discontinued operations and strategic shift

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1. 205-10Overall205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-10 sets the pervasive scope for the Presentation of Financial Statements Topic (applying to both business entities and NFPs) and governs comparative financial statements. It explains that presenting statements for a series of periods is more meaningful than a single period, lists the elements of a full set of financial statements, and requires that prior-period figures actually be comparable, with any change in presentation basis or reclassification explained.

2. 205-20Discontinued Operations205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-20 governs when a disposal must be reported as a discontinued operation and how it is presented and disclosed. A disposal of a component (or group of components) qualifies only if it represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on the entity's operations and financial results, triggered when the component is classified as held for sale, disposed of by sale, or disposed of other than by sale (e.g., abandonment or spinoff) (205-20-45-1B). Results of discontinued operations, net of tax, are presented as a separate component of income for current and prior periods, held-for-sale assets and liabilities are presented separately (not offset) on the balance sheet, and extensive note disclosures are required.

3. 205-30Liquidation Basis of Accounting205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-30 tells an entity when it must abandon going-concern accounting and switch to the liquidation basis, how to measure assets and liabilities under that basis, and what to disclose. The trigger is that liquidation is "imminent" (205-30-25-1 and 25-2), unless the liquidation follows a plan specified in the entity's governing documents at inception. Under the liquidation basis, assets are measured at the estimated cash or other consideration expected to be collected, previously unrecognized items such as trademarks are recognized, expected disposal costs and income/expenses through the end of liquidation are accrued (undiscounted), and the entity presents a statement of net assets in liquidation and a statement of changes in net assets in liquidation.

4. 205-40Going Concern205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-40 requires management of every entity, in connection with preparing annual and interim financial statements, to evaluate whether conditions and events considered in the aggregate raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued (or are available to be issued). Substantial doubt exists when it is probable the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due in that lookforward period, assessed initially without regard to unimplemented management plans. Depending on whether management's plans alleviate that doubt, prescribed note disclosures — including an express "substantial doubt" statement when doubt is not alleviated — are required.

5. 205-905Agriculture205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-905 addresses presentation of financial statements for entities in the agricultural industry, with separate Cooperatives Subsections for agricultural cooperatives. Its scope mirrors that of ASC 905-10-15 (General and Cooperatives Subsections). Its only substantive presentation rule permits agricultural cooperatives to label earnings using alternative terms such as margins, net proceeds, or savings (205-905-45-1).

6. 205-915Development Stage Entities205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-915 formerly contained the presentation requirements for development stage entities (inception-to-date cumulative amounts in the income statement, cash flow statement, and equity statement, plus identification of the entity as development stage). Every paragraph in Sections 05, 15, and 45 was superseded by ASU 2014-10, so the subtopic now imposes no requirements. Entities that would once have been development stage entities simply follow the ordinary presentation guidance in ASC 205 and elsewhere in GAAP.

7. 205-946Financial Services—Investment Companies205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   This subtopic governs how investment companies present the statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights. The statement of changes in net assets must separately show operations (net investment income, realized gains/losses, change in unrealized appreciation), net equalization credits/debits, distributions to shareholders (with tax return of capital separate), and capital share transactions. Financial highlights—per-share data, expense and net investment income ratios, total return (or since-inception IRR for certain limited-life funds), and capital commitment data—must be presented as a separate schedule or in the notes for each class of common shares.

8. 205-954Health Care Entities205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 205-954 sets the basic financial statement presentation requirements for health care entities, both not-for-profit business-oriented and investor-owned. It requires a complete set of statements — balance sheet, statement of operations, statement of changes in equity (or net assets), statement of cash flows, and notes (205-954-45-1) — and permits descriptive alternative titles except that the cash flow statement should be titled "Statement of Cash Flows" (205-954-45-2). Presentation is essentially the same for both ownership forms except for items that are inapplicable, such as shareholders' equity for NFPs and contributions for investor-owned entities (205-954-05-1).

9. 205-958Not-for-Profit Entities205 Presentation of Financial Statements

   ASC 958-205 governs the presentation of a not-for-profit entity's general-purpose financial statements. A complete set consists of a statement of financial position, a statement of activities, a statement of cash flows, and notes (958-205-45-4), with net assets classified in two minimum classes—net assets with donor restrictions and net assets without donor restrictions (958-205-45-2(b)). It also prescribes when donor restrictions expire, how endowment funds (including those under UPMIFA) are classified, and the required endowment and underwater endowment disclosures.

10. 205-960Plan Accounting—Defined Benefit Pension Plans205 Presentation of Financial Statements

    This Subtopic governs the form and content of the annual financial statements of a defined benefit pension plan. The overriding objective is to provide information useful in assessing the plan's present and future ability to pay benefits when due, with content focused on plan participants' needs (960-205-10-1 through 10-2). Annual statements must present net assets available for benefits, changes in those net assets, the actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits, and the significant factors causing the year-to-year change in that actuarial present value (960-205-45-1).

11. 205-962Plan Accounting—Defined Contribution Pension Plans205 Presentation of Financial Statements

    This subtopic governs how a defined contribution pension plan presents its GAAP financial statements. On the accrual basis, the plan must present a statement of net assets available for benefits at plan year-end and a statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year, showing total assets, total liabilities, and net assets available for benefits, plus specified minimum categories of changes (net appreciation/depreciation in fair value, investment income, employer/participant/other contributions, benefits paid, insurance contract purchases, and administrative expenses). It also lists required note disclosures about the plan agreement, amendments, contribution basis, tax status, forfeitures, and similar matters.

12. 205-965Plan Accounting—Health and Welfare Benefit Plans205 Presentation of Financial Statements

    ASC 965-205 (indexed here as 205-965) prescribes the financial statement presentation for health and welfare benefit plans. Defined benefit plans must present, on the accrual basis, a statement of net assets available for benefits, a statement of changes in net assets available for benefits, information about the plan's benefit obligations, and the significant factors causing year-to-year changes in those obligations; defined contribution plans present only the two net-asset statements because the obligation is limited to participants' account balances. It also governs how retiree health benefits funded through a 401(h) account in the sponsor's defined benefit pension plan are reported in the health and welfare plan's financial statements, plus an extensive list of required note disclosures.

13. 205-972Real Estate—Common Interest Realty Associations205 Presentation of Financial Statements

    This Subtopic governs how common interest realty associations (CIRAs)—condominium and homeowners associations and cooperatives—present their financial statements, emphasizing fund reporting that segregates the operating fund from the fund for future major repairs and replacements. A full GAAP presentation requires a balance sheet, statement of revenues and expenses, statement of changes in fund balances (or members' equity under nonfund reporting), statement of cash flows, and notes; cooperatives instead present a statement of operations and statement of changes in shareholders' equity.