Go through your contracts and evaluate
Your profit reporting will depend on the specific contract terms. If your company has a number of different types of contracts, you need to assess each type separately and decide how to deal with that type in line with IFRS 15.
Change your accounting system
OK, how many customers does the “average” telecom company have?
How many contracts are there?
Thousands. Millions. Tens of millions.
And once you decide how to recognize revenue for each type of contract that you have, then you need to implement this accounting process into your accounting software or system.
Whether you realize it or not, the implementation of IFRS 15 will cost affected companies significant amount of money for system upgrades, consultants, training the employees and other related activities.
That’s why IFRS 15 must be implemented starting 1 January 2017 – some time is left for making these changes.
Go back and restate existing contracts
I did not want to scare you in my previous point, but this is going to be a bit scary:
All companies need to look back and recalculate profits and revenue reporting from all contracts.
When you apply IFRS 15, you need to apply it as the new rules have always been in place, that is retrospectively.
Let’s say that Johnny and ABC enter into 2-year plan on 1 July 2015 and IFRS 15 has not applied yet; thus ABC recognized zero revenue for handset and monthly revenues from network services in line with the billing.
On 1 January 2017, the application of IFRS 15 is mandatory and contract with Johnny is still open (it expires on 30 June 2017). ABC needs to perform all the calculations as shown above and adjust opening balances related to the contract.
What does it mean?
Companies will need to gather lots of numbers, fair values, estimates, stand-alone selling prices and other things and then perform lots of recalculations and adjustments.
Just imagine you work in a construction of real estate and you’re affected by IFRS 15. Some contracts run for 10 or 15 years … OK, I finish here and leave it to your imagination.
Now, I’d really love to hear your view. Do you think IFRS 15 will hit you hard? Are you making your plans to adopt or implement it? Please leave a comment below and if you liked reading this article, share it with your friends here
Go through your contracts and evaluate Your profit reporting will depend on the specific contract terms. If your company has a number of different types of contracts, you need to assess each type separately and decide how to deal with that type in line with IFRS 15.Change your accounting system OK, how many customers does the “average” telecom company have?How many contracts are there?Thousands. Millions. Tens of millions.And once you decide how to recognize revenue for each type of contract that you have, then you need to implement this accounting process into your accounting software or system.Whether you realize it or not, the implementation of IFRS 15 will cost affected companies significant amount of money for system upgrades, consultants, training the employees and other related activities.That’s why IFRS 15 must be implemented starting 1 January 2017 – some time is left for making these changes.Go back and restate existing contracts I did not want to scare you in my previous point, but this is going to be a bit scary:All companies need to look back and recalculate profits and revenue reporting from all contracts.When you apply IFRS 15, you need to apply it as the new rules have always been in place, that is retrospectively.Let’s say that Johnny and ABC enter into 2-year plan on 1 July 2015 and IFRS 15 has not applied yet; thus ABC recognized zero revenue for handset and monthly revenues from network services in line with the billing.
On 1 January 2017, the application of IFRS 15 is mandatory and contract with Johnny is still open (it expires on 30 June 2017). ABC needs to perform all the calculations as shown above and adjust opening balances related to the contract.
What does it mean?
Companies will need to gather lots of numbers, fair values, estimates, stand-alone selling prices and other things and then perform lots of recalculations and adjustments.
Just imagine you work in a construction of real estate and you’re affected by IFRS 15. Some contracts run for 10 or 15 years … OK, I finish here and leave it to your imagination.
Now, I’d really love to hear your view. Do you think IFRS 15 will hit you hard? Are you making your plans to adopt or implement it? Please leave a comment below and if you liked reading this article, share it with your friends here
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