# ASC 230-978: Statement of Cash Flows — Real Estate—Time-Sharing Activities

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## ASC 230-978: Statement of Cash Flows — Real Estate—Time-Sharing Activities

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  "summary": "This subtopic governs how entities engaged in real estate time-sharing activities classify cash flows related to time-sharing notes receivable. The core rule is that all changes in time-sharing notes receivable — including cash received from selling those notes — are reported as operating activities in the statement of cash flows (230-978-45-1), rather than as investing or financing activities.",
  "key_points": [
    "The subtopic addresses cash flow presentation for real estate time-sharing transactions (230-978-05-1).",
    "Its scope follows Section 978-10-15, the scope of the Real Estate—Time-Sharing Activities Overall Subtopic (230-978-15-1).",
    "Changes in time-sharing notes receivable are reported as cash flows from operating activities (230-978-45-1).",
    "Sales of time-sharing notes receivable are likewise classified as operating cash flows, not investing or financing (230-978-45-1)."
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    "Cash flows",
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    "Financial statement presentation"
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  "student_note": "This is a short industry-specific override worth remembering: the intuitive answer — that notes receivable are investing activities and their sale is a financing/investing inflow — is wrong for time-share sellers, because the notes arise from the entity's core revenue-generating sales activity. Expect a classification question that tests whether you apply the general ASC 230 rules or this exception.",
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    "978-10",
    "978-310",
    "860-10",
    "976-10"
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    "operating activities classification",
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    "real estate time-sharing transactions",
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## ASC 230-978-00: 00 Status

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##### [230-978-00-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/978/#230-978-00-1)

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<table class="asc-table" id="SL50392468-203118"><tbody><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Paragraph</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Action</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Accounting Standards Update</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Date</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/t/#time-sharing" class="term" title="An arrangement in which a seller sells or conveys the right to occupy a dwelling unit for specified periods in the future. Forms of time-sharing arrangements include but are not limited to fixed and floating time, interval ownership, undivided interests, points programs, vacation clubs, right-to-use arrangements such as tenancy-for-years arrangements, and arrangements involving special-purpose entities. In this context, an undivided interest is a time-sharing arrangement that involves a tenant-in-common interest in a condominium unit or entire improved property, and in which the interest holder is assigned a specific period (generally, a specific week). The interest holder is also assigned a specific unit if the undivided interest is in the entire improved property."><span>Time-Sharing</span></a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Undivided Interest</strong> (2nd def.)</td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## ASC 230-978-05: 05 Overview and Background

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This Subtopic addresses cash flow presentation matters for real estate [time-sharing](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/t/#time-sharing "An arrangement in which a seller sells or conveys the right to occupy a dwelling unit for specified periods in the future. Forms of time-sharing arrangements include but are not limited to fixed and floating time, interval ownership, undivided interests, points programs, vacation clubs, right-to-use arrangements such as tenancy-for-years arrangements, and arrangements involving special-purpose entities. In this context, an undivided interest is a time-sharing arrangement that involves a tenant-in-common interest in a condominium unit or entire improved property, and in which the interest holder is assigned a specific period (generally, a specific week). The interest holder is also assigned a specific unit if the undivided interest is in the entire improved property.") transactions.

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## ASC 230-978-15: 15 Scope and Scope Exceptions

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#### Overall Guidance

##### [230-978-15-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/230/978/#230-978-15-1)

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This Subtopic follows the same Scope and Scope Exceptions as outlined in the Overall Subtopic, see Section 978-10-15.

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## ASC 230-978-45: 45 Other Presentation Matters

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Changes in [time-sharing](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/t/#time-sharing "An arrangement in which a seller sells or conveys the right to occupy a dwelling unit for specified periods in the future. Forms of time-sharing arrangements include but are not limited to fixed and floating time, interval ownership, undivided interests, points programs, vacation clubs, right-to-use arrangements such as tenancy-for-years arrangements, and arrangements involving special-purpose entities. In this context, an undivided interest is a time-sharing arrangement that involves a tenant-in-common interest in a condominium unit or entire improved property, and in which the interest holder is assigned a specific period (generally, a specific week). The interest holder is also assigned a specific unit if the undivided interest is in the entire improved property.") notes receivable, including sales of the notes, shall be reported in the statement of cash flows as cash flows from operating activities.
