In: Accounting
Case A: Revenue Recognition for Products
Smooth Blend, Inc., a calendar year company, produces several blends of whiskey. Maturing whiskey is stored for 3 years in a large, dark aromatic warehouse owned by Smooth Blend. Smooth Blend sells the whiskey to Distributor Company at the beginning of the aging process (January 1, 2011). Distributor Company will pick up the whiskey at the end of the aging process (December 31, 2013) and take it to its facilities for bottling. Distributor Company pays the full purchase price to Smooth Blend on January 1, 2011 to protect itself against price increases.
As per the revenue recognition
there are three conditions to be satisfied in case of sales of goods
1.) There should be no uncertainity regarding consideration and its ultimate collections
2.) transfer of ownership of goods has been done or
3.) if ownership is not transfered then risk & reward have been transfered
only then revenue to be recorded
Now in given case
1.) There is no uncertainity as ultimate collection is done in begning of aging process
2.) ownership is also transfered with risk and rewards then smooth blend should recognise the revenue on january 1 , 2011.
No , Answer will change if on december 31,2013 full refund is given due to quality issue then revenue to be reversed
No , if smooth blend promise to attract customer but not to accept the returned goods from customer then revenue to be recognized on january 1, 2011
if gets an offer of fixed price option then should recognize on such fixed date of 6 month
if smooth blend sold to friendly bank then record revenue on such sale date