Appendix J — Roadmap Updates for 2023
The tables below summarize the substantive changes made in the 2023
edition of this Roadmap.
New Content
Section
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Title
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Description
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Power to Direct the Activities of the
Entity That Most Significantly Affect Its Economic
Performance Through Equity at Risk — Impact of ASC
810-10-15-14(c)
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Added section, including Example 9-11, to
illustrate an entity’s economic performance associated
with equity at risk when related parties are
involved.
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Amended Content
Section
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Title
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Description
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4.3.7
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Total Return Swaps and Similar
Arrangements
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Expanded discussion of total return
swaps.
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4.3.8
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Embedded Derivatives
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Expanded discussion of embedded
derivatives as implicit and explicit variable
interests.
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5.2.4
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Development-Stage Entities
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Added Example 5-21 to
illustrate that the overall purpose and design of an
entity and the associated risks must be considered in
the evaluation of the sufficiency of equity.
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5.3.1.2.2
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Evaluating Kick-Out Rights
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Added Example 5-36
to highlight the need to consider the governance
provisions of a limited partnership to evaluate whether
kick-out rights are substantive under ASC
810-10-15-14(b)(1)(ii).
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7.4.2.5
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The “Substantially All”
Characteristic
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Added guidance to reflect the issuance
of ASU 2023-02, which expands the exception to the
consolidation requirement for the “substantially all”
characteristic to all tax equity investments that
qualify to apply ASU 2013-02.
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11.1.4.2
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Disclosure of Condensed Financial Information of
Registrant
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Expanded guidance to address Regulation S-X rules related
to the evaluation of whether condensed financial
information is required and, if so, what information to
present.
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E.4.4
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How Do Interests Held by Related Parties
Affect the Analysis?
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Added guidance to reflect the issuance
of ASU 2023-02, which expands the exception to the
consolidation requirement for the “substantially all”
characteristic to all tax equity investments within the
ASU’s scope.
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