Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses

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Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses is a U.S. GAAP accounting standard that establishes the current expected credit loss (CECL) model for measuring and recognizing credit losses on financial assets.

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instanceOf FASB Accounting Standards Codification topic
U.S. GAAP accounting standard
abbreviation CECL
allows use of various estimation methods for expected credit losses
appliesTo certain off-balance-sheet credit exposures
financial assets measured at amortized cost
financial assets originated by an entity
financial assets purchased by an entity
financial guarantee contracts not accounted for as insurance
held-to-maturity debt securities
loan commitments
net investments in leases
reinsurance receivables
trade receivables
codifiedBy Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
effectiveFor nonpublic entities
public business entities
establishesModel current expected credit loss model
governs measurement of credit losses on financial assets
recognition of credit losses on financial assets
hasFullName Financial Instruments—Credit Losses
issuedBy Financial Accounting Standards Board
objective to provide more timely recognition of credit losses
partOf FASB Accounting Standards Codification
relatedTo ASC 310 Receivables
ASC 320 Investments—Debt Securities
linked to: ASC Topic 320

ASC 825 Financial Instruments
replaces incurred loss model for many financial assets
requires allowance for credit losses for assets measured at amortized cost
consideration of current conditions in estimating credit losses
consideration of past events in estimating credit losses
consideration of reasonable and supportable forecasts in estimating credit losses
lifetime expected credit loss measurement
recognition of credit losses through an income statement allowance
scopeExcludes available-for-sale debt securities credit loss measurement under separate guidance

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FASB Accounting Standards Codification includesStandard Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses
Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses hasFullName Financial Instruments—Credit Losses
linked to: Topic 326 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses