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
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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.