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Authoritative reference covering ASC 606 / IFRS 15, Revenue Controls Framework, KPI Library, Edge Cases, and Research Taxonomy — the complete intellectual foundation for Revenue Lifecycle Intelligence.

ASC 606 / IFRS 15 — Five-Step Recognition Model

The converged revenue recognition standard issued by FASB and IASB. Effective for public entities since 2018. The five-step model provides the conceptual framework for all revenue recognition decisions.

A contract must be approved, create enforceable rights and obligations, have commercial substance, and collection must be probable. Practical expedient available for portfolios of similar contracts.

Risks
  • Contract not meeting criteria (collectability)
  • Implicit contracts not identified
  • Portfolio expedient misapplied
Controls
  • Contract approval workflow with collectability assessment
  • Legal review for implicit contract identification
  • Portfolio homogeneity validation before expedient application
Audit Implications
  • Test collectability assessment documentation
  • Sample contracts for criteria compliance
  • Review portfolio grouping methodology
AI Opportunities
  • Automated collectability scoring using customer credit data
  • NLP-based implicit contract detection in emails/POs
  • Portfolio similarity clustering for expedient eligibility