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Accounting Issues for the Pork Industry

This article discusses key accounting issues for the pork industry, including leases, revenue recognition, and private company considerations. It covers topics such as major changes to lease accounting, upcoming changes to revenue recognition standards, private company council considerations, and the impact of PEDV on inventory valuations. Audit implications and additional procedures related to PEDV are also addressed.

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Accounting Issues for the Pork Industry

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  1. Accounting Issues for the Pork Industry T.J. Boyle, CPA June 2014

  2. Key Items • Leases • Revenue Recognition • Private company options • PEDV • Inventory values • Audit Implications Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  3. Leases • Very slow moving forward • Basics • All leases become capital leases • Major changes to the balance sheet, income statement and cash flows • Major implications on debt covenants Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  4. Revenue Recognition • Expected to complete in the next year • Major changes to many industries • Reason for issuing – many different standards for all different industries • Will add more disclosures Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  5. Revenue Recognition (cont.) • General Principles • Identify contract with customer • Performance obligation in the contract • Determine transaction price • Allocate to the obligations in the contract • Recognize the revenue when (or as) performance obligation is satisfied Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  6. Private Company Considerations • Private Company Council • Goodwill • Interest Rate Swaps • Variable Interest Entities • AICPA – Reporting for Small and Medium Sized Entities Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  7. Goodwill option • Amortize goodwill on a straight-line basis over 10 years, or less than 10 years if the entity demonstrates that another useful life is more appropriate • This is optional for private companies and is not required Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  8. Interest Rate Swaps • Allows the use of the simplified hedge approach for swaps that are entered into to convert a variable-rate borrowing into a fixed-rate borrowing • Private Company option • Only for “plain vanilla swaps” Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  9. Variable Interest Entities • a private company lessee (the reporting entity) to elect an alternative not to apply VIE guidance to a lessor entity if • (a) the private company lessee and the lessor entity are under common control, • (b) the private company lessee has a lease arrangement with the lessor entity, • (c) substantially all of the activities between the private company lessee and the lessor entity are related to leasing activities (including supporting leasing activities) between those two entities, and • (d) if the private company lessee explicitly guarantees or provides collateral for any obligation of the lessor entity related to the asset leased by the private company, Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  10. AICPA Reporting for SME’s • To be a more usable framework for small business owners and their users • Potential Benefits – • Cost beneficial • Stable framework • Designed for SME’s • Concepts based Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  11. AICPA Reporting for SME’s • Similar to GAAP, but not considered GAAP • Would need approval from lenders • May not be necessary based on changes from the Private Company Council for US GAAP Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  12. Impact of PEDV • Inventory Valuations • Hedging • Not considered extraordinary item • Will be reported as a part of operations • Consider additional disclosures Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  13. Impact of PEDV (cont.) • Audit implications • Many banks are currently suspending onsite reviews • Potential impacts – • Additional alternative procedures – best for contract growers • Additional shipping document review • Smaller onsite samples • Others Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  14. Comments, Thoughts or Items to Share? Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

  15. T.J.Boyle, CPAFROST, PLLCTBOYLE@FROSTPLLC.COM501.376.9241 Frost, PLLC | 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3300 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | 501.376.9241 | www.frostpllc.com

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