Study of the results of the application of APB Opinion No.9 by various entities disclosed some reporting abuses. For example, some companies were reporting the results of the disposal of segment assets as extraordinary while including the revenue from these segments during the disposal period as ordinary income. In Opinion No.30, the APB concluded that additional criteria were necessary to identify disposed segments of a business. This release required the separate presentation of (1) the results of operations of the disposed segment, and (2) gain or loss on the sale of assets for disposed segments including any operating gains or losses during the disposal period. This information was seen as necessary to users in order to evaluate the past and expected future operations of a business entity