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GASB 96 - Initial Measurement

GASB 96 requires organizations to measure Subscription Liability as the present value of fixed and certain variable future payments discounted at the vendor's implicit rate or the government's borrowing rate, and to calculate the Subscription Asset by adjusting the Subscription Liability for payments made at or before commencement, capitalizable implementation costs, and vendor incentives.

GASB 96 - Initial Measurement

To determine the Subscription Liability and Subscription Asset amounts, organizations must first identify the required information for the calculations. The Subscription Liability is the present value of future payments.

Payments

  • Fixed Payments
  • Variable payments that depend on an index or rate, measured using the index or rate as of the commencement of the term
  • Variable payments that are fixed in substance
  • Payments for penalties for terminating the SBITA if the government expects to execute an option to terminate or a fiscal funding or cancellation clause
  • Subscription contract incentives receivable from the SBITA vendor
  • Other payments to the SBITA vendor associated with the SBITA contract that are reasonably certain of being required

Discount Rate

  • The rate the SBITA vendor charges the government, which may be implicit
  • If not implicit or readily determined, use the government’s estimated incremental borrowing rate

Subscription Liability

To determine the Subscription Liability, use the discount rate to determine the present value of future lease payments.

Subscription Asset

To determine the Subscription Asset, begin with the Subscription Liability:

  • Start with the Subscription Liability
  • Add payments made at or before commencement
  • Add capitalizable initial implementation costs
  • Subtract incentives received from the SBITA vendor
  • The result is the Subscription Asset