FASB hits pause on revenue recognition disclosure provision
Image: FASB met recently to consider proposed guidance around collectibility, non-cash consideration, contract modifications, and more. It did not come to a final decision, however, on whether to add a practical expedient to certain disclosure requirements regarding remaining performance obligations. FASB member Marc Siegel offered some concern: “We tried to ...
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