# ASC 818-10-55: Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations — Overall — 55 Implementation Guidance and Illustrations

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## ASC 818-10-55: 55 Implementation Guidance and Illustrations

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#### Implementation Guidance

##### [818-10-55-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/10/#818-10-55-1)

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Transition date:(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028Transition guidance:

[818-10-65-1](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/818/10/#818-10-65-1)The existence of [active markets](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/a/#active-market "A market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.") is not a requirement when determining whether an item that may be an [environmental credit](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/e/#environmental-credit "(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2028818-10-65-1An enforceable right that is acquired, internally generated, granted by a regulatory agency or its designee(s), or received in a nonreciprocal transfer that is not a grant from a regulator or its designee(s) that meets all of the following criteria:Lacks physical substance and is not a financial asset.Is represented to prevent, control, reduce, or remove emissions or other pollution.Is, or previously was, separately transferable in an exchange transaction. If an item is no longer separately transferable in an exchange transaction, an entity must be able to use that item to satisfy an environmental credit obligation to meet this criterion.Is not an income tax credit that may be used to settle an entity’s income tax liability, regardless of whether the entity has a tax liability or intends to use the credit for that purpose.An environmental credit that meets the above criteria may exist in a variety of forms, including (but not limited to) credits, certificates, allowances, and offsets.") is separately transferable in an [exchange](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/e/#exchange "An exchange (or exchange transaction) is a reciprocal transfer between two entities that results in one of the entities acquiring assets or services or satisfying liabilities by surrendering other assets or services or incurring other obligations.") transaction. Additionally, the length of time that an item is transferable should not be considered for that purpose. In certain instances, an item may only be separately transferable momentarily because an entity retires the item immediately after obtaining it or instructs another party, such as a broker, to do so. That item would be subject to the provisions of this Topic if all other criteria in the environmental credit definition are met.