Allocation of variable consideration
84 Variable consideration that is promised in a contract may be attributable to the
entire contract or to a specific part of the contract, such as either of the
following:
(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 entity’s 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
(b) allocating the variable amount of consideration entirely to the
performance obligation or the distinct good or service is consistent with
the allocation objective in paragraph 73 when considering all of the
performance obligations and payment terms in the contract.
86 The allocation requirements in paragraphs 73–83 shall be applied to allocate the
remaining amount of the transaction price that does not meet the criteria in
paragraph 85.