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Appendix H — Roadmap Updates for 2025

Appendix H — Roadmap Updates for 2025

Appendix H — Roadmap Updates for 2025

The table below summarizes the substantive changes made in the 2025 edition of this Roadmap.
Section
Title
Description
Identifying the Acquirer if the Acquiree Is a VIE
Updated section to incorporate the guidance in ASU 2025-03.
List of Exceptions to the Recognition, Measurement, Designation, or Classification of Assets or Liabilities
Added a Changing Lanes highlighting recent developments in the FASB’s projects on government grants and environmental credit programs.
4.11
Assets and Liabilities Associated With Revenue Contracts — Before Adoption of ASU 2021-08
Removed Section 4.11 on the accounting for assets and liabilities associated with revenue contracts acquired in a business combination before the adoption of ASU 2021-08 since the ASU is now effective for all entities. The remaining sections were renumbered.
Contingent Consideration
Removed Changing Lanes and references to the guidance in ASC 815-40 before the adoption of ASU 2020-06 since it is now effective for all entities.
Share-Based Payment Awards in a Business Combination
Renamed the section and added new subsections — Sections 6.2.3.1 through 6.2.3.6.2.2 and Sections 6.2.3.8 through 6.2.3.11 — to incorporate discussion from Chapter 10 of Deloitte’s Roadmap Share-Based Payment Awards on the accounting for share-based payment awards issued in a business combination. The previous Section 6.2.3 and subsequent sections were renumbered.
8.2.2
Goodwill Accounting Alternative
Deleted section because the discussion is included in Deloitte’s Roadmap Goodwill and Intangible Assets.
Pooling-of-Interests Method
Added Example B-6 to illustrate a retrospective adjustment in the financial statements when there is a change in the reporting entity.
Legacy Sale-and-Leaseback Transactions in Asset Acquisitions
Added section to address the accounting for legacy sale-and-leaseback transactions in asset acquisitions.
Accounting for a Joint Venture
Renamed appendix and added discussion of the accounting for joint venture formations upon the adoption of ASU 2023-05. This discussion was previously included in Chapter 9 of the 2024 edition of Deloitte’s Roadmap Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures. Deleted the previous Appendix D, SEC Reporting Considerations for Business Acquisitions; this discussion is included in Deloitte’s Roadmap SEC Reporting Considerations for Business Acquisitions.