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Such an amount is based on contractual terms and is generally nonrefundable.\"><span>advance royalties</span></a> shall be charged to expense as subsequent <a href=\"/glossary/r/#royalties\" class=\"term\" title=\"Amounts paid to record producers, songwriters, or other artists for their participation in making records and to music publishers for their copyright interest in music. Amounts for artists are determined by the terms of personal service contracts negotiated between the artists and record entities and usually are determined based upon a percentage of sales activity and license fee income, adjusted for estimated sales returns. Royalties for publishing are based on the copyright or other applicable laws, but the requirements of the law may be modified by licenses issued by the publishers.\"><span>royalties</span></a> are earned by the artist. Any portion of such advances that subsequently appear not to be fully recoverable from future royalties to be earned by the artist shall be charged to expense during the period in which the loss becomes evident. </span></span></div></div>","snippet":"As indicated in paragraph 928-720-25-1, advance royalties shall be charged to expense as subsequent royalties are earned by the artist. Any portion of such advances that subsequently appear not to be fully recoverable fr…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:d8acd89f2fe95e2c76a962d4647d3815cb7b3db0c53b07669104c10dbc6e62e8","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147479191","source_sha256":"c4ac992bf498fee628de0c4119db41bff88a39d7386034152560040fd74d183c"}},{"citation":"340-928-35-2","para":"35-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_E439706B-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The portion of the <a href=\"/glossary/r/#record-master\" class=\"term\" title=\"The master tape resulting from the performance of the artist. It is used to produce molds for commercial record production and other tapes for use in making cartridges, cassettes, DVDs, and reel tapes. The costs of producing a record master include the cost of the musical talent (musicians, vocal background, and arrangements); the cost of the technical talent for engineering, directing, and mixing; costs for the use of the equipment to record and produce the master; and studio facility charges. Under the standard type of artist contract, the record company bears a portion of the cost and recovers a portion of the cost from the artist out of designated royalties earned. However, either party may bear all or most of the cost.\"><span>record master</span></a> cost recognized as an asset shall be amortized over the estimated life of the recorded performance using a method that reasonably relates the amount to the net revenue expected to be recognized. </span></span></div></div>","snippet":"The portion of the record master cost recognized as an asset shall be amortized over the estimated life of the recorded performance using a method that reasonably relates the amount to the net revenue expected to be reco…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:ccfef1572dfb581060f080ddf428e6ead39f8d2573192aca8d09a2b73c6967f5","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147479191","source_sha256":"c4ac992bf498fee628de0c4119db41bff88a39d7386034152560040fd74d183c"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:d6c78581af22968a2c1ac9055858fbe2e9cde9c67e2bf6b04d324d9943f501bc","downloaded_from":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-09T23:57:26.624Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147479191","source_sha256":"c4ac992bf498fee628de0c4119db41bff88a39d7386034152560040fd74d183c"}},{"block":null,"heading":"Licensee Accounting","paragraphs":[{"citation":"340-928-35-3","para":"35-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_E43972BA-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"><a href=\"/glossary/m/#minimum-guarantee\" class=\"term\" title=\"An amount paid in advance by a licensee to a licensor for the right to sell or distribute records or music.\"><span>Minimum guarantees</span></a> paid in advance, and reported as an asset by the licensee in accordance with paragraph <a href=\"/asc/340/928/#340-928-25-4\" class=\"xref\">928-340-25-4</a>,</span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_E4397414-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> shall subsequently be charged to expense in accordance with the terms of the <a href=\"/glossary/l/#license-agreements\" class=\"term\" title=\"Contractual arrangements entered into by an owner (licensor) of a record master or music copyright with a licensee granting the licensee the right to sell or distribute records or music for a fixed fee paid to the licensor or for a fee based on sales of records or music. License agreements are modifications of the compulsory provisions of the copyright law.\"><span>license agreement</span></a>. </span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_E439759A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> If all or a portion of the minimum guarantee subsequently appears not to be recoverable through future use of the rights obtained under the license, the nonrecoverable portion shall be charged to expense. </span></span></div></div>","snippet":"Minimum guarantees paid in advance, and reported as an asset by the licensee in accordance with paragraph 928-340-25-4, shall subsequently be charged to expense in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. 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