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However, in a business combination in which a variable interest entity (VIE) is acquired, the primary beneficiary of that entity always is the acquirer. (P) December 16, 2026; (N) December 16, 2026805-10-65-5The entity that obtains control of the acquiree.See paragraphs 805-10-25-4805-10-25-5 for guidance on determining the acquirer.\"><span>Acquirer</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2025-03/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-03</a></td><td class=\"entry\">05/12/2025</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/a/#acquirer\" class=\"term\" title=\"The entity that obtains control of the acquiree. However, in a business combination in which a variable interest entity (VIE) is acquired, the primary beneficiary of that entity always is the acquirer. (P) December 16, 2026; (N) December 16, 2026805-10-65-5The entity that obtains control of the acquiree.See paragraphs 805-10-25-4805-10-25-5 for guidance on determining the acquirer.\"><span>Acquirer</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/a/#acquisition-date\" class=\"term\" title=\"The date on which the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree.\"><span>Acquisition Date</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/a/#acquisition-by-a-not-for-profit-entity\" class=\"term\" title=\"A transaction or other event in which a not-for-profit acquirer obtains control of one or more nonprofit activities or businesses and initially recognizes their assets and liabilities in the acquirer's financial statements. When applicable guidance in Topic 805 is applied by a not-for-profit entity, the term business combination has the same meaning as this term has for a for-profit entity. Likewise, a reference to business combinations in guidance that links to Topic 805 has the same meaning as a reference to acquisitions by not-for-profit entities.\"><span>Acquisition by a Not-for-Profit Entity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/b/#business\" class=\"term\" title=\"Paragraphs 805-10-55-3A805-10-55-4805-10-55-5805-10-55-6 and 805-10-55-8805-10-55-9 define what is considered a business.\"><span>Business</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2017-01/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-01</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/05/2017</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/b/#business\" class=\"term\" title=\"Paragraphs 805-10-55-3A805-10-55-4805-10-55-5805-10-55-6 and 805-10-55-8805-10-55-9 define what is considered a business.\"><span>Business</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/c/#conduit-debt-securities\" class=\"term\" title=\"Certain limited-obligation revenue bonds, certificates of participation, or similar debt instruments issued by a state or local governmental entity for the express purpose of providing financing for a specific third party (the conduit bond obligor) that is not a part of the state or local government's financial reporting entity. Although conduit debt securities bear the name of the governmental entity that issues them, the governmental entity often has no obligation for such debt beyond the resources provided by a lease or loan agreement with the third party on whose behalf the securities are issued. Further, the conduit bond obligor is responsible for any future financial reporting requirements.\"><span>Conduit Debt Security</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc-pdf/GUID-EFA6D1D7-EED2-443D-BBD3-C6F2E960EBE3.pdf\" class=\"pdf-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maintenance Update 2014-20 (PDF)</a></td><td class=\"entry\">09/29/2014</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/c/#control-of-a-not-for-profit-entity\" class=\"term\" title=\"See Control.\"><span>Control of a Not-for-Profit Entity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/i/#inherent-contribution\" class=\"term\" title=\"A contribution that results if an entity voluntarily transfers assets (or net assets) or performs services for another entity in exchange for either no assets or for assets of substantially lower value and unstated rights or privileges of a commensurate value are not involved.\"><span>Inherent Contribution</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/m/#merger-date\" class=\"term\" title=\"The date on which the merger becomes effective.\"><span>Merger Date</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/m/#merger-of-not-for-profit-entities\" class=\"term\" title=\"A transaction or other event in which the governing bodies of two or more not-for-profit entities cede control of those entities to create a new not-for-profit entity.\"><span>Merger of Not-for-Profit Entities</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/n/#nonprofit-activity\" class=\"term\" title=\"An integrated set of activities and assets that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing benefits, other than goods or services at a profit or profit equivalent, as a fulfillment of an entity's purpose or mission (for example, goods or services to beneficiaries, customers, or members). As with a not-for-profit entity, a nonprofit activity possesses characteristics that distinguish it from a business or a for-profit business entity.\"><span>Nonprofit Activity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/n/#not-for-profit-entity\" class=\"term\" title=\"An entity that possesses the following characteristics, in varying degrees, that distinguish it from a business entity: Contributions of significant amounts of resources from resource providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary return Operating purposes other than to provide goods or services at a profit Absence of ownership interests like those of business entities. Entities that clearly fall outside this definition include the following: All investor-owned entities Entities that provide dividends, lower costs, or other economic benefits directly and proportionately to their owners, members, or participants, such as mutual insurance entities, credit unions, farm and rural electric cooperatives, and employee benefit plans.\"><span>Not-for-Profit Entity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/p/#performance-indicator\" class=\"term\" title=\"A performance indicator reports results of operations. A performance indicator and the income from continuing operations reported by for-profit health care entities generally are consistent, except for transactions that clearly are not applicable to one kind of entity (for example, for-profit health care entities typically would not receive contributions, and not-for-profit health care entities would not award stock compensation). That is, a performance indicator is analogous to income from continuing operations of a for-profit entity.\"><span>Performance Indicator</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/p/#public-entity\" class=\"term\" title=\"A business entity or a not-for-profit entity that meets any of the following conditions: It has issued debt or equity securities or is a conduit bond obligor for conduit debt securities that are traded in a public market (a domestic or foreign stock exchange or an over-the-counter market, including local or regional markets). It is required to file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It provides financial statements for the purpose of issuing any class of securities in a public market.\"><span>Public Entity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc-pdf/GUID-EFA6D1D7-EED2-443D-BBD3-C6F2E960EBE3.pdf\" class=\"pdf-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maintenance Update 2014-20 (PDF)</a></td><td class=\"entry\">09/29/2014</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/p/#public-entity\" class=\"term\" title=\"A business entity or a not-for-profit entity that meets any of the following conditions: It has issued debt or equity securities or is a conduit bond obligor for conduit debt securities that are traded in a public market (a domestic or foreign stock exchange or an over-the-counter market, including local or regional markets). It is required to file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It provides financial statements for the purpose of issuing any class of securities in a public market.\"><span>Public Entity</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/glossary/t/#trading-securities\" class=\"term\" title=\"Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term and therefore held for only a short period of time. Trading generally reflects active and frequent buying and selling, and trading securities are generally used with the objective of generating profits on short-term differences in price.\"><span>Trading Securities</span></a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><strong class=\"ph b\">Variable Interest Entity</strong></td><td class=\"entry\">Superseded</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2025-03/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-03</a></td><td class=\"entry\">05/12/2025</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=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-05-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-05-1</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-10-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-10-1</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-15-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-15-1 through 15-4</a></div></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-25-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-25-1</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2016-01/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/05/2016</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-25-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-25-1</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-35-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-35-1</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-45-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-45-1 through 45-3</a></div></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-45-2\" class=\"xref\">954-805-45-2</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2016-14/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-14</a></td><td class=\"entry\">08/18/2016</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-50-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-50-1 through 50-3</a></div></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2025-11/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-11</a></td><td class=\"entry\">12/08/2025</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-50-1\" class=\"xref\">954-805-50-1 through 50-3</a></div></td><td class=\"entry\">Added</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2010-07/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-07</a></td><td class=\"entry\">01/28/2010</td></tr><tr><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/asc/805/954/#805-954-50-2\" class=\"xref\">954-805-50-2</a></td><td class=\"entry\">Amended</td><td class=\"entry\"><a href=\"/updates/asu-2012-04/\" class=\"xref\">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-04</a></td><td class=\"entry\">10/01/2012</td></tr></table></div></div>","snippet":"The following table identifies the changes made to this Subtopic.\nParagraph | Action | Accounting Standards Update | Date |\n| | | |\nAcquirer | Amended | Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-03 | 05/12/2025 |\nAcquirer | A…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:d335b4fba4f2c9b92f493e1618ea06e58025806f620da8de9f993a04eed98ac3","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:27:13.331Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:27:13.331Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval 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