 ' SOYa
85%
2022 , 2,550 85%
a. 640,000
2023 90% b. 384,000
.turooo c. 240,000
Required d. 160,000
Prepare journal entries from 2020 to 2028.
2. What is the estimated liability for premium ulaims
outstanding on I)ecember 3I,2020?
a. 169,000
b. 224,OOO
c. 288,000
d. 384,000
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Problem 2-7 (AICPA Adapted) I'robltrm 2-S (AICPA AdaPted)
program' For every
During 2020, Day Company sold 500,000 boxes of cake mix 'l'o1rsv ()ornpany started a promotional
receive a 6asketball' The
I0 lrox tops returned' customers the box tops reaching the
under a new sales promotional program. trrri'""f40% of
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rrtnr(et will be redeemed'
Each box contained one coupon, which entitled the customer
to a baking pan upon remittance of P40. 'l'he entity provided the following information:
Units Amount
The entity paid P50 per pan and P5 for handling and shipping. 100.000 30,000,000
Sales ofproduct
llasketball Purchased
r,roo 4,125,000
The entity estimated that 80% of the coupons will be i';i;;6;ilAistributed 4,000
redeemed, even though only 300,000 coupons had been
processed during 2020. Whatistheamountofyear-endestimated.Iiabilityassociated
with this Promotion?
1. What amount should be reported as premium expense
a. 4,125,000
for 2O2O?
b. 1,500,000
c. 3,000,000
a. 6,000,000 d. 4,500,000
b. 7,500,000
c. 4,500,000 Problem 2-9 (AICPA AdaPted)
d. 2,000,000 coupons to promote
Cereal Company frequently dis-tributes maiied 100'000
new products. on'b;;;;;;-i, iozo' p the entitv
2. What amount should be reported as liability for ;; ;;;?;; F a r on"""uJri to*'oi ."'" ar urcha se d an d expecte d
unredeemed coupons on December 31, 2020? b"fo*" the December
12,000 of these
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31, 202Q exPiration date'
a. 1,000,000
b. 1,500,000 red'emption d'ate for the entity to
It takes 30 d-ays from the the
receirre the coupons from retailers'
c. 3,000,000
d. 5,000,000
Theentityreimbursestheretailersanadd.itionalP5foreach
coupon redeemed'
paid retailers'P250'000
On December 31, 2020,tfre entity had
related to these ;;p;;';;Jitui n'oob coupons on hand that
had not been processed for payment'
Whatamountshouldbereportedasliabilityforcouponson
December 3L,20202
a. 350,000
b. 290,000
c. 250,000
d. 225,000
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Problem 2-10 (AICPA Adapted) Problem 2-11 (IAA)
In packages of the products, Curran Company inciuded In December 2020, Miian Company'began including one
coupon in each package of candy that it sold and offering a
coupons that may be presented at retail stores to obtain toy in exchange for P50 and five coupons.
discounts.
The toys cost P80 each. Eventually, 60% of. the coupons will
be redeemed.
Retailers are reimbursed. for the face amount of coupons
redeemed plus 10% of that amount for handling costs. During December, the entity sold 110,000 packages of cand"y
and no coupons were redeemed.
The entity granted requests for coupon redemption by On December 31, 2020, what amount should be reported. as
retailers up to three months after the consumer expiration eetimated liability for coupons?
date. a. 198,000
b. 396,000
The entity estimated that 70% of all coupons issued will c. 528,000
ultia'natel5' be redeemed. d. 660,000
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During 2020, the entity issued 100,000 award
credits and
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is estimated at p20. ilJi#,JL3; expects that 80% of these award credits
,hun ;" ;;iu"-"d.
The sales durins_2020. amounted
to p6,g00,000 based on ; The total stand.-arone se'ing price of
the award
stand-alone seilIng price. "granted is reliably measured..'t pZ,OOOp06. -Y'qtu credits
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