Consumption-Based Revenue Recognition Example

The consumption-based revenue recognition product offer example has a General Ledger (GL) target grant and the purchased asset is a liability asset. Revenue is recognized as the asset is consumed. The GL activity to purchase this offer in both active and pre-active states is listed.

Product Offer Details

The consumption-based data offer includes:
  • Offer External ID (Data Offer)
  • GL Target Grant
  • Charge $10
  • Grant 1MB to a liability asset

Product Offer Charge Details lists more information.

Table 1. Product Offer Charge Details
Item Cost
Offer Price $10.00
Cost per KB $0.0088769
Tax (inclusive; 10%) $.91
Resulting Revenue $9.09

Purchasing the Offer in an Active State

Purchase in Active State GL Journal Entries shows the GL journal entries (GL accounts and transaction types) required for the example when the customer purchases this consumption-based offer in an active state.
Table 2. Purchase in Active State GL Journal Entries
Subscriber Action Event Type Balance Impact Type GL Transaction Type GL Journal Entries
Cash Clearing Account Prepaid Liability Account Deferred Revenue Account (Data) Revenue Account (Data) Tax Account
10000 20000 30001 40001 90000
Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Customer Top-up Balance Topup Grant 10 $10.00 $10.00
Customer Buys Offer Purchase Charge 20 $9.09 $9.09
Tax 30 Debit $.91 $.91
Grant
Customer Uses 0.5 MB Data Usage Charge (asset) 40 $4.55 $4.55

Purchasing the Offer in a Pre-Active State

Purchase in Pre-Active State GL Journal Entries shows the GL journal entries (GL accounts and transaction types) required for the example, when the customer purchases this consumption-based offer in a pre-active state.
Note:
  • No journal entries result from the customer activating the offer because no activation charge was specified.
  • The final row shows consumption-based deferred revenue being recognized.
Table 3. Purchase in Pre-Active State GL Journal Entries
Subscriber Action Event Type Balance Impact Type GL Transaction Type GL Journal Entries
Cash Clearing Account Prepaid Liability Account Deferred Revenue Account (Data) Revenue Account (Data) Tax Account
10000 20000 30001 40001 90000
Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr Dr Cr
Customer Top-up Balance Topup Grant 10 $10.00 $10.00
Customer Buys Offer Purchase Charge 20 $9.09 $9.09
Tax 30 $.91 $.91
Grant
Customer Activates Offer Purchased Item Activation Grant (Asset)
Customer Uses .5 MB Data Usage Charge (asset) 40 $4.55 $4.55