3 ASC 210 BALANCE SHEET
Form of the Statement of Financial Position
Example: Statement of financial position – highly aggregated
Example: Statement of financial position – highly detailed
PERSPECTIVE AND ISSUES
Subtopics
ASC 210, Balance Sheets, is divided into two Subtopics:
- ASC 210-10, Overall, which focuses on the presentation of the balance sheet, particularly the operating cycle and current assets and liabilities, and
- ASC 210-20, Offsetting, which offers guidance on offsetting amounts for certain contracts and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements.
Scope and Scope Exceptions
The guidance in ASC 210-20 does not apply to:
“The derecognition or nonrecognition of assets and liabilities. Derecognition by sale of an asset or extinguishment of a liability results in removal of a recognized asset or liability and generally results in the recognition of gain or loss. Although conceptually different, offsetting that results in a net amount of zero and derecognition with no gain or loss are indistinguishable in their effects on the statement of financial position. Likewise, not recognizing assets and liabilities of the same amount in financial statements achieves similar ...
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