A Roadmap to Accounting for Current Expected Credit Losses (December 2020)
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Since the issuance of ASU 2016-13
(codified in ASC 326) on June 16, 2016, the FASB has focused on implementation efforts
related to the adoption of this ASU. Over the past few years, the FASB has held three
transition resource group (TRG) meetings, nine public board meetings, and numerous
public roundtables and credit losses workshops to discuss implementation questions
raised and challenges identified by stakeholders. In response to the feedback received,
the FASB has issued (as of the date of this publication) seven final ASUs to amend
certain aspects of ASC 326.
The body of the Roadmap combines the
requirements in ASC 326 with Deloitte’s interpretations and examples in a comprehensive,
reader-friendly format. We hope that this publication will help readers navigate some of
the more challenging aspects of the new credit losses standard. This publication has
been developed for readers who have been following every development of the standard, as
well as for readers who have not been following all developments and may be working
through the standard for the first time. That is, it may function as a quick resource
guide for those who have a specific question and are looking for a clear answer, or it
may serve as an all-encompassing guide for those who are still building up their
knowledge base to lead or work through an implementation.
Although certain calendar-year-end
public companies have already adopted the guidance, challenging questions remain.
Accordingly, we will continue to develop guidance that we believe will help stakeholders
with their implementation challenges.
Be sure to check out other titles in Deloitte’s Roadmap
series, our comprehensive, easy-to-understand collection of
accounting guides on selected topics of broad interest to the financial reporting
community.