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GAAP-FUNDAMENTALS5 MIN READ

Walk the Five Revenue Steps

Apply the ASC 606 sequence to a multi-element customer contract.

Quarter-end contract review A $520,000 contract bundles software access, onboarding, and premium support. The launch date moved, but the invoice already went out. The wrong step order can pull revenue into the wrong period. ASC 606 sequence Contract -> obligations -> price -> allocation -> recognition The sequence works because each decision narrows the next one. Shortcut Book from the invoice date Revenue follows performance instead of invoice timing. Do not recognize until the relevant performance obligation is satisfied. 01 Contract 02 Promises 03 Try it Identify the contract Step 1

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